| US Patent: 55,066 
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| Improvement in Screw-Wrenches Improved Hand-Wrench
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John L. Crist (exact or similar names) - Harrisburg, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | May 29, 1866 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John L. Crist  Pat. May 29, 1866 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This quick-adjust nut wrench uses a rotating ferule with a relieving notch to hold and release the jaws.  The jaw shanks have interlocking teeth.  A spring stop on the handle keeps the rotating ferule in place either in the locked or adjusting positions. |  |