| US Patent: 174,142 
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| Improvement in Nut-Crackers | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Charles B. Martin (exact or similar names) - Southington, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 24, 1876 |  
| Granted: | Feb. 29, 1876 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Charles B. Martin patent Feb. 29, 1876 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The "anvil" jaw adjusts, with rack teeth and a bolt with wing nut to set the position. The movable jaw pivots, with a spring to hold it open, and a lever handle which closes the jaw by cam action. The specifications note and disclaim any features common with patent no. 24,238. 
This patent is referred to in pat. no. 2,905,038 (Sept. 22, 1959). |  |