| US Patent: 213,618 
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| Hog-Ringing Implement | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | James H. Brown (exact or similar names) - Ottawa, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 20, 1878 |  
| Granted: | Mar. 25, 1879 |  
 
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 PERFECT HOG RING and RINGER (FLICKR)
 
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| Description: |  | The jaws are shaped to work with the specific ring style shown in the drawing. The patent describes the ring with a pointed end and a "U" bend at other end. 
Known example marked only with the patent date; described as the "PERFECT RINGER" in an 1891 hardware catalog.  Manufacturer identified from a Dec. 1878 advertisement. |  |