US Patent: 1,471,593 
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| Clamping and Supporting Tool
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	        Patentee:
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 | Elmer A. Davis (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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May 09, 1921 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Oct. 23, 1923 | 
 
 
 
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Elmer A. Davis patent October 23, 1923  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz DAVIS PLIERS (FLICKR) 
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        Description: |  
| Specialty pliers with jaws shaped to hold "BX" armored electrical cable and guide a hacksaw used to cut the exterior steel armor. Alternatives for forged and stamped parts are shown and described.
Production information taken from a 1922 electrical trade journal. |  
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