| US Patent: 649,039 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William Alexander Bernard (exact or similar names) - New Haven, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 04, 1899 |  
| Granted: | May 08, 1900 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Wire stripper features added to the BERNARD parallel jaw pliers -- the basic patent is 427,220 granted May 6, 1890.
Advertised in 1901 along with a rubber insulated handle version of the BERNARD side-cutting pliers (pat. no. 479,113 granted July 19, 1892). |  |