US Patent: 44,653
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| Improved Wrench
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Patentee:
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| John W. Penney (exact or similar names) - Mechanic Falls, ME |
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Patent Dates:
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| Granted: |
Oct. 11, 1864 |
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John W. Penney patent Oct. 11, 1894 |
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Davistown Museum description of stolen Penney & Thurston Wrench.
Penney*s Adjustable Wrench (edited from SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN)
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Description: |
| Sliding jaw adjusted and held in place by combination spring / lever that engages rack teeth on the wrench shank.
A pristine example of this wrench belonging to the Davistown Museum at Liberty, Maine was stolen in Fall, 2003. |
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