| US Patent: 16,158 
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| Improvement in Wrenches | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Orin O. Witherell (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Granted: | Dec. 02, 1856 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The adjustable jaw is held in position by the wedging action of the eccentric end of the shank; the entire jaw portion can be rotated so the adjustable jaw is at right angles to the shank, or parallel to the shank. According to a 1857 Scientific American item cited in Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930," Witherell offered this wrench for sale from Danville, NH. |  |