| US Patent: 19,954 
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| Wrench Improvement in Screw-Wrenches
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Eliphalet S. Scripture (exact or similar names) - New Haven, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Granted: | Apr. 13, 1858 |  
 
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| Description: |  | An extended adjusting knob turns through a base held in contact to a rack on the shank by a spring.  The base can be lifted and shifted on the rack for quick coarse adjustment, and the knob serves both for fine adjustment and as a handle to lift the rack-engaging base.  Known examples are made of iron, brass and hardwoods and are prized by collectors. |  |