| US Patent: 199,539 
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| Pipe-Tongs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George A. Harbaugh (exact or similar names) - Bellefonte, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 18, 1877 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 22, 1878 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | George A. Harbaugh Pat. Jan. 22, 1878 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The patented feature is the pivot bolt and accompanying side-plate which adjust the tongs for various sizes of pipe. The tongs also has a spring-loaded bit in one jaw to provide "bite" to grip pipe. |  |