| US Patent: 54,278 
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| Wrench Improvement in Gas Pipe Tongs
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| Patentee: |  |
 | David Bannister (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  | 81/98 |  
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | May 01, 1866 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Bannister*s Gas Pipe Tongs Pat. May 1, 1866 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The movable jaw or hook is "looped" around the shank. The patent describes several sizes of interchangeable hooks with one handle. Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" cites an 1866 "Scientific American" notice that the wrench was offered by Peoples Works of Philadelphia, PA. |  |