US Patent: 60,556 
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Fire Tongs Combined Poker, Tongs, Wrench, etc.
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	        Patentee:
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 | John Richards (exact or similar names) - Washington, DC |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Dec. 18, 1866 | 
 
 
 
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John Richards Pat. Dec. 18, 1866  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| The specifications note the tool's use as pot lifter, wrench for stove bolts and the like, fire tongs, and blacksmith's tongs. |  
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