| US Patent: RE9,310 
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| Self-Adjusting Watch Key Improvement in an Adjustable Holding Device and Watch-Key
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John S. Birch (exact or similar names) - Orange, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jun. 11, 1880 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 20, 1880 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissue of 88,836 (Apr. 13, 1869) |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | J.S. Birch Reissue Pat*d July 20, 1880 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The spring-loaded jaws open when the opposite end is pushed in. The specifications for the reissue expand on the potential uses compared to the original patent. 
The reissue is roughly co-terminous with an 1880 Scientific American advertisement for Birch's Self-Adjusting Watch Key reprinted in Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930." |  |