| US Patent: 138,201 
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| Portable Punches | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John J. Safely (exact or similar names) - Ottumwa, IA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 14, 1873 |  
| Granted: | Apr. 22, 1873 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John J. Safely Pat. April 22, 1873 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Two box-end wrenches and a hook spanner are described in conjunction with the operation of this tool to punch holes in railroad rails. |  |