| US Patent: 139,177 
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| Improvement in Pipe Wrenches Improvment in Pipe Tongs
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George P. Moloney (exact or similar names) - Detroit, MI |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 08, 1873 |  
| Granted: | May 20, 1873 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | George P. Moloney Pat. May 20, 1873 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The pivot bolt of the tongs has a ribbed head which allows the pivot point to be adjusted. |  |