| US Patent: 161,022 
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| Improvement in Wrenches | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George W. Freeman (exact or similar names) - Indianapolis, IN |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Sep. 28, 1874 |  
| Granted: | Mar. 23, 1875 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | George W. Freeman Pat. March 23, 1875 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The wrench has "scroll-shaped" openings with interchangeable insertable sockets that have a number of teeth around their circumference.  The single "tooth" on the scroll can engage with a tooth on the socket to transfer force.  There are no springs or pawls in this construction. |  |