| US Patent: 165,707 
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| Improvement in Hose-Spanners | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John Burke (exact or similar names) - Newburyport, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 17, 1875 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 20, 1875 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John Burke Pat. July 20, 1875 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This tongs-type tool has a slot in both jaw faces to fit the lugs on fire hose couplings.  The tapered tips on the handle ends facilitate the spanner being used to hold hose off the ground so patches can be applied.. |  |