| US Patent: 168,166 
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| Improvement in Pipe-Tongs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Alexander McDonald (exact or similar names) - Halifax, NS Canada |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 28, 1875 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 28, 1875 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Alexander McDonald Pat. September 28, 1875 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The pivot point for the tongs is at the end of a set of intermediate links.  The effective length of the links can be adjusted by a set screw, to adjust the tongs to different sizes of pipe. |  |