| US Patent: 177,386 
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| Hammer | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Eugene A. Ely (exact or similar names) - Madison, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Dec. 07, 1875 |  
| Granted: | May 16, 1876 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Eugene A. Ely Pat. May 16, 1876 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The nail-pulling claw is shaped to be able to "dig" nail heads flush or slightly below the surface, and to grasp nail shanks where the heads are missing.  The specifications call this design "gouge-points" and mentions its application on bars or levers as well as hammer-claws. |  |