US Patent: 181,699 
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| Improvement in Wrenches
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	        Patentee:
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 | Thomas McDonough (exact or similar names) - Montclair, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Feb. 26, 1876 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Aug. 29, 1876 | 
 
 
 
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Thomas McDonough Pat. August 29, 1876  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| The patent is an expansion and improvement on McDonough's February 22, 1876 calipers and dividers patent (no. 173,802).  This patent adds wrench jaws to the adjustment mechanism previously patented.
A known example has no legible markings. |  
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