| US Patent: 181,701 
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| Pipe-Tongs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Duncan McLaren (exact or similar names) - Brooklyn, NY |  
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  | 81/98 |  
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 08, 1876 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 29, 1876 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Duncan McLaren Pat. August 29, 1876 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The swinging "hook jaw" has a "V" shaped retaining tip at the end of a curved bearing surface. The teeth on the curved face of the "handle" portion increase in size and spacing corresponding to the size of pipe to be gripped.
An extant example is marked with the patent date. |  |