| US Patent: 184,734 
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| Pliers Improvements in Pliers and Cutting-Nippers
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Henry Smith (exact or similar names) - West Meriden, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 24, 1876 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 28, 1876 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Henry Smith Pat. November 28, 1876 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The handles cross behind the pivot, and one handle passes through an opening in the other, which acts as a stop for the jaws.  These will open by pressing the outside of the handles ahead of the crossing, so they could be worked one-handed without having to put fingers "inside" the handles. |  |