| US Patent: 271,549 
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| Carriage Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | David True (exact or similar names) - Salisbury, VT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 12, 1882 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 30, 1883 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | David True patent January 30, 1883 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The socket has springs on all four sides to grasp the nut; the balls on the handle ends provide momentum for "spinner" action and a broad striking surface for breaking the nut loose and final tightening. A plunger in the center will release the nut from the springs' grasp. See also no. 291,961 and successive True patents. |  |