| US Patent: 204,665 
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| Hammer | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Henry Hammond (exact or similar names) - Hartford, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 07, 1878 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 11, 1878 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Henry Hammond patent June 11, 1878 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The inner edges of the claw have fine serrations to grip broken nails.  The eye is narrowest at the center, to form a firmer grip between the head and handle when two wedges are used to set the handle. |  |