| US Patent: 207,709 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Henry W. Brett (exact or similar names) - Boston, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 15, 1878 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 03, 1878 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Henry W. Brett patent September 3, 1878 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The angle of the head to the handle is adjustable, and the head has a movable jaw adjustable by a rack and gear wheel. A sliding pawl in the handle can engage or release the gear wheeel.  With the pawl engaged, the wrench works as a self-adjusting nut wrench. |  |