US Patent: 208,057 
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Wrench Ratchet Wrench or Ratchet Drill
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	        Patentee:
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 | August Beck (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Aug. 06, 1878 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Sep. 17, 1878 | 
 
 
 
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August Beck patent September 17, 1878  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| A split-ring friction-drive "ratchet" shown as a drill driver, and with interchangeable sockets. |  
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