| US Patent: 1,970,983 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Clinton E. Smith (exact or similar names) - Milwaukie, OR |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 10, 1932 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 21, 1934 |  
 
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 UTICA-SMITH POCKET ARMOR CUTTER (from 1939 catalog) - (FLICKR)
 
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| Description: |  | E. B. Birhenbevel - patent attorney 
Specialty pliers / cutter for working with B-X armored electrical cable. The specifications describe the related work challenges these pliers are designed to answer. 
Known examples marked "Pat. 1934 USA No. 1970983" // "Utica Drop Forge & Tool Co. Utica, NY, S.P.A.C." and "MEPHISTO 102 PAT. 1934 U.S.A. No. 1970983" 
A 1939 UTICA catalog provided step-by-step instructions for the use of UTICA-SMITH POCKET ARMOR CUTTER pliers. |  |