| US Patent: 217,583 
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| Combination Tool | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Charles Wesley Cannon (exact or similar names) - Helena, MT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 14, 1879 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 15, 1879 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Charles W. Cannon patent July 15, 1879 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This crimper and cutter is designed to cut fuse and crimp its attachment to blasting caps. The handle ends are a screwdriver and tack puller.
Helena started as a gold mining camp in 1864 and became the territorial capital of Montana Territory in 1875. |  |