| US Patent: 221,633 
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| Pipe-Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John H. Vinton (exact or similar names) - Bridgeport, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 23, 1878 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 11, 1879 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John H. Vinton patent November 11, 1879 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The handle screws in and out to adjust the "fixed" jaw.  That jaw is held tight against the handle by an internal coil spring.  The hook jaw has a stop to prevent its swinging back against the handle. |  |