| US Patent: 231,763 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William C. Coddington (exact or similar names) - Baltimore, MD |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jun. 07, 1880 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 31, 1880 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William C. Coddington patent August 31,1880 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The movable jaw has a clamping block that engages fine rack teeth on the shank. The clamping block is moved by a cam lever. 
The specifications note the McManus April 1, 1856 patent (no. 14,571) and Knisely Dec. 6, 1870 patent (no. 109,913), and explain how this patent differs from them. |  |