| US Patent: 252,300 
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| Ratchet Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | James W. Womelsdorff (exact or similar names) - Guyandotte, WV |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 19, 1881 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 10, 1882 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | James W. Womelsdorff patent January 10, 1882 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The ratchet wheel has right - and left-hand teeth.  Each set of teeth has a corresponding pawl.  A key in the handle disengages one or the other pawl to select the ratchet direction. |  |