| US Patent: 259,886 
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| Universal Tongs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Jean M. L. Matthey (exact or similar names) - St. Louis, MO |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 05, 1882 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 20, 1882 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Jean M. L. Matthey patent June 20, 1882 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The hinged jaw section with gripping teeth enable this tongs to grasp tapered work pieces, and operate as a pipe wrench. |  |