| US Patent: 274,545 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | Frank Armstrong (exact or similar names) - Bridgeport, CT |  | John H. Hine (exact or similar names) - Bridgeport, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 30, 1883 |  
| Granted: | Mar. 27, 1883 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Frank Armstrong and John H. Hine patent March 27, 1883 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The movable jaw slides, and is held in place by a tooth on the swinging handle that engages a rack on the shank.  The spring between the jaw and lever handle keeps the jaw faces parallel. |  |