US Patent: 277,256
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| Ratchet Wrench
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Patentee:
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| William D. Forbes (exact or similar names) - Bridgeport, CT |
| Manufacturer: |
| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jul. 17, 1882 |
| Granted: |
May 08, 1883 |
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Patent Pictures:
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William D. Forbes patent May 8, 1883 |
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Description: |
| This reversible ratchet tap wrench was also patented in Britain -- No. 2,508 issued May 26, 1882. The reversible pawl cannot be turned until it is fully retracted.
The patent was held invalid in a series of patent suits in the 1890s. |
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