| US Patent: 284,521 
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| Wrench For Wagon Axle Nuts | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Thomas L. Whitacre (exact or similar names) - East Rochester, OH |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 28, 1883 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 04, 1883 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Thomas A. Whitacre patent September 4, 1883 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The hook and perpendicular handle would shift the center of gravity so that when the wrench was hung by the hook, the socket would be tipped sufficiently to retain the axle nut. |  |