| US Patent: 290,036 
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| Ratchet Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Guillaume Gontier (exact or similar names) - Cognac,  France |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 02, 1883 |  
| Granted: | Dec. 11, 1883 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Guillaume Gontier patent December 11, 1883 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The ratchet pawl  is shaped to slip from notch to notch on the "backward" stroke. The pawl is reversible.  The ratchet head is designed to hold a variety of socket sizes.
The language of the specifications uses British / Continental terminology.  The specifications note French, British and Belgian patents. |  |