| US Patent: 310,960 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John L. Phillips (exact or similar names) - Sullivan, IN |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 28, 1884 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 20, 1885 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John L. Phillips patent January 20, 1885 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The knob at the end of the handle turns a threaded rod which advances or contracts the sliding jaws.  The width between the jaws is determined by the combined taper of the enclosing barrel and the wedge portion at the end of the jaws. |  |