| US Patent: 627,401 
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| Adjustable Nut Cracker | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William H. Edwards (exact or similar names) - Rockford, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 30, 1899 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 20, 1899 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William H. Edwards patent June 20, 1899 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The wedge shape of the jaws lead many to the assumption this is an adjustable alligator wrench. The specifications note it could be used as a pipe wrench. Known examples are marked only with the patent date, and nickel plated. 
The tool received Canadian patent no. CA-64,503 on Oct. 23, 1899. |  |