| US Patent: 580,027 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Ashby P. Wiltse (exact or similar names) - Smithburg, MS |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jun. 29, 1896 |  
| Granted: | Apr. 06, 1897 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The sliding jaw's adjustment is held by a wedge.  The patent includes a thumb screw to hold the wedge once adjusted.  A known example of the wrench does not include the thumb screw. |  |