| US Patent: 342,643 
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| Wrench Improved Socket Wrench
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Henry G. Sellman (exact or similar names) - South Lyons, MI |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 10, 1885 |  
| Granted: | May 25, 1886 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Henry G. Sellman patent May 25, 1886 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A rubber binding ring holds the grasping levers together at their top. The levers are spread by internal wedges as they are extended.
Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" shows a contemporary ad where Sellman is seeking sales agents for his adjustable socket wrench. |  |