| US Patent: 342,960 
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| Device For Twisting Wire For Making and Mending Wire and Picket Fences | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | Charles Hayner (exact or similar names) - Warren County, OH |  | Joseph P. Owens (exact or similar names) - Warren County, OH |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 01, 1886 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 01, 1886 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Charles Hayner and Joseph P. Owens patent June 1, 1886 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This ratcheting fence wrench consists of paired circular elements with notches cut to just beyond the center, and teeth around the perimeter, together with a lever handle that pivots from a clamping frame.  It works to twist paired wires that connect pickets, or splicing wires for wire fences. |  |