| US Patent: 385,318 
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| Implement for Bending Wire | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Daniel W. Norris (exact or similar names) - Elgin, IL |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Sep. 05, 1887 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 26, 1888 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Daniel W. Norris patent June 26, 1888 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The patent is for the jaw shape to close a loop of wire and hold it while it is twisted.  The features are the flared mouth, narrow passage, and flared internal space.  The drawing shows it in use on a pair of wire cutting pliers. |  |