| US Patent: 1,116,093 
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| Pliers | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Archibald McKaig, Sr. (exact or similar names) - Buffalo, NY |  
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  | 7/134 |  
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 16, 1911 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 03, 1914 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The shape of the wire cutters is supposed to draw them together rather than wedging them apart. 
The patent is shown applied to pliers, but is claimed more broadly for other cutting shears.
Cited as "prior art" in 2,590,031. |  |