| US Patent: 553,579 
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| Combination Tool | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | James Frye (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 22, 1894 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 28, 1896 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | James Frye patent January 28, 1896 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The basic tool is a pair of shears.  On this framework, add a fold-out corkscrew, fold-out pick, adjustable wrench, can opener, gas pliers,  saw file, screwdriver, tack lifter, pot hook, rule, hammer, knife edge, and rasp.  The patent is only for the pivot pin with the folding pick and corkscrew on opposite ends. |  |