US Patent: 449,250
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| Pliers
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Patentee:
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| Theodore F. Vandegrift (exact or similar names) - Noah, Shelby County, IN |
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Patent Dates:
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Dec. 02, 1890 |
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Mar. 31, 1891 |
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Theodore F. Vandegrift patent March 31, 1891 |
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Description: |
| Pivoting jaw face to give broader gripping area; wire cutters in the "throat" and between the two spurs extending from one side of the pivot.
Listed in three sizes as "Vandegrift Self-Adjusting Plyer and Wire Cutter" in an 1893 Dempster Mill Mfg. Co. catalog.
A "pivoting jaw" pliers with partially visible markings .. " ...Y MFG. Co. SHELBYVILLE IN." provides evidence suggesting production by VANDY MFG. Co. - a sometime name used by the company which produced wrenches based on Vandegrift's patents.
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