| US Patent: 506,372 
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| Pipe Tongs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Peter Paulus (exact or similar names) - Milwaukee, WI |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jun. 19, 1893 |  
| Granted: | Oct. 10, 1893 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Peter Paulus patent October 10, 1893 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Hook jaw pipe tongs with a tension spring to hold the jaw in gripping position.  The toothed gripping face on the main bar can be removed and replaced.  Multiple sizes of the toothed gripping face are contemplated.  The main bar and gripping face are symmetrical; the jaw can be reversed to allow wear on both sides of the gripping face. |  |