US Patent: 554,596 
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| Wrench
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	        Patentee:
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 | Theodor Geisel (exact or similar names) - Springfield, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Dec. 10, 1894 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Feb. 11, 1896 | 
 
 
 
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Theodore Geisel patent February 11, 1896  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| Self-adjusting wrench with an intermediate link between the movable jaw and the pivoting lever handle. The jaws are offset to reach beneath an overhang; the specifications mention application as a railroad fish plate bolt wrench.
The wrench was described as the GEISEL AUTOMATIC WRENCH in an item in an 1896 issue of HEATING AND VENTILATION. |  
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