| US Patent: 592,068 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John W. Taylor (exact or similar names) - Trout, WV |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 10, 1897 |  
| Granted: | Oct. 19, 1897 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John W. Taylor patent October 19, 1897 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | A swinging toothed piece in the back of the movable jaw engages rack teeth on the shank to hold the adjustment.  That piece has a spring-loaded catch to hold the piece in place once the jaw position is set. |  |