| US Patent: 608,225 
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| Wire Twisting Tool | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Gustav E. Ruther (exact or similar names) - Bridgeport, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Dec. 31, 1897 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 02, 1898 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Gustav E. Ruther patent August 2, 1898 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Ratcheting rotating hub with a slot for paired wires, or splicing sleeves as shown in the drawings.  The construction could be incorporated into the pivot point of a lineman's splicing clamp type tool. |  |