| US Patent: 608,735 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William J. Walker (exact or similar names) - St. Louis, MO |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 14, 1898 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 09, 1898 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William J. Walker patent August 9, 1898 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The main shank has a slight taper with the narrowest portion adjacent to the fixed jaw.  A tapered screw and wedge blocks with corresponding threaded tapers inside the movable jaw provide the means to set the adjustment. |  |