| US Patent: 638,958 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John H. Coes (exact or similar names) - Worcester, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 09, 1899 |  
| Granted: | Dec. 12, 1899 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John H. Coes patent Dec. 12, 1899 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | One metal supporting piece in the "knife handle" includes an angled lug engaging an angled notch in the main shank. This acts as a tightening wedge for the "screw sustaining collar."
This is the third of three successive patents exploring alternative modes of strengthening the "knife handle." |  |