| US Patent: 156,669 
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| Instruments For Ringing Hogs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Charles P. Housum (exact or similar names) - Decatur, IL |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 09, 1873 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 10, 1874 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Hog ring pliers with jaw form matching a hog ring with hook and "eye." The assignment reflects a partnership between Housum and Hill.  Housum retired from H. W. Hill & Co. in May, 1891. |  |