US Patent: 145,710 
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Improvement in wrenches Brace-wrench
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	        Patentee:
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 | Sylvester J. Wright (exact or similar names) - Ellsworth, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Oct. 15, 1873 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Dec. 16, 1873 | 
 
 
 
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        Description: |  
| "The nature of this invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a wrench, designed especially for use on carriages..." The invention consists of a modified chuck that can open wide enough to hold a nut, and can hold the nut securely enough to turn it. 
Corresponding Canadian patent no. CA-4,087 issued November 25, 1874 for a "Combined Carriage Wrench and Bit-Brace" includes an additional drawing clearly showing the sweep of the brace.  It also gives a different address for Mr. Wright. |  
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