| US Patent: 269,498 
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| Wire -Splicer | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Frank A. Gurney (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 18, 1882 |  
| Granted: | Dec. 19, 1882 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Frank A. Gurney patent Dec. 19, 1882 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Slotted opening extending nearly to the handle with second opening or set of projections forming a transverse "groove." Used in conjunction with a pliers or tongs to form a splice where the end of each wire or set of strands is twisted around the body of the other wire or set of strands. |  |