| US Patent: 331,053 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Nathan H. Griffith (exact or similar names) - Providence, RI |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 30, 1885 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 24, 1885 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | "My improvement is more especially designed as a carriage-wrench, and it may also be advantageously employed for holding a boring-bit or other tool; and it consists in the improved combination of a screw with the expanding jaws, and also in the combination therewith of a holding-shoe..."In 2005 an example sold at auction for $1870. Keep in mind that prices will vary greatly with condition. |  |