| US Patent: 408,380 
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| Case Hook | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George E. Dutton (exact or similar names) - Medford, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 29, 1889 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 06, 1889 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Patent provides firm connection of wood handle halves to a metal crate hook by using internal spurs on metal plates that also engage the shank of the hook and a bolt through the length of the handle.
Dutton's Patent Box Hook was advertised in 1890s hardware trade journals. |  |