| US Patent: 122,308 
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| Improvement in Pipe Tongs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William H. Downing (exact or similar names) - Shamburg, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Jan. 02, 1872 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William H. Downing Pat. Jan. 2, 1872 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This is a two-man tool for large pipe.  The extension handle can be swung out of the way to allow for sharpening the "tooth" or one-man operation, and the other jaw has a limit screw on the end to prevent crushing the pipe. |  |