US Patent: 120,687 
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| Improvement in Wrenches
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	        Patentee:
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 | Alonzo Whitcomb (exact or similar names) - Worcester, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Nov. 07, 1871 | 
 
 
 
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Alonzo Whitcomb Pat. Nov. 7, 1871  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| The groove in the tapered bar is primarily to reduce weight; the studs in the movable jaw are to prevent rattling. The ferule has a tubular extension which carries the strain to the end nut.
Whitcomb and his brother Carter were partners in a company that produced machinists tools including iron planers, and a letter copying press. |  
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