US Patent: 183,379
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| Wire-Barbing Tool
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Patent Dates:
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Aug. 24, 1876 |
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Oct. 17, 1876 |
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John Dobbs Pat. October 17, 1876 |
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Stan Schulz
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Description: |
| The pliers-like tool has a fixed jaw and a jaw with a rotating insert. Both jaws have similarly shaped grooves to accomodate a smooth fence wire. Each notch has a groove to fit one leg of a "U"-shaped fence barb, and the the rotary insert has a crank handle to wrap the barb around the wire. |
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