US Patent: 247,406
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| Pipe Tongs
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Patentee:
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| Nathan Purdy (exact or similar names) - Fall Brook, PA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jul. 15, 1881 |
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Sep. 20, 1881 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Nathan Purdy patent September 20, 1881 |
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Description: |
| The jaws are hinged to each other, and attached to the handle by a pair of links. There is no provision for significant size adjustment.
The patent model is shown on the cover of Steven Eckers' compilation "Wrench Patents 1790-1911." Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" cites a "Scientific American" listing for this tongs. |
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