US Patent: 54,278
|
Wrench
Improvement in Gas Pipe Tongs
|
|
Patentee:
|
|
| David Bannister (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |
| USPTO Classifications: |
| 81/98 |
|
|
Patent Dates:
|
| Granted: |
May 01, 1866 |
|
Patent Pictures:
|
|
Bannister*s Gas Pipe Tongs Pat. May 1, 1866 |
USPTO (New site tip)
Google Patents
Report data errors or omissions to steward
Stan Schulz
|
|
Description: |
| The movable jaw or hook is "looped" around the shank. The patent describes several sizes of interchangeable hooks with one handle. Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" cites an 1866 "Scientific American" notice that the wrench was offered by Peoples Works of Philadelphia, PA. |
|
