US Patent: 221,989 
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| Ratchet-Wrench
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	        Patentee:
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 | Joseph Woolford (exact or similar names) - Plymouth, CA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Jun. 09, 1879 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Nov. 25, 1879 | 
 
 
 
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Joseph Woolford patent November 25, 1879  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| The hook jaw is mounted on a sliding block.  The block's position on the main shank is held by a spring catch.  The large spring holds the hook jaw in engagement with the work piece, and allows ratchet-like action. |  
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