| US Patent: 965,722 
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| Chain Repairing Implement | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John N. Macdonald (exact or similar names) - Hartford, CT |  
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  | 7/134 |  
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 14, 1909 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 26, 1910 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissued as RE13,957 (Aug. 03, 1915) |  
 
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 J. N. Macdonald  NECESSITY chain pliers ca. 1912 (FLICKR)
 STEVENS NECESSITY (1925) - (FLICKR)
 
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| Description: |  | The jaw features are designed to spread and close links on tire chain cross bars. 
A 1912 ad for the NECESSITY Chain Repair Tool shows a version close in appearance to Macdonald's subsequent patent (no. 1,041,826). In the 1920s, it was included in the STEVENS product line-up. |  |