US Patent: 67,370
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Wire-Working Tool Improved Compound Tool
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Patentee:
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W. X. Stevens (exact or similar names) - Waterford, NY |
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Patent Dates:
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Jul. 30, 1867 |
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W. X. Stevens Pat. July 30, 1867 |
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Stan Schulz "Vintage Machinery" entry for W. X. Stevens
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Description: |
The hard cutting surfaces could be steel inserts, or the entire tool could be made of steel. The patent claims a combination of pliers and shears.
Known 6" example marked "J.M. King & Co. Patd July 30, 1867." By the 1890s, pliers of this sort were called "Button Pattern Pliers," or "Button's Pliers." |
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