| US Patent: 1,728,552 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | Alexander D. Kennedy (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  | John A. Gillies (exact or similar names) - Dodge City, KS |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 04, 1927 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 17, 1929 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Alexander D. Kennedy & John A. Gillies patent Sept. 17, 1929 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Torque wrench for railroad track bolts. The deflection of the main shank compared to a supplemental parallel frame actuates a pointer. The scale is attached to the main shank.  Du-Wel was advertising the GILKEN TORSION WRENCH in 1929.
An improved torque indicating wrench described as improvement to this patent received patent 2,125,945. |  |