US Patent: 38,914
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Improvement in Wrenches
Improved Ratchet-Wrench
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Patentee:
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| J. J. Richardson (exact or similar names) - Woodstock, VT |
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Patent Dates:
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Jun. 16, 1863 |
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J. J. Richardson patent June 16, 1863 with image from Scientific American |
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RICHARDSON*S PATENT WRENCH (edited - FLICKR )
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Description: |
| Ratchet wrench with removable ratcheting socket; the patent envisions several interchangeable socket heads with different size internal openings.
Manufacturer attribution taken from Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930." The patent rights were offered for sale in 1864.
A known example with three interchangeable heads has no visible markings. |
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