US Patent: 55,066 
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Improvement in Screw-Wrenches Improved Hand-Wrench
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	        Patentee:
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 | John L. Crist (exact or similar names) - Harrisburg, PA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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May 29, 1866 | 
 
 
 
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John L. Crist  Pat. May 29, 1866  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| This quick-adjust nut wrench uses a rotating ferule with a relieving notch to hold and release the jaws.  The jaw shanks have interlocking teeth.  A spring stop on the handle keeps the rotating ferule in place either in the locked or adjusting positions. |  
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