US Patent: 850,696
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| Pipe Wrench
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Patentee:
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| Moses Z. Viau (exact or similar names) - Plattsburg, NY |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Feb. 09, 1907 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 16, 1907 |
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Moses Z. Viau patent April 16, 1907, with ad for VIAU*S AUTO-GRIP pipe wrench |
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Description: |
| The "lever" handle tightens the chain, and the loop on the end of the handle holds the grip.
An October 28, 1908 HORSELESS AGE item notes Viau's contract with the Syracuse Wrench Co. to produce the wrench; a 1910 Syracuse directory listing shows this wrench produced by the Syracuse Wrench Co. as Viau's "Auto Grip" pipe wrench.
The Syracuse Wrench Company operated from 1907 until 1923. |
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