| US Patent: 243,942 
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| Nut Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John A. Miller (exact or similar names) - St. Charles, MO |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 25, 1881 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 05, 1881 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | John A. Miller Pat. July 5, 1881 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The wrench is an improvement on Miller's April 12, 1881 patent (no. 239,972). In this wrench, the head holding the socket can be turned by a crank during the "low drag" portion of tightening the nut, and the final tightening accomplished by a ratcheting handle. The socket has a nut-holding wedge.
A known example from a Kansas City area collection  marked with dates for this patent, previous patent no. 239,972 and subsequent patent no. 253,549 does not include any of the features specific to this patent. |  |