US Patent: 194,254 
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| Pipe-Tongs
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	        Patentee:
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 | William Lomas (exact or similar names) - Cincinnati, OH |  
 
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  
| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Feb. 16, 1877 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Aug. 14, 1877 | 
 
 
 
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William Lomas patent August 14, 1877  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| This tongs head would screw onto a handle or length of pipe. It is an adjustable hook-jaw. The patent is for the combination of the link and adjusting screw. |  
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