US Patent: 204,665 
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| Hammer
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	        Patentee:
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 | Henry Hammond (exact or similar names) - Hartford, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Mar. 07, 1878 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jun. 11, 1878 | 
 
 
 
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Henry Hammond patent June 11, 1878  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| The inner edges of the claw have fine serrations to grip broken nails.  The eye is narrowest at the center, to form a firmer grip between the head and handle when two wedges are used to set the handle. |  
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