| US Patent: 240,882 
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| Lead Seal Press | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Joseph W. Calef (exact or similar names) - North Easton, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 05, 1881 |  
| Granted: | May 03, 1881 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Joseph W. Calef patent May 3, 1881 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The sliding jaw is actuated by a lobe on the movable handle. The design is reminiscent of Calef's self-adjusting nut wrench (pat. no. 226,490). Calef proposed other applications for the sliding jaw in patents for punches (pat. no. 240,883) and shears (pat. no. 240,884). |  |