US Patent: 391,211
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| Combination Tool For Velocipedes
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Patentee:
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| Reinhard T. Torkelson (exact or similar names) - Worcester, MA |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
May 18, 1888 |
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Oct. 16, 1888 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Reinhard T. Torkelson patent October 16, 1888 |
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Description: |
| The combination is based on a stamped steel multiple sized open end and hex box wrench. It includes a slide-out screwdriver, and a spoke clamp integrated into the wing-nut which holds the screwdriver bit in place.
Torkelson had a number of patents assigned to Iver Johnson -- for all kinds of hardware items. Patent nos. 391,210 through 391,214 are Torkelson patents for bicycle and firearms components.
Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" posits Iver Johnson produced the wrench based on the assignment. |
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