US Patent: 116,440
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| Instrument for Ringing Hogs
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Patent Dates:
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Jun. 27, 1871 |
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John Heesen, George Heesen, and Henry Nyland patent June 27, 1871 |
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Stan Schulz
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Description: |
| The tool forms a ring out of a sheet metal rhombus. The curves at the end of the handles are to form the initial curves; the curved shape of the jaws curls the points towards each other to form the circle. It would also work to fasten leather or similar materials.
A known example is marked only with the patent date. Manufacturer name supplied by an ad for the WOLVERINE HOG-RINGER in the 1874-1875 ADRIAN, Michigan City Directory. John Heesen patented a double-jaw hog ring pliers on April 27, 1880 (no. 226,915). |
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