| US Patent: 291,739 
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| Staple Puller | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | James C. Irvin (exact or similar names) - Sand Spring, IA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 25, 1883 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 08, 1884 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | James C. Irvin patent January 8, 1884 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The curved nipper jaws are to grip staples; the lugs are fulcrum points for levering staples out. The tool is for pulling staples; it has no provision for driving them. The specification notes alternate cutters. |  |