US Patent: 300,244 
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| Combinded Bale Band Bender, Nail Extractor, &c.
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	        Patentee:
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 | Robert Gambrell (exact or similar names) - Guntown, MS |  
 
 
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| 7/137 |  
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Apr. 24, 1884 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jun. 10, 1884 | 
 
 
 
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Robert Gambrell patent June 10, 1884  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| A pliers or tongs type tool.  The primary function is to grasp & manipulate iron straps used to hold cotton bales together. It will also function as a bale hook, nail puller, general use pinchers, and hand-vise. |  
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