| US Patent: 346,501 
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| Pipe Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Roswell R. Rouse (exact or similar names) - Indianapolis, IN |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 06, 1886 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 03, 1886 |  
 
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| Description: |  | A smooth-faced rocking jaw with a compression spring behind it pushes the work piece against the adjustable hook jaw. The frame for the adjusting nut is a solid extension from the main shank and handle. 
ROUSE's pipe wrench with a curved face fixed jaw appears in an 1890 hardware wholesale catalog, with markings implying Rouse was the manufacturer. |  |