| US Patent: 491,415 
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| Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Elisha L. Essley (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  | 81/75 |  
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 21, 1892 |  
| Granted: | Feb. 07, 1893 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Elisha L. Essley patent February 7, 1893 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Axle nut wrench that clamps an axle nut to the hub so turning the wheel will also turn the axle nut. 
Comprised of adjustable jaw segments attached to a band that clamps around the outside of the hub band.
The 1908-04-18 issue of Domestic Engineering and the Journal of Mechanical Contracting, says: "The E. L. Essley Machinery Company, of Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital of $25,000, to manufacture machinery and tools. The incorporators are E. L. Essley, B. E. Spangler and David F. Noble. |  |