US Patent: 483,222 
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| Wrench
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	        Patentee:
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 | James C. Johnson (exact or similar names) - Concord Church, WV |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Feb. 18, 1892 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Sep. 27, 1892 | 
 
 
 
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James C. Johnson patent September 27, 1892  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| The adjusting means is a central threaded shaft with a separate rod extending through the handle. It can be slid out to provide additional gripping surface. 
The movable jaw slides on parallel rods which serve instead of a central shank to support the head with fixed jaws. |  
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