US Patent: 497,260
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| Pipe Wrench
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Patentee:
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| George P. Woelfel (exact or similar names) - Spring Garden, PA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jan. 31, 1893 |
| Granted: |
May 09, 1893 |
| Reissue Information: |
| Reissued as RE11,459 (Dec. 18, 1894) |
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Patent Pictures:
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George P. Woelfel patent May 9, 1893 |
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Description: |
| The spring allows the jaws to adjust to different pipe sizes, and to alternately grip and release pipe as the handle is moved in one direction or the other.
Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" cites an IRON AGE listing for the manufacturer, and notes the patent reissue. |
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