| US Patent: 2,462,250 
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| Staple Puller | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Howard David Andrews (exact or similar names) - Salinas, CA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 18, 1944 |  
| Granted: | Feb. 22, 1949 |  
 
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| Description: |  | A hammer - tongs combination tool for working on wire fences. It includes wire cutter, wire and staple gripping jaws, claw, and a hammer poll with transverse holes to assist in forming wire splices as shown in the drawings. 
Known examples marked "HERCULES - FENCE MASTER - PAT. PEND." and "FENCE MASTER - PAT NO. 2462250."
The hammer poll, wire twister "slot" and claw combination appear in many fence tools such as N.M. Jacobs' 1934 pat. no. 1,966,298. |  |