US Patent: 545,424 
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| Pipe Wrench
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	        Patentees:
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 | Frank L. Felger (exact or similar names) - Fayette, OH |  
| Robert D. Shafer (exact or similar names) - Fayette, OH |  
 
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  
| 81/99 |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Nov. 30, 1894 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Aug. 27, 1895 | 
 
 
 
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Frank L. Felger and Robert D. Shafer patent  August 27, 1895  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| Hook-jaw self adjusting pipe wrench with a leaf spring that acts to close the jaw. 
Martin Donnelly's mjdtools.com site listed an example at the end of 2012; the tool is mis-marked "Pat. Nov. 27, 95." 
Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" identifies Fayette Mfg. Co., Fayette, OH as the manufacturer. March 15, 1897 HEATING & VENTILATION says Felger & Shafer are the manufacturers. |  
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