| US Patent: 590,710 
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| Fruit Jar Holder | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | Ephraim K. Sheppard (exact or similar names) - Pittstown, NJ |  | William S. Sheppard (exact or similar names) - Newark, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 09, 1897 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 28, 1897 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Ephraim K and William S. Sheppard patent Sept. 28, 1897 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Rubber cushions around the inner circumference provide cushion and resilience to grip glass canning jars. A compression spring holds the handles in "normal open" position and an exterior loop limits the handle opening. |  |