US Patent: 592,766 
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Pliers Improvements in Tongs or Pliers
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        Patent Dates:
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Feb. 08, 1897 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Nov. 02, 1897 | 
 
 
 
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August Effinger and Josiah Clutz patent November 2, 1897  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz 
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        Description: |  
| A rocking face on one jaw allows the grip to adapt to tapered as well as parallel surfaces. A transverse rib on the underlying jaw base carries the strain.
Effinger & Clutz (Canton, OH) made a pruning shears based on patent no. 530,221. |  
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