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CA Patent: CA-52,842
Wrench
Patentee:
William Dicks (exact or similar names) - Buffalo, NY

USPTO Classifications:

Tool Categories:
wrenches : wrench adjustment types : quick adjust wrenches

Assignees:
None

Manufacturer:
Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:
L. M. Spong
A. J. Sangster

Patent Dates:
Applied: Jun. 03, 1896
Granted: Jul. 08, 1896

Patent Pictures:
William Dicks patent July 8, 1896 edited from CANADIAN PATENT OFFICE RECORD
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Canadian patent no. 52,842 in FLICKR
52,842 in Canadian Patents Database
Description:
A spring-loaded pawl at the base of the sliding jaw engages rack teeth on the inner face of one side of the handle to hold the adjustment.

Corresponding U.S. patent no. 540,353 was issued June 4, 1895.

According to Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" the Spaulding Machine Screw Co. of Buffalo, NY produced this wrench as well as Dicks' more commonly found screw-adjust pocket wrench (pat. no. 509,151).

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