GB Patent: GB-185,502,162
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Spanners and Wrenches
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Patentees:
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J. T. Pitman (exact or similar names) - London, England |
Andrew Hotchkiss (exact or similar names) - Sharon, CT |
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Patent Dates:
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Granted: |
Sep. 28, 1855 |
Patent Pictures:
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J. T. Pitman (agent) patent registered Sept. 28, 1855 - edited from "Abridgments of Specifications" |
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Description: |
British patent corresponding to U.S. patent 8,922 granted to Andrew Hotchkiss on May 14, 1852. The design appears in some 19th Century British tool catalogs as "American pattern."
As provided in British patent options of the period, J. T. Pitman was a British patent agent.
An account in the April 1855-March 1856 volume of PRACTICAL MECHANICS JOURNAL (Glasgow & London) names the U.S. manufacturer.
Entry based on "Abridgment of Specifications" listing.
Note: Early British patents (pre 1916) were numbered by the year and started at patent #1 at the start of each year in January. The patent # used in DATAMP represents the year of registration and the patent #, with "leading zeros" interposed to make the number total nine digits. This patent is #2,162 of the year 1855. |
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