| US Patent: 401,004 
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| Wire Tightener | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Hardy W. Campbell (exact or similar names) - Racine, WI |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 10, 1888 |  
| Granted: | Apr. 09, 1889 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The tool operates by "grabbing" wire, and twisting the tool to form a loop in the wire, thereby effectively shortening it.
Known example marked "RACINE APRIL 9, 89."
Smith's "Collectors Guide For Fencing Tools" shows several similar wire twister / tighteners. |  |