| US Patent: 684,488 
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| Manufacture of Wrench Forgings | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Pardon A. Whitney (exact or similar names) - Southington, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 20, 1901 |  
| Granted: | Oct. 15, 1901 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Pardon A. Whitney patent Oct. 15, 1901 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Drop forging process patent showing die forms and successive stages to form a movable "monkey wrench" jaw (only first and final steps shown in edited drawing). Jaw forms conforming to the design in this patent appear on P. S. & W. "Solid Bar," "SOLID STEEL" and similar screw wrenches produced by P. S. & W. in the early 20th Century. (See patent no. 553,059 for the "solid bar" design which dictated the "split" feature of this movable jaw.) 
Parallel patent 684,489 describes a second method for forming movable wrench jaws where two forged pieces are welded. |  |