US Patent: 941,192 
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| Wire Skinning Pliers
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	        Patentee:
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 | Gilbert W. Goodridge (exact or similar names) - Bridgeport, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Jul. 29, 1909 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Nov. 23, 1909 | 
 
 
 
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Gilbert W. Goodridge patent Nov. 23, 1909  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| The pliers has cutters designed to cut and slit insulation on wire typically used for electric wiring of the period. The jaw ends respectively feature a "skinning" blade and a notch to facilitate bending a loop on a wire end.
Marketed as "GOODRIDGE WIRE SKINNING PLIERS." |  
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