US Patent: 589,041 
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| Nail Puller
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	        Patentee:
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 | Thomas F. Stevenson (exact or similar names) - Brooklyn, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Nov. 02, 1896 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Aug. 31, 1897 | 
 
 
 
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        Description: |  
| The patent claims the use of rubber for a "spring" to open the jaws, and on the shank to protect the user's hand from pinching. The specifications include description of a rawhide sound deadener between the ram and shank.  Stevenson put the "STANDARD" nail puller on the market in 1896. |  
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