| US Patent: 409,322 
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| Wire Tightener | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Joshua Simeon Guyton (exact or similar names) - Granger, MO |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jun. 16, 1889 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 20, 1889 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The tool "snags" a wire, and pulls a loop into the socket, so the loop can be twisted to tighten the wire. 
A known example with drop forged markings "J.S. GUYTON / PAT. AUG.20.89" includes "wire winder" lugs on one handle. |  |