GB Patent: GB-188,702,596
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Spanners and Wrenches
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Patentee:
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John Kemp Starley (exact or similar names) - London, England |
Manufacturer: |
Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Granted: |
Feb. 19, 1887 |
Patent Pictures:
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J. K. Starley patent registered Feb. 19, 1887 - edited from "Abridgments of Specifications" |
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Description: |
The patent describes a wrench formed largely of sheet metal stampings. The overall form and concepts in this patent and Starley's subsequent patent GB-188707648 also appear in U.S. patent 444,402 granted Jan. 6, 1891. Although the Starley firm was in Coventry, John Kemp Starley's address is given as London.
Note: British patents (pre 1916) were numbered by the year and started at patent #1 at the start of each year in January. The patent # used in DATAMP represents the year of registration and the patent # (with "leading zeros" interposed to make the number total nine digits). This patent is #2,596 of the year 1887. |
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