| US Patent: 1,498,488 
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| Pliers | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Francis J. Stallings (exact or similar names) - Effingham, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 06, 1923 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 17, 1924 |  
 
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	        ] |  |  |  | Francis J. Stallings Pat. June 17, 1924 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Improvement on Stallings' Dec. 18, 1917 Pat. (no. 1,250,690). The three jaws converge as the pliers are closed; the focus of this patent is a redesign to make the tool smoother and less likely to snag when removed from a pocket. 
Produced as the "TRIPLE GRIP PAT JUN 17, 1924" pliers. An example (PL562-13-2411) appears in Martin Donnelly's sale inventory.  It is No. 266 in "Antique & Unusual Wrenches" by Schulzes. |  |