| US Patent: 1,966,298 
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| Fencing Tool | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Nicholas M. Jacobs (exact or similar names) - Harlan, IA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 29, 1932 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 10, 1934 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Nicholas M. Jacobs patent July 10, 1934 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The tool is a specialized hammer, with a slot through the head for twisting and splicing wire, and a tail piece on the handle which forms a staple puller. 
Known examples marked JACOBS / PAT 1966298. 
The hammer poll, wire twister "slot" and claw features appear in the late 1940s "HERCULES FENCE-MASTER" (pat. no. 2,462,250). |  |