https://www.datamp.org/ Recently added patents en-us https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=85400&pn=189,105,629 Spanners ; Combination tools Patentees: Joseph Lucas - Birmingham GB , Harry Lucas - Birmingham GB , Alfred Henry Bishop - Birmingham GB Granted:1891-04-01
Assigned to Jos. Lucas & Son - Birmingham GB

Entry based on "Abridgment;" a LUCAS "ROYAL" spanner matching the design appears in an 1894 London hardware dealer's ad. The LUCAS article in Ron Geesin's THE ADJUSTABLE SPANNER notes the patent, and no known examples. Note: Early 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 #5,629 of the year 1891.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=85399&pn=188,614,065 Pliers, cutters, etc. Patentee: Thomas R. Ellin - Sheffield England Granted:1886-11-02
Manufactured by Thos. R. Ellin FOOTPRINT WORKS - Sheffield England

Entry based on appearance in "Illustrated Journal of the Patent Office." The abridgment describes the use of stamped, folded sheet metal for pliers, wrenches, etc. Ellin's company developed a series of hand tools based on this principle, and adopted the brand "FOOTPRINT" for the tools. Note: Early 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 #14,065 of the year 1886.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=85398&pn=188,814,317 Pipe Wrench Patentees: J. Frayn - Plymouth England , G. H. Goodyear - Plymouth England Granted:1889-03-26

Swinging hook jaw; this entry based on "abridgment" published in ENGINEERING.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=22132&pn=588,438 Wrench Patentees: James W. Johnson - New Brunswick NJ , Richard Whitaker - New Brunswick NJ Granted:1897-08-17
Manufactured by Neverslip Manufacturing Company - New Brunswick NJ
Assigned to Neverslip Manufacturing Co. - New Brunswick NJ

The tapered opening with one concave face and one toothed face would grip cylindrical objects. It was designed and patented with the Neverslip Horseshoe Calk in mind, as shown in the drawing. The wrench as produced includes the "IN" and "OUT" markings. The horseshoe calk was the subject of design patent D27,542, also issued August 17, 1897. Pat. No. 165,271 was produced and marketed as a horseshoe calk wrench; #s 796,305, 1,061,047, and 1,254,813 are later horseshoe calk wrench patents.
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]]> https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=22131&pn=165,271 Pipe-Tongs Patentee: Samuel Stone - North Manchester CT Granted:1875-07-06
Manufactured by Neverslip Horse Shoe Co. - Boston MA

This pliers-type tool with large gripping teeth was designed and patented as a pipe wrench. It was produced and marketed as a horseshoe calk wrench by the Neverslip Horseshoe Company of Boston. Markings on known examples are "PAT JULY 6, 75 .. IN / OUT" Pat. #s 588,438, 796,305, 1,061,047, and 1,254,813 are later efforts to address the problems inherent in manipulating horseshoe calks. Many ads for HAWKEYE alligator wrenches also noted their use as a calk wrench for NEVERSLIP and ROWE calks.
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