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87,774
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Mar. 16, 1869
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Mode of Constructing a Tubular Adjusting Screw-Wrench
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Henry Wheaton Hewet |
New York, NY |
Tubular adjustment member with male threads engages female threads cut in adjustable jaw. The patent drawings show internal handle differences between iron handle and wood handle versions.
The 5 inch size was marketed as the Hewet "Little Giant" Screw Wrench. An 1876 catalog from a Chicago firm offered 10, 12 and 15 inch sizes. |