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Pipe Tongs. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Pipe Tongs.
  • Main Title Pipe-Tongs.

Creator

  • Inventor: Hill, Richard D.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Richard D. Hill, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Contributor

  • Assignee: Krohn, P. G.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Assignor to P.G. Krohn, of Electra, Texas.

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1921-06-28
  • Acceptance Date: 1921-06-28
  • Submission Date: 1921-01-29

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for pipe tongs for drilling wells using rotary systems. The tongs are designed to be securely held against the drill stem using a lever, making them simple and economical to manufacture.
  • Physical Description: [1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology - Tools
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Vegetable oil presses
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Oil well drilling
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Construction
  • Keyword: Tongs

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Wichita County - Electra

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 1382832
  • Government Documents No.: 02/440913
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1257008

Note

  • Display Note: "Application field January 29, 1921. Serial No. 440,913"
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