Wire Tightener. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Wire Tightener.

Creator

  • Inventor: Bellah, William N.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Bellah, W. N., of St. Jo, Texas, assignor of one-half to John D. Bellah, of same place.

Contributor

  • Witness: Meader, T. S.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Bailey, J. W.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Assignee: Bellah, John D.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 1890-07-15
  • Acceptance Date: 1890-07-15
  • Submission Date: 1890-05-10

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for a new and improved wire tightener. This design "has for its object to provide a novel, simple, economical, and efficient implement or tool for tightening wire fences by forming twists or loops in the fence-strands to take up the slack, and to provide a novel implement of this type wherein a rod or bar can be conveniently applied to increase the leverage in turning the implement to form the twists or loops" (lines 8-16).
  • Physical Description: [2], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Keyword: wire-tighteners
  • Keyword: fences

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Montague County - Saint Jo

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: 432221
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth172417

Note

  • Display Note: "SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,221, dated July 15, 1890. Application filed May 10, 1890. Serial No. 351,310. (No model.)"
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