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the same time, if desirable; but, as is obvi-
ous, I do not desire to confine myself to plates
on both sides of the bar, as one fixed plate or
shoulder and one clamping-plate will serve
5 the desired purpose.
In addition to its primary use as a lever for
stretching the wires of a fence my improvdd
implement may be made to serve the func-
tion of a vise, as it is adapted to clamp and
io hold two strands of wire, as illustrated in
Fig. 2, so that the same may be readily twisted
or tied by another implement or by hand. In
some instances it is obvious that one strand
of wire might be clamped on each side of the
i5 bar and the bar turned to twist the same. It
is also obvious that instead of attaching plates,
as C, to opposite sides of the main bar lat-
eral shoulders might be formed integral with
said bar to serve the same purpose; but the
20 attached plates are preferable, as they may
be readily removed and replaced by others
in case of injury.
Having described my invention, what I
claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,
25 is-
1. In a fence-building implement, the com-
bination, with the main or body bar provided
with a fixed shoulder on its side and having
screw-threads at a suitable point in itslength
30 and the lugs extending laterally from the
side having the shoulder, of the binding or
clamping plate provided with longitudinal
slots adapted to receive the lugs and the in-
ternally-threaded nut adapted to engage the
35 threads on the bar and to bear against andadjust the clamping-plates, substantially as
and for the purpose specified.
2. An implement for building fences, com-
prising the main or body bar having a flat
and sharpened end and provided with screw- 40
threads at a suitable point in its length, the
shoulder-plates attached to opposite sides of
said bar and having their inner edges re-
cessed, the lugs extending laterally from the
sides of the bar, having the shoulder-plates, 45
the binding or clamping plates provided with
longitudinal slots adapted to receive the lugs,
and the internally-threaded nut adapted to
engage the nuts on the bar and to bear against
and adjust the clamping-plates, substantially 50
as and for the purpose specified.
3. In a fence-building implement, the com-
bination, with a main or body bar provided
with fixed shoulders on two of its opposite
sides, the binding-plates so attached to said 55
bar as to be longitudinally adjustable, and a
suitable means for adjustably fixing said
plates, of a hook, a chain connected at one
end to said hook and provided with a swivel,
and a clevis also connected to the chain and 60o
having its branches headed, whereby when it
is clamped between'the shoulders and plates
it is prevented from casual misplacement,
substantially as specified.
In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in 65
presence of two witnesses.
GEORGE WASIIINGTON MURPIIY.
Witnesses:
T. B. COCHRAN,
I. F. BATTAILE.
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Murphy, George Washington. Wire-Working Implement., patent, November 17, 1891; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172855/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.