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Title: Larco Wrench with low patent number
Post by: DRobertson on July 11, 2011, 12:37:46 PM

Hi, I just found a pipe wrench with a very low patent number and don't know where to begin to research it.  The company name forged on it is Larco.  Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.  The patent number is 9-21

Title: Re: Larco Wrench with low patent number
Post by: FrankLee on July 11, 2011, 01:13:05 PM

Google Patents is the only place I can think to look.
http://www.google.com/patents

Is it possible that 9-21 is September 1921?

Oh.... and welcome to the forum!

Title: Re: Larco Wrench with low patent number
Post by: FrankLee on July 11, 2011, 01:20:55 PM

Also, you may want to do an advanced search using the date and a generic term like "wrench" in google patents. There are a huge number of misspellings, IMO, due to their scanning process. You may not find "Larco" in a name search.

Title: Re: Larco Wrench with low patent number
Post by: jimwrench on July 11, 2011, 01:30:05 PM

 Go to datamp which lists only tool patents. Patent date Sep,1921 patent # 1389581 by Charles Dies assigned  to Larco

Title: Re: Larco Wrench with low patent number
Post by: Papaw on July 11, 2011, 07:31:51 PM

Welcome to the forum, DRobertson!
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