Author Topic: has patent date,but what is it april 29 1884  (Read 1739 times)

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Offline international3414

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has patent date,but what is it april 29 1884
« on: June 14, 2015, 07:01:52 AM »
adjustable v shaped blade,marked pat'd apr 29 1884....i gave up looking...TIA

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Re: has patent date,but what is it april 29 1884
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2015, 07:09:18 AM »
Adjustable can opener. Not a nut cracker.
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Re: has patent date,but what is it april 29 1884
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2015, 12:10:59 PM »
Not 100% convinced, but if it is a can opener, it's got to be one of the worse I've seen...

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Re: has patent date,but what is it april 29 1884
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2015, 04:51:48 PM »
it looks like 1 piece to the kitchen tool in DATAMP

can opener, jar opener, etc.

check PATENT # 297,838

it could be a later version with a handle on it.

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Re: has patent date,but what is it april 29 1884
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2015, 06:09:29 PM »
yes thanks,the dates match