A Moveable Jaw Shark Spanner.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 1st May, 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Moveable Jaw Shark Spanner.
EDWARD WASEY Senior 20 York Road Battersea Blacksmith EDWARD
WASEY Junior 6 Bramford Road Wandsworth Fitter, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Made of steel flat being forged that from one part of the handle comes up to
form the jaw with teeth cut down the front & on the back part of the same jaw
there is a rack cut. Then there is another jaw with no teeth on it with a clip
riveted on sliping over the other hardened jaw just mentioned above with a " steel
rivet in the senter working as a pair of sissiors so as when the jaw with no teeth in
which is the working jaw opens the clip that is riveted on the jaw works up & down
the back of the jaw with the teeth in & in the back of this clip there is a little
ratchet riveted in & that works in the rack mentioned above then there is a
thumb screw screwing into the back of the clip down on the ratchet which saves
the shark from opening & shuting when once set. Then on the handle
mentioned above there is a iron clip slipped over so as you can slid it up & down
working with screws so as to enable to get more purchase upon it if required.
So buy the jaw working on a rivet & opening & shuting like a pair of sissiors we
give it the tittle as a Moveable Jaw Shark Spanner & will take any shape nut or
size pipe from to 3 in.
This is an invention that as long been needed by plumers gas fitters &c.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1895.
EDWARD WASEY Senr. 20 York Road Battersea Blacksmith EDWARD
WASEY Junior No. 6 Bramford Road Wandsworth Fitter do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Made of flat steel being forged so that one part of the handle a comes up to
form the jaw b with teeth cut down the front and on the back part of the same
jaw there is a rack cut c. Then there is another jaw d with no teeth on it with
a iron clip e riveted on sliping over the other hardened jaw b just mentioned above
with a rivet in the center f working as a pair of scissiors so as when the jaw d
with no teeth in which is the working jaw opens the clipe that is riveted on the
jaw d works up and down the back of the jaw with the teeth in, and in the back
of this clip e there is a little ratchet g riveted in & that works in the rack c
mentioned above. Then there is a thumb screw h screwing into the back of the
iron clip e down on the ratchet, g which saves the shark from opening & shuting
when once set.
Then on the one part of handle a mentioned above there is an iron clip slipped
over so as you can slid it up & down by taking the screws ; out & slidding the

page_text: clip i lower down & by doing this it enables you to get more purchase upon it if
required. So by the jaw d working on a rivet f & opening & shuting like a pair
of scissiors we give it the tittle as a Moveable Jaw Shark Spanner & will
take any shape nut or size pipe from to 3 in.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1st. A novelty moveable jaw shark spanner which is constructed as described
on the drawing.
EDWARD WASEY, JUNIOR.
EDWARD WASEY, SENIOR.