"Ajax Gladiator" also known as "Grecian Soldier"
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Click to Enlarge Image "Ajax Gladiator" also known as "Grecian Soldier" - Patent Applied For. 2 3/4" high x 2" wide. Pressed steel case. Steel shackle. Brass plated finish. Lever. Flat key. "AJAX" is stamped on the shield. "HIBBARD, SPENCER, BARTLETT & CO." is stamped on the obverse of the shackle. "PAT APL'D FOR" is stamped on the reverse of the shackle. The reverse of the case is plain. Made for: Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Louis H. Wales Design Patent # D31624. Undoubtedly the mechanism was covered by the Henry G. Voight Patent # 618487 dated 1/31/1899.  1133
Click to Enlarge Image "Ajax Gladiator" also known as "Grecian Soldier" - Early Patent. 2 3/4" high x 2" wide. Pressed steel case. Steel shackle. Brass plated finish. Lever. Flat key. "AJAX" is stamped on the shield. "HIBBARD, SPENCER, BARTLETT & CO." is stamped on the obverse of the shackle. "PAT.JAN.31.99 PAT.OCT.10.99" is stamped on the reverse of the shackle. The reverse of the case is plain. Made for: Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Louis H. Wales Design Patent # D31624, Henry G. Voight Patent # 618487. 1134
Click to Enlarge Image "Ajax Gladiator" also known as "Grecian Soldier" - Late Patent. 2 3/4" high x 2" wide. Pressed steel case. Steel shackle. Brass plated finish. Lever. Flat key. "AJAX" is stamped on the shield. "HIBBARD, SPENCER, BARTLETT & CO." is stamped on the obverse of the shackle. "PAT.OCT.10.99 PAT.NOV.7.99" is stamped on the reverse of the shackle. Made for: Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Mfg by: Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Louis H. Wales Design Patent # D31624, Henry G. Voight Patent # 636303.
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