| Name | Street | Town | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonks, Alfred | Boston | Massachusetts | 1850s | ||
| Tonks, Alfred | Malden, Middlesex county | Massachusetts | 1857 | 1889 |
| Patent | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 16,411 | January 31,1857 | Improvement in Locks of Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification |
| 410,235 | January 31,1857 | Fire-Arms, Daniel A. Draper and Alfred Tonks patent Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Specification 3rd page |
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| The Tonks revolver is one of the simplest self-cocking revolvers patented in the percussion era. It contains but five working parts, only sixteen parts in all, with no cylinder stop. Fewer than 25 were made. |
