Daniel Chapman Stillson Daniel Chapman Stillson Daniel Chapman Stillson (March 25, 1826 - August 23, 1899) was an American inventor. He invented the modern adjustable pipe wrench. He was born March 25, 1826 in Durham, New Hampshire. He was the son of William Stillson and Nancy Chapman. He married Ellen Raynes Davis on April 18, 1855. He was a machinist during the American Civil War and served on David Glasgow Farraguts first voyage as a vice admiral. At the end of the Civil War, Stillson returned to Charlestown, Massachusetts, and eventually he moved to Somerville, Massachusetts. He then worked as a machinist at
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