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Offline chips

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Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« on: April 20, 2015, 09:21:53 PM »
Picked this up at a sale the other day.  I've never seen anything like it and thought it was pretty cool.  It measures just about 7" long.  Stamped "Wolverine" and the patent date.  The patent number is 923,420

"This invention relates to tools, and more especially to the handles and shanks of wrenches; and the object of the same is to produce a wrench whose-handle or shank is so constructed and connected with the head as to permit the tool to be used in cramped quarters where those of other shapes could not well be employed."
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Offline turnnut

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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2015, 09:32:40 PM »
interesting wrench, never ran accross one like that, nice find.

was the patent date stamped that close or did someone enlarge the jaw ?
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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2015, 09:42:23 PM »
Very nice!  That's a new one on me too.  Nice condition.

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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2015, 10:09:19 PM »
A new one on me also!
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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2015, 10:40:22 PM »
Pretty cool! Looks like it would function as a "basin wrench" if you needed it to.
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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2015, 04:39:50 AM »
Quote from: Plyerman on April 20, 2015, 10:40:22 PM
Pretty cool! Looks like it would function as a "basin wrench" if you needed it to.
Always trying to multi tool sumpthin  :grin:
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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2015, 05:58:15 AM »
Quote from: turnnut on April 20, 2015, 09:32:40 PM
interesting wrench, never ran accross one like that, nice find.

was the patent date stamped that close or did someone enlarge the jaw ?

The Wolverine stamp is just above it and is as close to the top as the patent date is to the bottom, so I believe that is just the way it was made.

Quote from: Plyerman on April 20, 2015, 10:40:22 PM
Pretty cool! Looks like it would function as a "basin wrench" if you needed it to.

That's what I was thinking too.  It was in a box with a few other wrenches and one of them happened to be a modern basin wrench.
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Offline mvwcnews

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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2015, 01:24:47 PM »
#88 in "Antique & Unusual Wrenches" did not have the "WOLVERINE" stamping.  An identical one with "WOLVERINE" and the patent date  was shown at the MVWC Spring Meeting.
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Offline Yadda

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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2015, 02:35:33 PM »
Quote from: 1930 on April 21, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Quote from: Plyerman on April 20, 2015, 10:40:22 PM
Pretty cool! Looks like it would function as a "basin wrench" if you needed it to.
Always trying to multi tool sumpthin  :grin:

Not that there's anything wrong with that... :grin:

Cool tool!
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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2015, 07:58:08 PM »
Quote from: Yadda on April 21, 2015, 02:35:33 PM
Quote from: 1930 on April 21, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Quote from: Plyerman on April 20, 2015, 10:40:22 PM
Pretty cool! Looks like it would function as a "basin wrench" if you needed it to.
Always trying to multi tool sumpthin  :grin:

Not that there's anything wrong with that... :grin:

Cool tool!

Sure! Because if I can multi tool it, then I can justify buying it. :grin:
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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2015, 08:44:35 PM »
MULTI-TOOL ???

"Honey, I bought you a combo bottle opener/towel rack."

"if you don't like it, I will take it out into the shop."
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Re: Wolverine Alligator Wrench
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2015, 09:24:27 PM »
Quote from: turnnut on April 21, 2015, 08:44:35 PM
MULTI-TOOL ???

"Honey, I bought you a combo bottle opener/towel rack."

"if you don't like it, I will take it out into the shop."

Have you been monitoring my private conversations with my wife?
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