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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Branson on September 04, 2011, 08:59:26 PM

Title: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Branson on September 04, 2011, 08:59:26 PM
A yard sale, the dump, and the junk shop yielded these.  Across the top, a Williams (in an oval) spud wrench -- priciest piece here.  From the left, a Stanley sweet heart blade, a pair of Boker nippers, a Snap-On 7/16 star wrench, nameless counter sink, an adjustable hole cutter and the strangest looking wrench I ever saw, a nice small nail set, and a pair of screw drivers of the sort we've been talking about.  The longer is 9 7/8'" long, the smaller, 5 3/4".  No names on either of the drivers.  The little one might be a later knock-off, but it looked too good to pass up.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: lzenglish on September 04, 2011, 09:40:17 PM
To me Any catch is a Good catch Branson! That little wrench has me baffeled as well? It must be a special purpose tool for some mechanical device, but you already know that! I assume there is no indicating marks on it? Anyway, a nice little batch of quality tool finds.

Wayne
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: rusty on September 04, 2011, 11:58:17 PM

That's what I need, a boomerang wrench, so it comes back when I lose it....

Not the slightest clue what that one fits....

Lots of goodies tho...
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Branson on September 05, 2011, 09:48:17 AM
To me Any catch is a Good catch Branson! That little wrench has me baffeled as well? It must be a special purpose tool for some mechanical device, but you already know that! I assume there is no indicating marks on it? Anyway, a nice little batch of quality tool finds.
Wayne

Argh!  I forgot the marks -- yes, there are marks.  The slender arm is stamped GW-1, and the other arm has GB in a circle -- the stem of the G makes the line for the back of the B.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: bonneyman on September 05, 2011, 11:46:56 AM
I agree with Wayne. Any catch is a good one in today's economy.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on September 05, 2011, 12:03:52 PM
Yeah, way to go.  Several there that I don't have.....

DM&FS

Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: 1930 on September 05, 2011, 03:09:25 PM
Branson could the GB be a graham Brothers logo, can you take a better pict and post it...but only if you will sell it to me if I like it, no point in teasing me with it. :)
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: fflintstone on September 05, 2011, 04:08:10 PM
it is a neat looking wrench! ida bought it!
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: skipskip on September 05, 2011, 04:56:04 PM
Snap-On 7/16 star wrench,

not sure what this is?

8 point socket?

male wrench like an Allen?

Skip
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: rusty on September 05, 2011, 06:04:26 PM
>Snap-On 7/16 star wrench

Inside out torx, tho there are several variations (6 point, 8 point, and spline, which isn't the same but often is confused for it)

The big sizes are common for seat belt bolts , small sizes are used for engine parts sometimes...

Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Branson on September 06, 2011, 08:42:37 AM
Snap-On 7/16 star wrench, not sure what this is? 8 point socket?
Skip

12 point socket.  It appears to be a Snap-On F-1416 "Hammerhead" Fixed Socket Wrench that has had the 1/2 inch end cut off.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Branson on September 06, 2011, 08:46:15 AM
Branson could the GB be a graham Brothers logo, can you take a better pict and post it...but only if you will sell it to me if I like it, no point in teasing me with it. :)

I'll try to get a photo of the logo, maybe by Friday.  My camera is broken, and my step-son is by far the better photographer.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Branson on September 23, 2011, 05:54:48 AM
Branson could the GB be a graham Brothers logo, can you take a better pict and post it...but only if you will sell it to me if I like it, no point in teasing me with it. :)

At long last, here are the close-ups of the odd little wrench.  Is it a Graham Brothers? 
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Nolatoolguy on September 23, 2011, 05:57:12 AM
May be a small catch, but better then nothing.

Nice finds.


Love the handle on the wrench.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on September 23, 2011, 11:52:02 AM
Kinda like Graham Brothers, but not quite right.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: 1930 on September 23, 2011, 03:45:28 PM
That looks to be Graham Brothers prior to the Dodge Brothers days when they were still independant. ( Not much doubt ) You dont show a pict. of the overall wrench so I couldnt even begin to guess what it may have been originally designed for but if you were to ask me anyway I might say water pump wrench given the curvature of the wrench.
If you would take a few bucks for it ( and it were for sale ) I would buy it either way thanks for showing it although it would be even nicer to see the overall wrench.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Branson on September 23, 2011, 06:54:17 PM
Here's the whole of it. 
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: 1930 on September 24, 2011, 05:33:24 AM
Ok you did show it, did not realize that it was the same wrench
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: Branson on September 24, 2011, 06:53:17 AM
1930, I think it's cool looking (makes me think of a pair of space alien arms) but I'm not really attached to it.  So it could be yours.  I have no idea what to ask for it so I'm open for suggestions.  Send me a PM.
Title: Re: Saturday's small catch
Post by: 1930 on September 24, 2011, 06:42:22 PM
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