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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Mitch on November 02, 2014, 03:45:00 PM

Title: Wrench ID please?
Post by: Mitch on November 02, 2014, 03:45:00 PM

I posted this on the What's it forum, but thought I'd put it on here, too. Sweet wrench I got at the flea market for 1.00. Has Star Manufacturing Co  Carpentersville,ILL.U.S.A, and a circle P on reverse side.

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Title: Re: Wrench ID please?
Post by: Mitch on November 02, 2014, 04:18:37 PM

The only thing I can come up with on the Star Manufacturing Co. was that it was acquired by the Illinois Iron and Bolt Company back in the mid 1860's. It was an agricultural  machinery company. That's all I'm coming up with for now.

Title: Re: Wrench ID please?
Post by: Mitch on November 02, 2014, 05:00:22 PM

So, a guy in Uruguay, South America has the exact same wrench he found under a railroad bridge in a river. Getting more curious!

Title: Re: Wrench ID please?
Post by: Charles Garrett on November 02, 2014, 06:31:36 PM

What a beauty!

Title: Re: Wrench ID please?
Post by: Bus on November 02, 2014, 06:57:23 PM

Star Mfg. Co. of Carpentersville, Illinois formed in 1897 made the common Elgin adjustable alligator wrenches patented in 1897 and 1906 and the rarer Stevenson adjustable pipe wrench patented in 1892 (see Cope Page 286).  I have never seen your wrench before. If it's not a keeper I would be interested.

Title: Re: Wrench ID please?
Post by: turnnut on November 02, 2014, 07:53:22 PM

I've never seen one of those, nice condition to.

can't beat the price, good for you.