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General Category => General Discussion => Heads Up => Topic started by: eddie hudson on September 28, 2011, 03:45:57 PM

Title: Cheap Elgin
Post by: eddie hudson on September 28, 2011, 03:45:57 PM

99 cents

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WRENCH-UNUSUAL-WRENCH-ADJUSTABLE-WRENCH-VISE-GRIPS-ELGIN-PAT-1897-/260862656985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbca041d9

Title: Re: Cheap Elgin
Post by: Papaw on September 28, 2011, 10:20:36 PM

Doesn't it look like it is broken, or coming apart?

Title: Re: Cheap Elgin
Post by: rusty on September 29, 2011, 04:46:40 PM

Bent to heck, and likely split inside. A straight line drawn across the top jaw should intersect the top of the handle, that one looks like it is bent up 1/2 inch. The weak spot is where the screw pins the jaw to the sleeve, my guess would be someone forced the jaws and split it there...

Only a deal if you need a screw or the movable jaw part to fix another, unless you like welding ;P

Title: Re: Cheap Elgin
Post by: FrankLee on September 29, 2011, 05:13:32 PM

I've got one of those. Not .99, but not broken.

http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=1326.msg8064#msg8064

Title: Re: Cheap Elgin
Post by: eddie hudson on September 30, 2011, 07:32:58 PM

One bid with 20 hours left.

Title: Re: Cheap Elgin
Post by: eddie hudson on October 02, 2011, 08:45:51 AM

Sold for $2.01

Title: Re: Cheap Elgin
Post by: Papaw on October 02, 2011, 06:49:57 PM

Wasn't worth much more than that.