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Title: wrench ID , but really book suggestions
Post by: skipskip on October 02, 2011, 09:25:15 PM

I have been finding  implement wrenches lately.

I appreciate the advice of folks here, but I really need to buy the correct books.

here are todays pics

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more pics here:

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some numbers:

from left to right

 Onieda No3

Syracuse Z2

P4185

16B1105

16B2291

W785 ( lower row)

now.. what books should I start to look for?

and where to look?

Thanks

Skip

Title: Re: wrench ID , but really book suggestions
Post by: Papaw on October 02, 2011, 09:56:12 PM

Rathbone's "The History of Old Time farm Implement Companies and the Wrenches They Issued, Part II" is the one most buy. $55 on Amazon.com .
http://www.amazon.com/History-Implement-Companies-Wrenches-Issued/dp/0967300118

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Title: Re: wrench ID , but really book suggestions
Post by: jimwrench on October 02, 2011, 10:07:02 PM

 Rathbones Vol 2 has wrenchs not included in Vol 1 but you need the 500 page vol 1 as well.

Title: Re: wrench ID , but really book suggestions
Post by: Neals on October 03, 2011, 01:01:22 AM

I have Rathbones vol 1 and ll. I find a lot of wrenches are not listed in it but that may be in part because I am in Canada and there were a lot of factories in Canada once upon a time. The only one of your wrench #s I find is P4185 which is listed as Cockshutt Plow. The price lists in Rathbones are badly out of date but I suppose still indicates which wrenches are more desirable.

Title: Re: wrench ID , but really book suggestions
Post by: jimwrench on October 03, 2011, 09:07:47 AM

 Have little time this morning (an auction is calling) but here are a couple of ids from Rathbone vol 1.
 Syracuse Z2 is from Syracuse Chilled Plow Co which eventually became part of John Deere. Page 448
 Oneida is from Oneida Steel Pulley Co of Oneida,NY page 362 and P4185 is from Cockshutt Plow Co. page 107.

Title: Re: wrench ID , but really book suggestions
Post by: gibsontool on October 03, 2011, 08:57:20 PM

Neals. Do you know if there were any books published on Canadian wrenchs? From Jim in Prince George B C

Title: Re: wrench ID , but really book suggestions
Post by: Neals on October 04, 2011, 11:06:38 PM

Jim , I don't know of any Canadian tool books. There is a website I visit some.
www.thetoolgroupofcanada.com/.../Canadian_Tool_Manufacturers_...

There could be lots of books that I am not aware of. I only became addicted a couple years ago.
Neal