Tool Talk

General Category => General Discussion => Heads Up => Topic started by: skipskip on October 04, 2011, 11:13:56 PM

Title: a ford wrench and a multiwrench
Post by: skipskip on October 04, 2011, 11:13:56 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ANTIQUE-MODEL-MULTI-TOOL-SCRIPT-FORD-6-POINT-BOX-OPEN-END-WRENCH-CUTTERS-T-/120785177037?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item1c1f5b89cd

but what is that odd multi wrench in real life?

Title: Re: a ford wrench and a multiwrench
Post by: Papaw on October 05, 2011, 02:08:08 AM

Quite the interesting multi-tool! Pretty sure it is not a Ford tool, though.

Title: Re: a ford wrench and a multiwrench
Post by: Bus on October 12, 2011, 11:17:05 AM

Your correct Papaw, definitely too early for a Ford wrench. It's George J. Capewell's May 16, 1871 patented combination tool. It's missing the screwdriver bit in the end of one handle.

DATAMP patent:
http://www.datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=114759&id=21442&set=3 (http://www.datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=114759&id=21442&set=3)