Tool Talk
Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: moparthug on February 20, 2022, 11:09:09 AM
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First good find of the new year at an old barn sale. A Chicago Malleable Iron Co adjustable, pat dates of Sept 1875 and June 1876, worked hard and has a bend towards the bottom adjuster but still functions. Also a cute little R.Jenning end nippers, a big 1920's Footprint brand pipe wrench made in England, and a 8 inch Hart draw knife. $15 for the lot.
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Cool old stuff! If it's a malleable wrench it should able to be straightened I would think.
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Nice finds! That was an old barn!
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Got a heck of a deal. -- Chicago Malleable Iron mark on that wrench is not common.
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I had 1 just about identical many years ago but marked "CRANE Chicago", it had same patent info as yours. If I member right this was before internet and i was a member of MVWC. I mailed photos to the editor and it got highlighted in one of the later issues. It later brought $200 on ebay. I still got my old newsletters somewhere here.... I'm gonna see if I can find it.
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Haven't found newsletter yet but found this info link with patent info. The wrench i had was like this.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/crane-bros-mfg-wrench.339426/
(https://i.postimg.cc/gjGjFHYB/cranebro.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TLHfnm5r)
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Mine just has the patent date and a much smaller hammer poll.
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The CRANE BROS. (also found marked PANCOAST & MAULE) wrench is connected to another set of patents -- 140.111 ; 155,139 ; RE7,910 ; 206,733. Past MVWC Newsletter mentions include pg. 17, Dec. 2001 ; pg. 19, /sept 2013 ; pg. 19, June 2017. The design includes a hammer poll & different form of connecting the two main pieces compared to the McCormick patent.