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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Branson on December 27, 2011, 07:19:02 AM

Title: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Branson on December 27, 2011, 07:19:02 AM

I was looking for information about Barnett Forge (makers of one of my recently acquired Button pliers) and I found this site:

http://www.multi-tool.org/vintagewrenches

They have adjustables, alligators, monkey wrenches and more.

Check through the rest, too.  There's multi-tool pliers, OSS escape tools, and more than I had imagined.

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Papaw on December 27, 2011, 08:13:11 AM

Cool site! I see one or two that I have.

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on December 27, 2011, 08:56:06 AM

I have never seen any of those before! I have led such a sheltered life. Cool stuff.

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: kxxr on December 27, 2011, 01:48:28 PM

Another thing to watch for. Some of those are pretty cool.

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: scottg on December 27, 2011, 01:53:59 PM

Gads!!!
 Just my opinion, but I think Cattaraugus made the best factory made folding cutlery the word has ever known. There are others. NY Knife and early Case Bros etc.
  But Cattaraugus is right at the pinnacle, to me. 
 And a wrench knife??
 Me want, me want!!
 yours Scott

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Papaw on December 27, 2011, 03:39:16 PM

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And a wrench knife??

They do show up in Bus Haury's auctions often.

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Bus on December 27, 2011, 10:04:04 PM

Here are some from my collection

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/message-board/tool-knifes.jpg)

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Papaw on December 27, 2011, 10:07:37 PM

There are some in the Burkey auction- http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=3026.0

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: scottg on December 28, 2011, 10:55:13 AM

Nice ones Bus!
 Especially the bone handled pliers. I can spot an elegantly ground blade at a dead run. :)
   Who made it?
 yours Scott

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Bus on December 28, 2011, 07:49:17 PM

Blade on the plier-knife is marked "O. Barnett Tool Co. - Newark N. J."

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Bus on December 29, 2011, 10:09:57 PM

I found the patent for the Barnett plier knife

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=662005&id=27776 (http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=662005&id=27776)

(http://www.datamp.org/images/27776-1.jpg)

Title: Re: wrenching multi-tools
Post by: Stoney on December 30, 2011, 11:43:15 AM

Bus, that's one cool display.