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Title: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: amertrac on June 16, 2011, 07:26:53 PM

does anyone know if bonney made an adjustable S type double ended with wing nuts to adjust the size. i am holding it in my hand if you can't see it i can not help bob w.

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: amertrac on June 16, 2011, 07:36:08 PM

the picture is on dustins site bob w.

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: Papaw on June 16, 2011, 07:46:52 PM

Here it is-
 (http://thetoolgods.freeforums.org/download/file.php?id=14)

(http://thetoolgods.freeforums.org/download/file.php?id=13)

I simply copied the image info from The Tool Gods and pasted with the "img" tags

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: amertrac on June 16, 2011, 08:03:52 PM

http://thetoolgods.freeforums.org/download/file.php?

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: amertrac on June 16, 2011, 08:05:26 PM

oooops bob w.

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: strik9 on June 16, 2011, 08:12:32 PM

  So simple and clear a design.  And yet it failed in the market.  Does anybody have an idea on the age of that?

I now know how to make my homemade adjustables with a much easier adjuster.
 Thank you for posting that rusty gem.

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: rusty on June 16, 2011, 08:52:10 PM

I would suspect Bemis before Bonney, but even at that the B mark is odd.
Bonney goes back a ways, But I don't recall any stuff that is so close to the cast malliable era. I seem to remember that general wrench design was patented somewhere also....

It's purty tho : )

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: jimwrench on June 16, 2011, 09:00:32 PM

 Nice looking wrench. Does it have serrations or teeth to keep it from changing sizes while you are pulling on it ?

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: amertrac on June 17, 2011, 01:17:09 PM

the wrench is a buckeye wrench   bob w.

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: Lewill2 on June 17, 2011, 01:33:55 PM

Schulz 303 & 304, He says that one is a Buckeye and one is Belmont and that both are found with only a B marking.

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: Bus on June 17, 2011, 02:59:45 PM

Here pictures of my cast wing nut adjustable wrenches. The first three are marked: "B", "Belmont" and "Buckeye". They are exactly the same wrench with different markings. The next two are the "King" and "Star" which have been seen in two or three sizes each.

The star is a combination wrench and pliers. First three show up in most large antique wrench collections, the last two hardly ever.

None of the usual sources list a manufacture for these wrenches but because they are cast I would definitely
rule out Bonney and Bemis & Call. Probably a casting company like Eberhard or Pratt made them for other companies.

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/message-board/wingnut-adj-wrenches-690px.jpg)

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/message-board/king-wingnut-wrench.jpg)

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/message-board/star-wingnut-wrench-pliers.jpg)

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: Papaw on June 17, 2011, 04:14:27 PM

Those are beautiful to me!

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: anglesmith on June 17, 2011, 04:42:20 PM

Never seen anything like them.  Very nice pattern making and casting. Whats the date range, mid to late 1800s??
Graeme

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: Bus on June 18, 2011, 02:39:28 PM

Quote from: anglesmith on June 17, 2011, 04:42:20 PM

Whats the date range, mid to late 1800s??
Graeme

Not sure, probably a little later than mid 1800's.

Title: Re: Stype adjustable wrench
Post by: 64longstep/Brian on June 18, 2011, 04:09:54 PM

WOW! Nice!