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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Wrenchmensch on June 23, 2011, 10:13:08 AM

Title: More whimsical designs from Vandegrift.
Post by: Wrenchmensch on June 23, 2011, 10:13:08 AM

These Vandegrift wrenches, patented January 6, 1891, do not have parallel jaws and were therefore limited to tightening square nuts. Wrench standards went up sometime after these were made, and Vandegrift disappeared. Vandegrift Manufacturing Co. was located in Shelbyville, Indiana.  Nancy and I stopped off in Shelbyville several years ago.  We asked antique store people there if they had ever heard of Vandegrift. The answer was, "No".

Title: Re: More whimsical designs from Vandegrift.
Post by: stanley62 on June 23, 2011, 11:09:15 AM

Nice looking wrenches!!  More to put on my wish list.

  Jim

Title: Re: More whimsical designs from Vandegrift.
Post by: Nolatoolguy on June 23, 2011, 08:29:54 PM

That things looks like a tool a evil dentist would use to pull teeth

Title: Re: More whimsical designs from Vandegrift.
Post by: jimwrench on June 23, 2011, 08:58:18 PM

 You reminded me I had a Vandegrift (9 1/2 long) wedge activated wrench missing the wedge. While retreiving it I found the little fellow with the curly body like Stanley 62's Mine is not so pretty. If anone has a 9 1/2 wedge activated version that is broken, but has an intact wedge I'm interested..