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Title: a Buddy needs help
Post by: scottg on March 19, 2013, 10:45:22 AM

ring a bell? anybody?
  yours Scott

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: Lewill2 on March 19, 2013, 11:20:24 AM

Atwater comes to mind but I will have to check my books when I get back to the house, unless somebody else responds by then. 

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: Lewill2 on March 19, 2013, 11:31:54 AM

Nope dead wrong on that, Vandegrift 1-6-1891 patent.

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: john k on March 19, 2013, 11:39:35 AM

Scott, Looks like its been in the ground awhile.  Found in your neighborhood?  New one on me.

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: scottg on March 19, 2013, 12:55:30 PM

Thanks Lewell!
  Its in Va, a buddy found it.  I'd never seen one either. 
Too bad its in relic condition.
    yours Scott

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: Lewill2 on March 19, 2013, 07:10:36 PM

If you look through the old MVWC auction pictures you will see 2 different sized all iron versions and one with a wood handle.

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: Plyerman on March 19, 2013, 08:10:45 PM

Relic condition or not, its still pretty neat!

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: Bus on March 20, 2013, 12:17:06 AM

Also comes with smooth jaws for nuts or serrated jaws for pipe.

Title: Re: a Buddy needs help
Post by: Wrenchmensch on March 21, 2013, 05:29:16 PM

You did well finding that Vandegrift!  Here, as already mentioned by a fellow-poster, are 3 Vandegrift wrenches of the type you found.  I guess I'd have to hunt at least 400 - 600 miles west of here to find these wrenches with serrated jaws at an auction or a flea market, and maybe not even then!