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Title: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 28, 2013, 08:20:57 PM

We took off today and headed for our favorite flea market sites. I had my Papaw's Wrench hat, as I was looking for more wrenches.  Keeping it simple, I found a nice Henry & Allen 6-inch Stillson wrench, a large and uncommon 16-inch Oswego Tool Co. No. 3 Alligator wrench, a strange brass or beryllium copper bronze 3-way wrench with the legend "Boston Mass." on it (no idea what this one is for unless it's a bed wrench!), and a plain 6-1/4malleable cast iron cutout wrench with the legend "C093" stamped into one the jaws.  Still soaking in a Pine Sol solution are two greasy metal socket sets, photos of which I will add someday soon.

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: rusty on April 28, 2013, 08:35:35 PM

An explosion proof bed wrench...now there's something you don't see every day!~

Oswego alligators are another , and that one is very nice :)

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: Papaw on April 28, 2013, 10:16:44 PM

I've never seen an Oswego alligator wrench.

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 29, 2013, 06:30:19 AM

Until yesterday, Noel, neither had I!

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: EVILDR235 on April 29, 2013, 08:21:16 AM

The brass/bronze wrench looks like it is for the gas bottles on a cutting torch.

EvilDr235

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: RedVise on April 29, 2013, 08:38:13 AM

Quote from: Wrenchmensch on April 28, 2013, 08:20:57 PM

.  Keeping it simple, I found a nice Henry & Allen 6-inch Stillson wrench,

Very nice and clean 6" !! Love those little guys!


Brian

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 29, 2013, 09:53:10 AM

The Boston Mass. wrench is a furniture repair wrench, sold for the purpose of removing and tightening old bed bolts. It is made of red brass.

There is one selling on eBay right now.  I have asked the seller for information on who makes these wrenches.

Update: The seller told me she had no idea who made these wrenches.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220515669550

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on April 29, 2013, 09:53:53 AM

Does the cut out say something in the web or are they just ribs?

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 29, 2013, 10:04:42 AM

Just ribs. I may have read the numbers upside down. With the open end to the right, they read "E504".

On the Henry & Allen wrench, research has indicated the Company started manufacturing "agricultural equipment" in 1892.  The Company was sold sometime after 1952, but before 1955.

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: mikeswrenches on April 29, 2013, 11:54:08 AM

I looked thru Rathbone and didn't see anything on your cutout wrench.  Maybe Bus or Stan can shed some light on it.

Mike

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 30, 2013, 05:13:08 PM

An explosion proof bed wrench ...now there's something you don't see every day!~


Wrenches I got. An explosion proof bed cannot be that hard to find, Rusty.

Title: Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
Post by: stanley62 on April 30, 2013, 11:11:04 PM

The cutout looks like the empire plow "10" wrench minus the "10".  Seems like there are a bunch of wrenches that are very similar.
Jim