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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: superzstuff on May 19, 2013, 01:29:47 PM

Title: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: superzstuff on May 19, 2013, 01:29:47 PM

I have never seen one of these, but there are many on line. The crazy thing is I got TWO in the same box of tools! I guess the guy wanted a spare. I am listing one on Ebay tonight, but keeping one for the collection. I love these "multi tools". Except for the wrench, I guess these would make great fence pliers, but were probably meant for the car.

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: Bill Houghton on May 19, 2013, 02:03:37 PM

Now those look like the offspring of an unnatural mating between tools of different species!

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: jimwrench on May 19, 2013, 03:11:47 PM

 If it was me I'd keep the one with the thumbscrew. They are normally missing or broken.

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: superzstuff on May 19, 2013, 04:38:49 PM

Jim, that's the one I'm keeping. What is the purpose for it anyway?

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: Papaw on May 19, 2013, 07:02:59 PM

I think the thumbscrew was to limit the closure of the pliers.

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: mikeswrenches on May 19, 2013, 07:33:36 PM

I think I remember that these were made for, and used by,the people that repaired windmills.

Mike

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: rusty on May 19, 2013, 07:55:45 PM

Probably after they advertised the windmills were so simple to set up and install you could put them together with a single tool.

And then someone asked for the single tool....

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: mikeswrenches on May 20, 2013, 11:28:44 AM

A little more info.

The Matthews "Never Stall" Monkey Wrench Combination Tool was made and marketed by The Thomas Mfg. Co. of Dayton, Ohio. The Patent No. was 933,860 with a Patent date of Sept. 14, 1909. It was known as the Windmill Tool. This tool was supposed to be all you ever needed when you climbed up a windmill tower. Their ads pointed out that the Windmill Tool did the work of fifteen different tools. Make that sixteen counting bodily injury.

Thanks to the PAST web site for the above.

Mike

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: MysteriousGT on May 20, 2013, 01:28:56 PM

Wow...Those Are Awesome Tools!

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: nick on May 20, 2013, 02:30:26 PM

Item # on ebay? I like them

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 20, 2013, 03:10:02 PM

Here it is

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EARLY-MATHEWS-NEVER-STALL-MULTI-PURPOSE-PLIER-WRENCH-/350798830640?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ad3d5c30 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/EARLY-MATHEWS-NEVER-STALL-MULTI-PURPOSE-PLIER-WRENCH-/350798830640?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ad3d5c30)

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: superzstuff on May 20, 2013, 09:56:00 PM

Thanks for the info and posting my Ebay listing. I was glad to get two so I could "share". 

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: superzstuff on June 02, 2013, 05:22:01 AM

A happy jr. member here bought my extra. Glad to share when I get duplicates in my collection.

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: nick on April 18, 2015, 12:26:31 PM

Check out Ebay item 311337816009-----going  for good amount

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: Bill Houghton on April 18, 2015, 12:48:55 PM

All you needed when you climbed the windmill, right up to the time you dropped it, at which point you had to climb down, pick up the tool, wipe off the cow exhaust, climb up...where does the lanyard attach?

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: Yadda on April 18, 2015, 03:43:46 PM

Quote from: Bill Houghton on April 18, 2015, 12:48:55 PM

All you needed when you climbed the windmill, right up to the time you dropped it, at which point you had to climb down, pick up the tool, wipe off the cow exhaust, climb up...where does the lanyard attach?

Drop that with a lanyard and you're liable to go over with a heavy tool like this one.

Title: Re: Never Stall times 2!
Post by: Plyerman on April 18, 2015, 09:00:21 PM

My luck, I'd get the lanyard caught up in the pump shaft :embarrassed: