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Offline wrenchhunter

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Alligator Combination Wrench
« on: October 12, 2018, 05:17:20 PM »
Looking for an alligator combination wrench produced by my wife's great grandfather in 1892-3. He was a machinist and would have, probably, made and sold these himself.  He was in Kingston, NY.
The specs are on the attached ad that was placed in the Kingston Daily Freeman recently.
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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2018, 05:24:59 PM »
I have a lot of alligators, but haven't seen one of those.
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Offline Yadda

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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2018, 06:43:38 PM »
Do you have the patent number?
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2018, 06:46:42 PM »
Lewis Hurd patent looks close to this but he was from Durango CO.

Was his design patented?

http://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=474741&typeCode=0

Patent 474741 patented May 10, 1892

Good luck with your hunt.
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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2018, 07:38:05 PM »
Welcome to Tool Talk.   Hope you find yourself one (or more) of those.  :smiley:
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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2018, 10:47:05 PM »
Yes, the patent is 502,525 dated Aug 1, 1893.
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2018, 07:34:00 AM »
Interesting, Shockley missed this one in his book but it is in DATAMP. Maybe because it was primarily listed as a combination tool rather than a wrench.

http://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=502525&typeCode=0

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Offline Yadda

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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2018, 10:04:56 AM »
I'll reach out to Bob.  He collects multi tools and combo tools.  Mostly pliers ones, but others as well. 
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Re: Alligator Combination Wrench
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2018, 10:35:24 AM »
Quote from: Lewill2 on October 13, 2018, 07:34:00 AM
Interesting, Shockley missed this one in his book but it is in DATAMP. Maybe because it was primarily listed as a combination tool rather than a wrench.

http://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=502525&typeCode=0
It is in DATAMP because it is one I ran across during my "look at every patent starting from #1 " project-- currently stalled at mid-1900.
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