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Offline sumner52000

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King dick 3" wrench
« on: March 24, 2018, 02:43:56 PM »
Vendor at flea market had this this morning king dick just under 3". Anyone know anything about it?
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Offline Plyerman

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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2018, 02:47:47 PM »
She's a fine looking wrench, I know that much :grin:
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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2018, 02:59:56 PM »
It’s from Great Britain and not all that common. There are only a small handful of manufacturers who made 3 in. monkey wrenches. On this side of the pond the one Mossberg made with the rabbit on it is quite desirable.

Nice find!

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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2018, 03:14:40 PM »
Hello, Nice find on the wrench!!!!! Regards, Lou
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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2018, 03:53:03 PM »
I have one in one of my wrench displays. Might be more common in England than here.

 Founded in 1856, Abingdon King Dick is an established manufacturer of quality engineering tools.

Originally Abingdon Engineering, the company made a variety of goods, such as gear boxes, chains and motorcycles, for several years before concentrating
solely on producing quality, professional user tools from the turn of the twentieth century onwards.  Founded in 1856, Abingdon King Dick is an established manufacturer of quality engineering tools.

 
 At that time the King Dick name and logo was adopted. It was that of the Company Owner's show winning bulldog, and was seen as being symbolic of British tenacity and strength of character:- The KING DICK brand was born.
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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2018, 08:16:03 PM »
Every bike needed a wrench--or more
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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2018, 10:22:10 AM »
Cute little wrench. I have several King Dick tools but I don't think I have any thing that small, Very nice find.
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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2018, 01:31:01 PM »
Great find!
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Re: King dick 3" wrench
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2018, 09:56:07 PM »
That picture got me to thinking about a 6" wrench hanging on my workroom wall.  Checking it out, it has the same shape, same 3 portion barrel, and the same rounded milled section on the movable jaw.
Unfortunately, mine was wicked rusty--even frozen shut when I rescued it.  A lot of penetrating oil and gentle tapping got it to open just a bit.  And them a bit more.  And finally I got it completely loose.  Cleaned it up, but could find no marking at all.
Of course, I didn't know where to look.  Now that I check mine, I can see sign of some letters.  Perhaps I can gently tease out enough letters to justify calling it a KD.
Thanks for bringing yours to our attention.
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