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Offline Branson

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Samson Monkey Wrench
« on: June 25, 2011, 08:45:54 AM »
Attached is a picture of a 6 inch Pexto monkey wrench pulled off the web.  Last weekend, I picked up an 8 inch monkey wrench that looks virtually identical, except that it is marked:

SAMSON
PS & WC
MADE IN U.S.

Since I still can't access Alloy Artifacts (download too slow according to my server) I wonder if anybody here can give me more information about the manufacturer.
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Offline Ietech

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Re: Samson Monkey Wrench
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2011, 11:52:37 AM »
You have probably already done this but maybe you need to clean your internet files, cookies, and history. Any time I have the type of problem you describe this procss solves it for me. Just a thought --- hope you solve the problem.

BTW the pic isn't showing up for me. But since the old site went away I haven't had much luck with pics
« Last Edit: June 25, 2011, 05:20:29 PM by Ietech »
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Offline rusty

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Re: Samson Monkey Wrench
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 01:18:59 PM »

>PS & WC

These are just the initials for the same company, Peck,Stow & Wilcox Co, AKA Pexto

The 'Pexto' martk was registered in 1914, your wrench may be from before then....

From AA: "The Peck, Stow, & Wilcox Company was organized in 1870 by a three-way merger of the Peck, Smith Manufacturing Company, the S. Stow Manufacturing Company, and the Roys & Wilcox Company"

is it this wrench?
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Offline Branson

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Re: Samson Monkey Wrench
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2011, 07:18:44 AM »
Quote from: rusty on June 25, 2011, 01:18:59 PM
>PS & WC
These are just the initials for the same company, Peck,Stow & Wilcox Co, AKA Pexto
The 'Pexto' martk was registered in 1914, your wrench may be from before then....
From AA: "The Peck, Stow, & Wilcox Company was organized in 1870 by a three-way merger of the Peck, Smith Manufacturing Company, the S. Stow Manufacturing Company, and the Roys & Wilcox Company"
is it this wrench?

I couldn't find your picture either, but the information you provided seems conclusive.  It's a pre-1914 wrench by Peck, Smith, etc.  Thanks for identifying it for me.
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