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Offline Wrenchmensch

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Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« 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.
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #1 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 :)
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2013, 10:16:44 PM »
I've never seen an Oswego alligator wrench.
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2013, 06:30:19 AM »
Until yesterday, Noel, neither had I!
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2013, 08:21:16 AM »
The brass/bronze wrench looks like it is for the gas bottles on a cutting torch.

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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #5 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!


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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #6 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
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2013, 09:53:53 AM »
Does the cut out say something in the web or are they just ribs?
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #9 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.

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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #10 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.
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Re: Today's Finds: A Partial Report
« Reply #11 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.
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