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Offline Wrenchmensch

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This Morning's Finds - What is one of them?
« on: August 06, 2011, 01:20:19 PM »
I visited a couple of PA barns this morning where I found these wrenches. The 7 3/4" Hurst wrench was probably issued by Hurst Manufacturing Company, an agricultural spraying equipment firm in Canton, Ohio around 1900. 

The 11" multi-wrench is marked "PATENT APPLIED FOR" and "NO. 3".  It has 5 open sizes, 3/4" and 7/8" on one end and 1/2", 3/16" and 3/8" on the other end.  The hex and the square axle nut sockets (see side view picture) are both 1 1/8" in size. Does anyone know the provenance for this wrench, e.g. who made it and when?
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Re: This Morning's Finds - What is one of them?
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2011, 04:23:48 PM »
 Nice finds. Don't recall seeing either of them before. That Hurst is not one of two in Rathbone.
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Re: This Morning's Finds - What is one of them?
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2011, 03:41:17 PM »
I went through Donald Snyder's books, Marvin Wullbwebers' book, the Schulz's book, and both of Pete Rathbone's books. The multiwrench wasn't in any of them.  Help!

Bob W.
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Re: This Morning's Finds - What is one of them?
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2011, 01:05:45 AM »
I can't help a bit, but that wrench is COOL!!!!!