Author Topic: Need help with a few wrenches (Read 3340 times)

johnsironsanctuary · « **on:** September 01, 2011, 10:15:45 AM »

http://s1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb373/johnsironsanctuary/My%20Wrenches/?start=all

I could use some help with these. Don't know much other than what is on them. Links to references would be just as helpful.

The first one is marked " EASY WRENCH THE LAWRENCE MFG CO CHICAGO ILL PAT AUG 13 1913.

8" Wood handle monkey wrench with no markings.

8" Wood Handle EC Simmons "Keen Kutter" logo

8" Adjustable B&C

"12 IN. NO 121 Adjustable GELLMAN WRENCH CORPORAYTION ROCK ISLAND, ILL "Polly" logo DROP FORGED STEEL PATENTED APR. 17, 1923"

6" Wood Handle Pipe Wrench "TRIMCO Trimost Mfg Co, Roxbury, Mass (Hard to read) Pat 1916

Thanks,
John

Branson · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:59:59 PM »

Nice looking stuff, John. The easy wrench wins for strangest looking, and the two adjustables are really interesting. On the other hand, I couldn't have passed up any of them.

jimwrench · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2011, 10:37:29 PM »

The Lawrence Mfg. Co. wrench is a rim wrench. PatentAug 13 1918 Patent # 1275707

johnsironsanctuary · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2011, 09:16:05 AM »

Thanks Jim, the patent date is kinda fuzzy on the casting. Sounds like it would be at home under the back seat in a Maxwell or a Metz or something. Probably a lighter car with a wrench size just under 3/4". Much easier to use than the piece of junk provided with todays cars.