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Offline Ken W.

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BILLINGS & SPENCER MONKEY WRENCH
« on: July 29, 2018, 07:30:40 PM »
I found this B & S adjustable wrench at a garage sale today. When do you guys think it was made ?
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Re: BILLINGS & SPENCER MONKEY WRENCH
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2018, 07:44:37 PM »
That B in a diamond and the "typewriter " font match the earliest use by Billings and was first used in 1870 and trademarked in 1905, and used at least until 1915.

Falls under the patent # US212298A

Refer to Alloy Artifacts - http://alloy-artifacts.org/billings-spencer-company.html#history


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