is it real or a toy?

[jimwrench]

 Not real common. This is only one Iv'e seen in the wild. Never used but yes its to use on spokes.

[Stoney]

Three of my bicycles from left to right, Schrader combination nut and spanner wrench, Peck  Stow & Wilcox Star bicycle wrench and G&J combination wrench and screwdriver.

[Wrenchmensch]

That Schrader wrench is a neat one.  G & J made a fair number of wrenches for their Rambler products -- bicycles, motorcycles, and early brass cars.  I hadn't seen this one before!

[amertrac]

Is that used to adjust spoke tension?

i WILL TRADE YOU MY DOG FOR IT AND THATS MY SECOND BEST THING IN MY WORLD   BOB W.

[bigdaddie47]

Thank you to all! Didn't expect to get a lesson on wood for handles though, but this lesson was very much appreciated.  Joe

[Wrenchmensch]

bigdaddie47,

Just to confuse things a little, here's a 5-inch wooden-handled "Steel Bicycle" wrench.   Lamson & Sessions Company of Cleveland, Ohio started making this wrench in 1890 at the peak of the bicycle craze in America.

[johnsironsanctuary]

Here is my three.

Top:  5" M in a Diamond  F-2 Min a diamond  Pat Nov 13 00, Mar 11 02
Middle: 4"  M in a diamond  B-1 M in a Diamond
Bottom: 5"  Beckley-Ralston   Chicago

Anyone know who M in a diamond is?
Beckley-Ralston is still around. Golf stuff. They bought from Hinsdale at some time.

[Papaw]

Mossberg. Not the same as the rifle people.