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Offline lauver

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JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« on: December 17, 2011, 10:00:46 PM »
Gang,

I picked up a nice 10" pipe wrench this morning.  It's clearly marked J.P. Danielson Co. Jamestown N.Y. There are no visible model numbers or patent info.  There is a "10" forged into the lower part of the moving jaw.

I checked AA, but my wrench is visually different than the examples posted on AA.  Mine also has a wood handle, whereas AA examples all have traditional I-beam handles. 

Have any of you pipe wrench collectors/officionados seen this wrench before?  Got any ideas on how to date it?  Any help or direction appreciated.

Here's a few dirty pictures for you amusement:





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Re: JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2011, 10:12:54 AM »
Yours is near identical with the Oswego 10 inch shown on Alloy Artifacts, and with the Stillson marked 10 inch I found last summer.
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Re: JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2011, 10:18:35 AM »
Oh, though clearly marked "Stillson" and "Registered Trademark," the one I found was made by WALWORTH MFG C0.
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Re: JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2011, 10:46:55 AM »
Quote from: Branson on December 18, 2011, 10:18:35 AM
Oh, though clearly marked "Stillson" and "Registered Trademark," the one I found was made by WALWORTH MFG C0.

Walworth was the original maker of the Stillson-pattern wrenches; Daniel Stillson was working for Walworth when he invented his wrench...

Gary, I have one very similar to yours; I'll dig it out of the garage & take a photo or two...
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Re: JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2011, 12:55:12 PM »
Branson & LG,

Thanks for the info.  Any thoughts as to likely date range?

Just curious, what year was "Stillson" trademarked or patened?
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Re: JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2011, 11:27:12 PM »
Here's mine:





Gary, my notes say "1930s?" so it looks like I never found out anything conclusive regarding the age & I don't even recall where I came up with that guess...

Let me know if you find out!
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Re: JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2011, 04:29:08 PM »
LG,

Your wrench, although essentialy the same as mine, is different in two ways:

1) yours has depressed panels on the moving jaw, mine doesn't.

2) yours has a reference to the "Stillson Pattern" and mine does not.

The Stillson trade mark app/issue dates my hold the clue to the earliest possible dates for our wrenches. A reasonable starting point.
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Re: JP Danielson 10" Pipe Wrench
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2011, 04:39:23 PM »
As a pure guess, I'd say yours is older Gary...
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