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Offline Branson

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wrenching multi-tools
« on: December 27, 2011, 07:19:02 AM »
I was looking for information about Barnett Forge (makers of one of my recently acquired Button pliers) and I found this site:

http://www.multi-tool.org/vintagewrenches

They have adjustables, alligators, monkey wrenches and more.

Check through the rest, too.  There's multi-tool pliers, OSS escape tools, and more than I had imagined.

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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2011, 08:13:11 AM »
Cool site! I see one or two that I have.
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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2011, 08:56:06 AM »
I have never seen any of those before! I have led such a sheltered life. Cool stuff.
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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2011, 01:48:28 PM »
Another thing to watch for. Some of those are pretty cool.

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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2011, 01:53:59 PM »
Gads!!!
 Just my opinion, but I think Cattaraugus made the best factory made folding cutlery the word has ever known. There are others. NY Knife and early Case Bros etc.
  But Cattaraugus is right at the pinnacle, to me. 
 And a wrench knife??
 Me want, me want!!
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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2011, 03:39:16 PM »
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And a wrench knife??

They do show up in Bus Haury's auctions often.
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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2011, 10:04:04 PM »
Here are some from my collection


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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2011, 10:07:37 PM »
There are some in the Burkey auction- http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=3026.0
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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2011, 10:55:13 AM »
Nice ones Bus!
 Especially the bone handled pliers. I can spot an elegantly ground blade at a dead run. :)
   Who made it?
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« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2011, 07:49:17 PM »
Blade on the plier-knife is marked "O. Barnett Tool Co. - Newark N. J."

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« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2011, 10:09:57 PM »
I found the patent for the Barnett plier knife

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=662005&id=27776


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Re: wrenching multi-tools
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2011, 11:43:15 AM »
Bus, that's one cool display.
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