Double ended adjustable wrench

[1930]

That price is ridiculous, Ill wait for the next giveway and cross my fingers

[mikeswrenches]

His prices are always high.  Generally really nice stuff though.  He has a "Baby Coes" for $275.  On his website it's $225.  Still a mite high in my opinion.

Mike

[amertrac]

Another style

[mikeswrenches]

In his Oct. 27th auction Martin Donnelly has one of these listed.  The one he has is marked BUCKEYE along the shank in raised letters.

Nice wrench Bob.

Mike

[fflintstone]

I hope to one day pick up a double ender at a garage sale or flea. I have seen them at tractor shows but in general them guys want too much money for rusty junk.

[amertrac]

I hope to one day pick up a double ender at a garage sale or flea. I have seen them at tractor shows but in general them guys want too much money for rusty junk.

Mr. Stone, are you the gentleman who had the missfortune of having a fire in your tool shed? If so when you put in a claim on insurance did you claim the market value of the tools or what you paid for them. What kind( if any) of a hassle did the insurance company give you?

[rusty]

Says it all:
"get 12 months financing
Subject to credit approval.See terms"

LOL!

[fflintstone]

I hope to one day pick up a double ender at a garage sale or flea. I have seen them at tractor shows but in general them guys want too much money for rusty junk.

Mr. Stone, are you the gentleman who had the missfortune of having a fire in your tool shed? If so when you put in a claim on insurance did you claim the market value of the tools or what you paid for them. What kind( if any) of a hassle did the insurance company give you?

I actually had the misfortune of having two fires. I learned a lot about insurance and as a result I did better on the second fire.
I did not have old collectable tools; I had vintage American mechanics tools. For the most part I received 75% of the retail value. I had to fight to get that.
There are detailed “what I learned from the fire” threads in garage gazette, tools and garages, and garage journal. It is stickied at the top at tools and garages.
http://www.toolsandgarages.com/index.php?topic=3969.0

Insurance laws vary by state so I won’t go into it here.
Read what I wrote, and if you have any questions feel free to PM me.

[1930]

I hope to one day pick up a double ender at a garage sale or flea. I have seen them at tractor shows but in general them guys want too much money for rusty junk.

Mr. Stone, are you the gentleman who had the missfortune of having a fire in your tool shed? If so when you put in a claim on insurance did you claim the market value of the tools or what you paid for them. What kind( if any) of a hassle did the insurance company give you?

I actually had the misfortune of having two fires. I learned a lot about insurance and as a result I did better on the second fire.
I did not have old collectable tools; I had vintage American mechanics tools. For the most part I received 75% of the retail value. I had to fight to get that.
There are detailed “what I learned from the fire” threads in garage gazette, tools and garages, and garage journal. It is stickied at the top at tools and garages.
http://www.toolsandgarages.com/index.php?topic=3969.0

Insurance laws vary by state so I won’t go into it here.
Read what I wrote, and if you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Id like to say

If you dont retire on the third one Im gonna be disappointed

but that might be misconstrued as an implication of something which its not, all in good fun

[mikeswrenches]

Here are a  couple pictures of the double ended Crescent type adjustables that were manufactured.  Pictures are of only the 4in.-6in. size since that is all I collect.

Top is a Crescent

Middle a Diamond

Bottom a Scholler

I just got the Scholler last week at the Flywheeler's Tractor & Antique Engine Show.  The first and only one I have seen.  It's not perfect, but will have to do until a better one comes along...if that ever happens. :)

I believe these are the only 3 companies that made this particular style wrench.

Mike


 

[rusty]

>I believe these are the only 3 companies that made this particular style wrench.

Likely, but there are other markings....;P

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/craftsman-early-tools-p4.html#merit-adj-10in

[mikeswrenches]

Kind of interesting that Sears had a double end adjustable in the their second line, Merit, but not in Craftsman.

I don't think I've ever seen any Merit tools, certainly not the double ender.  Another one to look for.

Thanks Rusty for the link.

Mike

[wvtools]

I have had several, but no good ones for quite a long while.  I used to get anywhere from 25 to 50 for them, depending on condition.  They are frequently twisted.

I have a customer in OH who has over 125 of them.  He keeps talking about selling them off, but I do not think he ever will.  He also have over 400 4 inch adjustables.

P. S. He is not just blowing steam about his numbers.  I have seen pictures of his collection.

[scottg]

I found a Lakeside. Monkey Wards probably and the only one I ever saw.  It cleaned up really pretty.  I was needing cash and sold it, but I guess my auction pictures weren't good enough, and too many guys were asleep at the switch.
 It went for less than a common Crescent. sigh
 yours Scott

[amertrac]

                                             HOW ABOUT THIS  BELMONT / BUCKLEY  bob w.