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Offline MysteriousGT

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Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« on: October 21, 2012, 08:43:49 AM »
Anyone Know what this is For?

Snap on Number 1502  7/16" on One End and 1/2" on the Other

Offline rusty

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Re: Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2012, 08:54:50 AM »

According to the Collecting SnapOn website, it is a water pump wrench for a Hudson.

http://www.collectingsnapon.com/index.php?page=wrenches/Odd%20Ball%20Speciality%20Wrenches%20of%20the%201920s

(about 1/3 of the way down the page)

I suspect those are not real common ;P
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

Offline MysteriousGT

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Re: Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2012, 08:58:28 AM »
Thanks, I Knew there was something it had to be Made for!
« Last Edit: October 22, 2012, 09:14:59 AM by MysteriousGT »

Offline MysteriousGT

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Re: Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2012, 09:09:11 AM »
Found another one for you Rusty lol  This one Doesnt Have a Number like the other one does...but its the Same Size Ends on it!

Im Sure I Have More, But these 2 are the Ones i found So Far!

there is Funky looking wrenches everywhere in the Tools i Bought!

Offline krusty the clown

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Re: Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2012, 11:31:24 AM »
the "hammer head" wrench is pretty common. there are three sizes and were part of a "ferret" set
http://collectingsnapon.com/index.php?page=wrenches/Hammer Head Series

Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2012, 08:15:11 PM »
the "hammer head" wrench is pretty common. there are three sizes and were part of a "ferret" set

Ferrets are bolted together?  Like Frankenstein's monster, maybe?  Gee, and they're so cute.

Offline rusty

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Re: Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2012, 08:47:21 PM »

I always thought they were assembled with springs, they sure act like it, goofy critters...

I once had one sit perfectly still watching me type for ten minutes, then suddenly jump onto the keyboard and start hopping up and down like a crazed lunetic, then went back to where she was before and sat still to watch me again  like nothing happened...(I guess I was supposed to be sharing..)

I didn't know there were wrenches with the Ferret stuff? Always thought it was just the socket/ratchet tools...huh
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

Offline krusty the clown

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Re: Strange Early Snap On Wrench
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2012, 06:47:52 AM »
bill, the sockets are pressed on the handles......

rusty, the part numbers on the hammerheads are F-xxxx, so they are considered ferret tools. i'm just assuming here but i'd guess it's because the business ends are actually sockets.