clyburn spanner

[passy123]

hello everyone
i am looking for information on a spanner i had left to me by my deceased brother.
it is engraved with original clyburn number 1 and from what i can gather is around 150 years old.
any information on this would be appreciated.
thanks mr c pass {uk}

[oldtools]

Any photos?

[passy123]

do you have an email address i have 4 pictures but the files too large to post

[tucker]

richard clyburn said to have invented the english adjustable wrench in 1842,also another called budding.clyburns has a sort of ofset head.the type is fairly common here.
brian

[passy123]

are original clyburn spanners common

[tucker]

sorry,i dont know how you would prove it to be original,if you could i suppose it would be rare.
brian

[passy123]

it is engraved with original clyburn no.1 and has a serial number on it

[tucker]

it is engraved with original clyburn no.1 and has a serial number on it

 
is it a serial no or a patent no?that way you may be able to identify it.
brian

[rusty]

Ironically, the No 2 is also engraved "The Original"

It would be interesting to see what number is on yours, I have never seen a reference to an actual patent number, tho everyone seems certain of the invention date (how?)

[passy123]

i think the original is on all clyburn spanners whatever number they are,

[tucker]

done some googling,found that the patent date is said to be-15th oct 1843.no patent number yet.
brian

[rusty]

This is why I don't trust data from the net, when everyone knows something, but nobody can give a reference ;P

There were no Utility patents issued Oct 15, 1843 whatsoever.

There was a patent issued to Richard Clyburn on Sep 5th , 1843 however.

(Note: 1842 on the table is a typo, the succeeding tables are dated 1843, in sequence, and it is from the 1844 register, which is likely where the 1842 claims come from)

From: The Mechanic's Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal and Gazette, Volume 39
(google books)

PS: The actual patent number is  3

[tucker]

is that your anglophobia rearing its ugly head again crusty?

[rusty]

Just dataphobia ;P
I have also seen Sep 13 claimed ....

[passy123]

here are some photos of the clyburn spanner