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Offline passy123

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clyburn spanner
« on: September 20, 2013, 01:15:13 PM »
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}

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2013, 03:17:05 PM »
Any photos?
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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2013, 03:27:27 PM »
do you have an email address i have 4 pictures but the files too large to post

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2013, 03:10:39 AM »
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.
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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2013, 06:08:45 AM »
are original clyburn spanners common

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2013, 06:18:43 AM »
sorry,i dont know how you would prove it to be original,if you could i suppose it would be rare.
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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2013, 06:35:04 AM »
it is engraved with original clyburn no.1 and has a serial number on it

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2013, 07:34:31 AM »
it is engraved with original clyburn no.1 and has a serial number on it
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is it a serial no or a patent no?that way you may be able to identify it.
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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2013, 11:26:54 AM »
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?)
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2013, 11:30:48 AM »
i think the original is on all clyburn spanners whatever number they are,

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2013, 07:01:37 AM »
done some googling,found that the patent date is said to be-15th oct 1843.no patent number yet.
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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2013, 11:33:33 AM »
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
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PS: The actual patent number is  3
« Last Edit: September 22, 2013, 11:36:58 AM by rusty »
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2013, 01:35:18 PM »
is that your anglophobia rearing its ugly head again crusty?

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2013, 02:04:42 PM »
Just dataphobia ;P
I have also seen Sep 13 claimed ....
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

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Re: clyburn spanner
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2013, 12:46:39 PM »
here are some photos of the clyburn spanner