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Ely
Patent Combo Tool Wrench
This combination hatchet, wrench
hammer, cutter, puller and more is marked with the 1889 patent date shown.
The finished product has little too do with the original idea. This guy must
have had a lot on his mind as he added about a dozen new ideas to this version.
Check out the compound lever action he used. It is the first example I have
ever had or seen. A hard to find combo wrench that I wish had teeth in the
looped handle so I could call it a corn sheller as well.
Excellent.....$195.00
SOLD!
IHC Cutout Implement Wrench
This is a tough one to find, and this one is
in exceptionally nice condition with absolutely no damage to the letters and it
still has what I believe to be original finish or black paint on it. It is
marked 770E on the back side near the smaller head. No rust, and no pitting
on this one. You will like it.
Excellent.....$395.00
SOLD!
Granite State Cutout Wrench
This wrench is in good condition. Other than
some minor pitting it is very nice. There is no damage to the letters.
A very hard to find wrench.
Excellent.....$95.00
SOLD!
Remington
Patented Buggy Wrench
This one
is in good condition and fully operational. The spring is still strong.
These can also be found unmarked, but these unmarked ones are much harder to find.
Excellent.....$125.00
SOLD!
Patented
Crescent Style Adjustable Plier / Wrench
This Plier / wrench appears to be in very nice condition and looks great.
For those who were in a bigger hurry than the speed the standard crescent wrench
offered. Different and hard to find.
Excellent.....$120.00
SOLD!
Duffy Patented Pipe Wrench
This one is clearly marked and hails from PA. It has a weird head design,
and I would bet it would snap right off if really put to the test, but back then
that was not the point. It was to try and produce or invent the better wrench.
A great example of an idea gone wild.
Excellent.....$55.00
SOLD!
Frich
Hi Wheel Bicycle Wrench
The first letter
on the name of this wrench is hard to read, but on the other side the Hi Wheel bicycle
logo is clear as day. A great wrench that has seen use, but is nice..
Excellent.....$175.00
SOLD!
Bemis
& Call 6" Double End
This is the hardest
to find of all double end wrenches. This wrench is in very nice condition, it is
virtually corrosion and pit free. Strong marking, no damage and ready for
the collection.
Excellent.....$375.00
SOLD!
Bullard
#0 Patent Oct. 27th 03 This is the smallest
size and most difficult to find quick adjusting pipe wrench by this maker.
It is in very nice condition and operates flawlessly. A nice example.
Excellent.....$75.00
SOLD!
Scholler 6-8" Double headed Crescent
Style WrenchThis wrench is in nice condition,
and as it is one of the earlier styles of Crescent wrenches it is markedly larger
in scale than the newer thinner ones. A much harder wrench to find than the
more common Crescents or Diamolloy models.
Excellent.....$65.00
SOLD!
Unmarked
Small Buggy or Nut Wrench This wrench is in
very good overall condition. There is a little turned up edge at the straight
jaw but it is very minor. The square nut end is very nice as is the hardwood
handle. Cute, and hard to find.
Excellent.....$125.00
SOLD!
Patent
Appl'd Alligator Wrench Latch it on
and go. Another one sure to tear up the work, but then that was probably not
the main consideration when the fellow put this one on the market. Increased
productivity and speed were the, and watch the knuckles bleed. It is 10" long
and has some minor rust from sitting, but is otherwise pretty nice.
Excellent.....$150.00
SOLD!
Jaguar 4" Crescent Style Wrench
I remember when 4" crescents were 1.00 and nobody cared. Now folks routinely
ask 20.00 and much more for any and all. They are fun to collect and I have
heard that there are over 100 different versions out there for you to hunt after.
This is one of the earlier and harder to find versions that I suppose was given
out with your brand new car way back when.
Excellent.....$125.00
SOLD!
Whitman Quick Adjust Wrench
This 5 3/4" antique quick adjust
wrench hails from Denver Co. It opens to accept a whopping 1/2". The
box says it is case hardened, and appears to have a blued finish to me. It
is in its original box, and looks to have never seen use, just some minor box storage
age. Different
Excellent.....$95.00
SOLD!
Granite State Cutout Wrench
This wrench is in good condition. Other than
some minor pitting it is very nice. There is no damage to the letters.
A very hard to find wrench.
Excellent.....$75.00
SOLD!
Double Head Twist Handle Nut / Pipe
Wrench Twist handle wrenches are getting
hard to find, but that is the typical ones. You will see 100 of the standard
single head nut wrenches for every one of these. This is a rare and hard to
fin version. A bit rusty, but after going through the secret process you have
it will look great.
Excellent.....$100.00
SOLD!
Bay State Quick Adjust Nut Wrench
Patented June 7th 1904 It says
it is the Bay State on the head, with the patent info on the other side. The
best and most collectible wrenches are those that were designed and produced based
on a lousy idea or ones that worked poorly. This one fits the bill nicely
as there is no provision included to allow for the final adjustment that is
almost always needed when using a nut wrench to avoid slippage and the resulting
rounded nuts, and banged knuckles. Perhaps pipe wrenches could get away without
this provision, but you can bet that this design would have a tendency to round
off some of those tight ones, and also be near impossible to adjust in a tight area.
Seldom seen, and in nice operating condition now that it is clean. That was
another problem with this and many of the other quick adjust wrenches that were
introduced. All the superior engineering and machining would come to a sticky
grinding halt with just a few grains of dirt in the proper place. I have either
the 10" version, or a 12" and both are in similar nice condition.
Excellent.....$75.00
SOLD!
Never-Slip
ComboWrench This combo wrench shows up
from time to time, but rarely in this condition or in its original box.
Excellent.....$95.00
SOLD!
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