About Pawpawswrench

I have been a tool freak since 1966 when I had terrible experiences with an old Triumph motorcycle . Certain tools were required to work on that bike and others like it .

Later I began to repair motorcycles for others and had to accumulate many tools .My father was a builder and

his carpentry tools were fascinating in their functionality and usage . I was always curious about vintage and antique tools , especially odd ones , so I began accumulating , collecting , and selling them . I am also interested in old cameras , scales , fans , almost anything old and unusual , so you never know what I might have .

I have been a Peace Corps Volunteer , a teacher , a motorcycle mechanic , a truck driver , a dispatcher , and a few other things I may not remember .

I have a wife ( more than 32 years ! ) , two sons , one grandson , a future daughter-in-law , many friends , and lots of nieces and nephews .

The idea for this website is to open an avenue for like-minded tool people to exchange information about these tools in order to help each other with finding , selling , or collecting .

Papawswrench will not be a high end site with unrealistic prices , nor will it be a bargain sale of useless junk and questionable collectibles . Of course I would like to sell tools , but that is not my prime reason for this site . I am interested in monkey wrenches ( also known as adjustable screw wrenches) by Coe's , Girard , Whitman & Barnes , Keen Kutter ,  Billings & Spencer , end wrenches by Billings , Bonney , Craftsman , Mossberg , and others .

                                            Noel C. Hankamer

                                            nhankamer@papawswrench.com