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Picture Forum => 6 Inch & Under Club => Topic started by: mikeswrenches on September 25, 2013, 03:17:48 PM

Title: A couple more for the Club
Post by: mikeswrenches on September 25, 2013, 03:17:48 PM
I've been looking for the Boardman's Patent wrench for awhile now, and when the opportunity presented its self at Donnelly's Nashua, NH auction, I took advantage of it.  It is in reasonably good shape, although it does have a few spots of missing nickel. 

The Hjorth Lightning wrench was a bonus, as it was in a box lot and I had not seen it before bidding.  One of those "blind pig finding an acorn moments".  It is in reasonably good condition.

Mike
Title: Re: A couple more for the Club
Post by: Papaw on September 25, 2013, 04:12:29 PM
Nice catches!
Title: Re: A couple more for the Club
Post by: Plyerman on March 31, 2019, 10:35:00 AM
Thread revival! I'm trying to educate myself on the Hjorth "Lightning Wrench" pliers, so I'm searching through old threads looking for info.
Looks like you got a good one there Mike. Most Hjorth pliers found today are stamped with the 1903 patent date. Yours is stamped with the 1896 date, which is a lot harder to find. Congrats.
Title: Re: A couple more for the Club
Post by: lptools on March 31, 2019, 02:49:02 PM
Hello, Mike. Those are nice looking tools!!! Regards, Lou
Title: Re: A couple more for the Club
Post by: mikeswrenches on April 01, 2019, 05:13:19 PM
If I would have been actively looking for that patent date, I’d still be looking. I got lucky  :grin:.
I went and looked at them after Bob's post and found that they  looked much better than the picture. Most of the nickel remains and is bright and shiny; not dull like the picture shows. I think it is the only pair I have now. I did have a pair of larger ones some time ago. But I’m pretty sure I sold them.

Good luck on your hunt! And thanks Lou.

Mike