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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Sara on May 15, 2014, 01:18:27 PM

Title: Girard Wrench, from the New York Times????
Post by: Sara on May 15, 2014, 01:18:27 PM

I bought this wrench for $7.00. I quickly ID'd it as a Girard wrench from 1870 to 1890 but then I noticed a stamp. NTY Co, I searched and they only company that I could find was the New York Times! could they have used this to fix their printing presses at the time? 

TIA!

Below are links to pictures I took.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/princessessara/14006674427/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/princessessara/14190735382/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/princessessara/14006645300/

Title: Re: Girard Wrench, from the New York Times????
Post by: Papaw on May 15, 2014, 06:36:00 PM

It is a Girard, but it says N Y T , not N T Y. I can't say it was not marked by the New York Times, but am not sure they would have used a monkey wrench on the presses.
Might more likely be from a railroad. Was there a New York Transit?

Title: Re: Girard Wrench, from the New York Times????
Post by: rusty on May 15, 2014, 07:13:12 PM

New York Transit Co, 1901-ish to 1917-ish, but not a railroad, a oil pipeline (transport) company..

There was also New York Transportation Co, a Bus company going back to 1899
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Transportation_Company