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Title: Need help with a few wrenches
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on September 01, 2011, 10:15:45 AM

http://s1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb373/johnsironsanctuary/My%20Wrenches/?start=all

I could use some help with these.  Don't know much other than what is on them.  Links to references would be just as helpful.

The first one is marked " EASY WRENCH  THE LAWRENCE MFG CO  CHICAGO ILL  PAT AUG 13 1913.

8" Wood handle monkey wrench with no markings.

8" Wood Handle EC Simmons  "Keen Kutter" logo

8" Adjustable   B&C

"12 IN. NO 121 Adjustable  GELLMAN WRENCH CORPORAYTION ROCK ISLAND, ILL   "Polly" logo DROP FORGED STEEL PATENTED APR. 17, 1923"

6" Wood Handle Pipe Wrench  "TRIMCO  Trimost Mfg Co, Roxbury, Mass (Hard to read) Pat 1916


Thanks,
John

Title: Re: Need help with a few wrenches
Post by: Branson on September 01, 2011, 08:59:59 PM

Nice looking stuff, John.  The easy wrench wins for strangest looking, and the two adjustables  are really interesting.  On the other hand, I couldn't have passed up any of them.

Title: Re: Need help with a few wrenches
Post by: jimwrench on September 01, 2011, 10:37:29 PM

 The Lawrence Mfg. Co. wrench is a rim wrench. PatentAug 13 1918 Patent # 1275707

Title: Re: Need help with a few wrenches
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on September 02, 2011, 09:16:05 AM

Thanks Jim, the patent date is kinda fuzzy on the casting.  Sounds like it would be at home under the back seat in a Maxwell or a  Metz or something. Probably a lighter car with a wrench size just under 3/4". Much easier to use than the piece of junk provided with todays cars.

Title: Re: Need help with a few wrenches
Post by: lbgradwell on September 02, 2011, 06:26:41 PM

Quote from: johnsironsanctuary on September 01, 2011, 10:15:45 AM

8" Wood Handle EC Simmons  "Keen Kutter" logo

You can read more about E.C. Simmons & Co. Hardware here:

http://www.roseantiquetools.com/id42.html (http://www.roseantiquetools.com/id42.html)

Quote from: johnsironsanctuary on September 01, 2011, 10:15:45 AM

8" Adjustable   B&C

B&C is Bemis & Call:

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/other-makers.html#b+c (http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/other-makers.html#b+c)

Quote from: johnsironsanctuary on September 01, 2011, 10:15:45 AM

6" Wood Handle Pipe Wrench  "TRIMCO  Trimost Mfg Co, Roxbury, Mass (Hard to read) Pat 1916

Trimo & Trimont...

See the following threads for more info:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92318 (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92318)
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108739 (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108739)

Title: Re: Need help with a few wrenches
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on September 03, 2011, 10:25:46 AM

WOW!!  Thanks for the links. 

I just spent three hours learning about wrench makers and I haven't scratched the surface!  Thanks again.

John