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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: HeelSpur on June 04, 2015, 10:34:10 AM

Title: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: HeelSpur on June 04, 2015, 10:34:10 AM

Anybody recognize this wrench? Its 12 inches long.
Bottom pic looks like it has a mouse face.

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/001_33.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/002_26.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/004_25.jpg)

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: Lostmind on June 04, 2015, 01:06:11 PM

That's a very odd wrench. I know nothing else about it
Thanks for sharing the photos

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: HeelSpur on June 04, 2015, 01:59:26 PM

My buddy had stopped by with some tools that he bought for $3 a piece and this was one of them. Got some pics of it before he left. One of the others was an 8" perfect handle pipe wrench in beautiful shape.

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: bill300d on June 04, 2015, 05:51:03 PM

I have seen that mark before but I can't recall where or on what. I hate when that happens.

bill

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: Lewill2 on June 04, 2015, 06:20:16 PM

It looks like a UK shifter, (adjustable). There is a 7 inch one on eBay that I spotted the other day. I'm not familiar with the mark.

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: mvwcnews on June 05, 2015, 01:06:38 AM

There are a couple of U.S. wrench patents by Emile Lacheze (Dijon, France )  (841,986 granted Jan 22, 1907 & 888,306 granted May 19, 1908).
Other examples of this "Clyburn spanner" style wrench with LACHEZE and a large cat face (is it a lion or a tiger?) have turned up so either they were imported at some point, or people were bringing them to the U.S. as souvenirs.  My search for more information is severely hampered by not knowing French.

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: HeelSpur on June 05, 2015, 05:07:39 AM

Quote from: mvwcnews on June 05, 2015, 01:06:38 AM

There are a couple of U.S. wrench patents by Emile Lacheze (Dijon, France )  (841,986 granted Jan 22, 1907 & 888,306 granted May 19, 1908).
Other examples of this "Clyburn spanner" style wrench with LACHEZE and a large cat face (is it a lion or a tiger?) have turned up so either they were imported at some point, or people were bringing them to the U.S. as souvenirs.  My search for more information is severely hampered by not knowing French.

So that does say La(c)heze. We couldn't decide if it was a C,G, or a D that had a nick in it. Thanks for the info I'll pass it along.

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: eddie hudson on June 05, 2015, 06:48:53 AM

Now that you mention it, it does look like a cat face.

Title: Re: Ladheze Adjustable
Post by: HeelSpur on June 05, 2015, 02:31:57 PM

I reckon it does look like a cat but mice eat lacheeze not cats:-)