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Title: What a Wrench
Post by: Lewill2 on March 08, 2019, 05:52:49 AM: Now this is a man sized wrench. How do I sneak this into the house to add to my collection? It is made of wood and is only 90 inches tall.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Antique-Williams-Wrench-Co-display-Sign-Wooden-90-tall-1890s/113675011418?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Northwoods on March 08, 2019, 06:43:44 AM: You know, making that wrench would be a doable project.

Bandsaw, hatchet, drawknife, belt sander rasps.

I once started out with a half-sawn walnut log and ended up with a rifle stock, a much more difficult task.

But Williams engineer wrenches do not speak to me.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Papaw on March 08, 2019, 10:10:57 AM: WOW ! :smiley:

That had to be for display in an old hardware store !
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 08, 2019, 10:15:18 AM: nice, real nice.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Yadda on March 08, 2019, 05:20:40 PM: Quote from: Northwoods on March 08, 2019, 06:43:44 AM
You know, making that wrench would be a doable project.

Bandsaw, hatchet, drawknife, belt sander rasps.

I once started out with a half-sawn walnut log and ended up with a rifle stock, a much more difficult task.

But Williams engineer wrenches do not speak to me.

I was thinking the same thing.....possible to make, but no desire....
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Lewill2 on March 09, 2019, 12:51:17 PM: It sold, or at least the auction has ended. It is marked as being out of stock.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: international3414 on March 09, 2019, 01:24:36 PM: $3600.00.............?
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: lptools on March 09, 2019, 02:33:50 PM: At least there was free shipping:-)
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Yadda on March 09, 2019, 02:44:54 PM: Quote from: lptools on March 09, 2019, 02:33:50 PM
At least there was free shipping:-)

And you get the wrench that is zip tied to it as part of the deal. Imagine needing that zip tied wrench to complete your set....
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 09, 2019, 06:08:50 PM: i'm not sure which wrench set the board is set-up for.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Lewill2 on March 09, 2019, 06:33:06 PM: I think the fine print later in the listing said local pickup only. I saw the free shipping at the top of the listing too. I'm not sure I would want to trust a 90 inch wooden wrench that is almost 100 years old to be shipped by any of the common shippers these days.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: lptools on March 09, 2019, 06:43:48 PM: Hello, Lewill2. Good point!!! Regards, Lou
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 09, 2019, 07:39:45 PM: Some you may think i'm somewhat not to smart buying that board. its a williams model L silent salesman retail display board. i been looking maybe 10 years for 1, ever since i heard of it. i seen the 54" and 72" boards but wanted the kahuna. there are williams ads on ebay advertising these displays. thats about all i know about them. i'm smart enough to know that i'll be picking it up. anyone care to share any williams info about these displays you may have? my plan is to fill the board as it should be. tia

(https://i.postimg.cc/gJNwffXK/42-C2-CC45-8-D07-49-B6-A207-D65520-BF801-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jwndf3hW)
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: lptools on March 10, 2019, 06:46:30 AM: Hello, Wrenchguy. That was quite a find!!!!! Good luck getting that display home safely. We are probably all a little in awe, and envious , of your new Wrench Board.Regards, Lou
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Lewill2 on March 10, 2019, 07:23:49 AM: Glad to see that it is going to someone that has the passion and appreciation for such a piece. I have had similar searches in my wrench collecting. I still hope to complete my Hilary Klien collection some day.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: international3414 on March 10, 2019, 10:05:17 AM: this would be more my speed,item 163547732578,anyone know what the wrenches look like
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 10, 2019, 12:43:58 PM: Thanks. Anyone have any more info about williams silent salesman wrench display boards other than what i posted ? i kinda hope its not the board in the illustration above... it'd be hard trying to find all those "superiors". Maybe its for the "engineer" wrenches would be easier. Or maybe the williams vulcan chain wrenches, i got the biggest 1.

(https://i.postimg.cc/cCSkMjW7/P5121457.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Thanks again.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: lptools on March 10, 2019, 01:04:59 PM: Wow!!! I have a 3' Vulcan Chain Wrench here. Is yours a 6' Chain Wrench, or longer??? Regards, Lou
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 10, 2019, 01:39:45 PM: Largest chain wrench Williams made, 7' long, 141lbs. This NOS 1 i picked up hudson valley antique engine club sale 5-6 years back.

Place of distinction over the door.

(https://i.postimg.cc/W4JwtnZM/SAM-1245-zps6d3a90c1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Papaw on March 10, 2019, 03:51:35 PM: Great display ! I see a Papaw's big wrench there also. :grin:
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 10, 2019, 09:03:28 PM: Quote from: Papaw on March 10, 2019, 03:51:35 PM
Great display ! I see a Papaw's big wrench there also. :grin:

Yep! With the distinction it deserves. I haven't been wrench collecting for like 15 years since my big "d" sale. Now with the wrench shaped display i got a good excuse @70 years old to start again with williams. Years back they use to be a fairly easy wrench to find.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: d42jeep on March 10, 2019, 09:28:12 PM: Here are some pictures of Williams superior carbon steel wrenches.
-Don
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 11, 2019, 08:33:36 AM: Right don, not having it in hand yet i believe its for the superior line. If research is correct the board should display 246 wrenches in 6 different classes, weighing 174 lbs.

Your thoughts about finding the superior wrenches? As i mentioned b4, years ago they seemed common finds.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: d42jeep on March 11, 2019, 12:59:12 PM: I don't think the ones I pictured are really rare. Some of us WW2 collectors grab them when we see them as they were supplied in some WW2 toolsets. I still have the one with the traces of green paint on it.
-Don
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: wrenchguy on March 11, 2019, 06:39:02 PM: Thanks, it'll give me a realistic goal rather than looking for a $60,000 JD wrench.
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: Plyerman on March 28, 2019, 03:52:34 PM: Any updates on this one WG? Did you get it home okay? Figured out where to set it up?
Title: Re: What a Wrench
Post by: international3414 on March 28, 2019, 04:50:20 PM: another post,wood williams wrench...showing its final resting place :huh: