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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: johnsironsanctuary on May 15, 2012, 07:25:51 PM

Title: I did it again
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 15, 2012, 07:25:51 PM

I called the son of the guy that sold  the big haul on Friday. I offered to come back and buy more. I came home with 15 more wood handle nut wrenches. Will probably sell most of them.

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Title: Re: I did it again
Post by: Nolatoolguy on May 15, 2012, 07:37:54 PM

Ahh a guy cant possibly have enough wrenches can he?

Anyway

What type is the one with the silverish handle?

Title: Re: I did it again
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 15, 2012, 10:43:19 PM

It is a 15" Bemis and Call Combination wrench that has a nice gooey coat of black and silver paint.

Title: Re: I did it again
Post by: Neals on May 16, 2012, 12:23:27 AM

Some nice ones there.

Title: Re: I did it again
Post by: Lewill2 on May 16, 2012, 05:51:10 AM

Second row far left is a jog bar style which falls under different patents. It might be a J. P. Lindsay patent, patented December 12, 1865. Coes bought the rights to the patent so it could still be made by Coes. If it is made by A. G. Coes, Herb Page values it at $175 - $200 in his book. Not sure of current prices but it is still probably the best one of the group.

Title: Re: I did it again
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 17, 2012, 01:51:53 PM

Thanks for the heads up Lewill, I new it was special, I just didn't know how special. I think I am going to have to spend some money on books. The marks are badly messed up,

Title: Re: I did it again
Post by: Lewill2 on May 17, 2012, 07:28:54 PM

Several different marks are shown in Herb's book, A. G. Coes in an arc over 2 straight lines reading Worcester/Mass. on one side and either Lindsay's Patent in an arc over Dec 12, 1865 or A. G. Coes in an arc over Mar 6, 1866. Later jog bar wrenches were made with a threaded nut in the lower jaw instead of the lower jaw being threaded. These carried a different patent that covered the threaded nut design.

The extra bar on the back side of the main bar was designed for additional reinforcement. I guess cheater bars were thought of from the beginning of wrenching.

Title: Re: I did it again
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 23, 2012, 01:32:36 PM

As I said before, the markings are badly hammered and only a few letters are identifiable. When cleaning it up, I did find markings that I had not seen before.  'M&STPRW' which I assume is Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. That is a very early name for the Milwaukee Road.  About all I can make out is on the bottom line where the city normally is ;   ma----ough  WAG Marlborough?

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