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Farm and Implement Wrenches and Tools => Farm Implement Wrenches and Tools => Topic started by: jimwrench on December 18, 2012, 07:15:59 PM

Title: R & Co 44 wrench
Post by: jimwrench on December 18, 2012, 07:15:59 PM

 Sometimes you have to go by the shape. This wrench caught my eye in a box with 4 very rusty wrenchs at auction. Turns out its a R & CO 44 wrench that isn't all that common (at least in my experience) one other was a Cadillac wrench I didn't have.
 2000000 well spent (oops left out the decimal point)

Title: Re: R & Co 44 wrench
Post by: OilyRascal on December 18, 2012, 07:29:31 PM

Quote from: jimwrench on December 18, 2012, 07:15:59 PM

2000000 well spent (oops left out the decimal point)

Jim
Mr. Dollarwrench

:-)

Title: Re: R & Co 44 wrench
Post by: john k on December 19, 2012, 08:00:40 PM

Have you found out what a J & Co. wrench is for?   Did they build farm machinery too?

Title: Re: R & Co 44 wrench
Post by: rusty on December 19, 2012, 08:13:33 PM

J ? or R?

R & Co is Robinson & Co of Richmond, Indiana.....

http://www.mrlinfo.org/history/business/swaynerobin.htm

PS: Wrenching news misc wrenches page has a R & Co 44 for sale if you want another one, steal at $350 :)

Title: Re: R & Co 44 wrench
Post by: jimwrench on December 19, 2012, 08:29:33 PM

 I corrected the original post. It is indeed the Robinson & co of Richmond In. and it was in a box of wrenchs not a wrench of wrenchs.
I don't drink so I must blame the errors on some sort of wrench mania. My example is not in great condition bur I'll treasure it nonetheless.

Title: Re: R & Co 44 wrench
Post by: jimwrench on December 27, 2012, 08:24:34 AM

 Robinson & Co. made threshers early on and produced parts for lawn mower makers Dille-McGuire and F & N.