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Title: Two Wrenches and Pliers
Post by: tadawley on March 02, 2013, 02:57:10 PM

Hi everyone - I was visiting Tampa and decided to look for some tools. Found these three items and hoping someone has more information.

1. Open-Ended Wrench. Found one on a wrenchingnews.com auction listing, but it simply said "5.25 bottle wrench?" I don't see any markings on it, although a number is possible on the side. Here's a link to the auction one: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/saak-2011/VS-CB-129-130.jpg

2. Pliers. These have a TREMONT stamp where the parts connect, "81" stamped on the outside, then "1 86" on the inside.

3. Billings & Spencer Co Wrench. It says it's a 1501, 1/4" wrench. Has "L M C" stamped, as well as the triangle B. Just wondering if anyone knows what LMC is. I understand many of these small wrenches were for bicycles, or maybe early motorbikes, tappets...

Thanks for the help!

Title: Re: Two Wrenches and Pliers
Post by: wvtools on March 02, 2013, 03:48:09 PM

The bottom one is a set screw wrench.  They are used to tighten the square set screws on lathe tool holders, post drills, other equipment, etc.

Title: Re: Two Wrenches and Pliers
Post by: Papaw on March 02, 2013, 03:50:31 PM

I agree- set screw wrench. The LMC looks like owner's marks rather than maker's marks.

Title: Re: Two Wrenches and Pliers
Post by: rusty on March 02, 2013, 06:49:10 PM

Ditto, LMC is likely a factory owner stamp, L(?) Machine Company or such...

'Bottle wrench' likely refers to Oxy Acetylete bottles....(Tho such wrenches exist for CO2 bottles for soda machines etc also)