We took off today and headed for our favorite flea market sites. I had my Papaw's Wrench hat, as I was looking for more wrenches. Keeping it simple, I found a nice Henry & Allen 6-inch Stillson wrench, a large and uncommon 16-inch Oswego Tool Co. No. 3 Alligator wrench, a strange brass or beryllium copper bronze 3-way wrench with the legend "Boston Mass." on it (no idea what this one is for unless it's a bed wrench!), and a plain 6-1/4malleable cast iron cutout wrench with the legend "C093" stamped into one the jaws. Still soaking in a Pine Sol solution are two greasy metal socket sets, photos of which I will add someday soon.
An explosion proof bed wrench...now there's something you don't see every day!~
Oswego alligators are another , and that one is very nice :)
I've never seen an Oswego alligator wrench.
Until yesterday, Noel, neither had I!
The brass/bronze wrench looks like it is for the gas bottles on a cutting torch.
EvilDr235
Quote from: Wrenchmensch on April 28, 2013, 08:20:57 PM
. Keeping it simple, I found a nice Henry & Allen 6-inch Stillson wrench,
Very nice and clean 6" !! Love those little guys!
Brian
The Boston Mass. wrench is a furniture repair wrench, sold for the purpose of removing and tightening old bed bolts. It is made of red brass.
There is one selling on eBay right now. I have asked the seller for information on who makes these wrenches.
Update: The seller told me she had no idea who made these wrenches.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220515669550
Does the cut out say something in the web or are they just ribs?
Just ribs. I may have read the numbers upside down. With the open end to the right, they read "E504".
On the Henry & Allen wrench, research has indicated the Company started manufacturing "agricultural equipment" in 1892. The Company was sold sometime after 1952, but before 1955.
I looked thru Rathbone and didn't see anything on your cutout wrench. Maybe Bus or Stan can shed some light on it.
Mike
An explosion proof bed wrench ...now there's something you don't see every day!~
Wrenches I got. An explosion proof bed cannot be that hard to find, Rusty.
The cutout looks like the empire plow "10" wrench minus the "10". Seems like there are a bunch of wrenches that are very similar.
Jim