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Title: Complete Sets?
Post by: Lewill2 on May 06, 2013, 06:36:18 PM
Left to Right, Gordon Automatic Quick Adjust Crescent Style Wrenches, 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch. Did they make any other sizes? All 3 marked patent pending, Patented July 22, 1924. Next Athol Machine Co., Standard Tool Co Quick Adjust Rapid Transit Wrenches, 8 1/2 Inches with wood handle and the more common 6 inch all steel version. I don't believe they made any other sizes of this one. Patented June 8, 1880.

Maybe I finally completed these 2 sets.
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: mikeswrenches on May 06, 2013, 08:58:41 PM
Very nice!!  I've never seen the Gordon's before.  I have one of the all metal Standard Rapid Transit's but did not know it came in the larger size.  I was under the impression that there was a 6 in. version with a wood handle.  Do you know if that is true?

Mike
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: Lewill2 on May 07, 2013, 07:24:10 AM
As far as I know the 6 inch Athol/Standard Rapid Wrench only came with a steel handle. I could be wrong but I have never seen one.
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: Papaw on May 07, 2013, 07:40:45 AM
As far as I know, that is the case. I haven't seen the wooden handled 8" one.

I have each of the steel ones, one Standard Tool and one Athol Machine.
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: Lewill2 on May 15, 2013, 07:58:43 AM
I realized there is also a 10 inch wood handled version of the Athol/Standard Rapid Wrench. I have one that has been butchered in one of my backup storage drawers. I guess I'll have to try and revive it for display.
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: Lewill2 on July 05, 2013, 08:19:24 PM
I found a good 10 inch Athol/Standard Tool quick adjust to complete the set. 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch nominal sizes.
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: Papaw on July 06, 2013, 08:24:56 AM
NICE!!  I am on the lookout for those wood handled ones.
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on July 06, 2013, 10:16:24 AM
Nice groups. Can you still find these in the wild or do the come from wrench auctions?
Title: Re: Complete Sets?
Post by: Lewill2 on July 06, 2013, 12:54:22 PM
In the wild maybe, these have come from auctions, so they must have been in the wild at some point.