Don't know what went on with this wrench. I'm guessing it was stamped with wrong sizes; turned over and stamped with sizes on correct ends but stamp ran off wrench. Went spastic and stamped all over;temper,temper,temper. These are only guesses and I'm guessing Quality Control had day off. How in the world did this wrench get out the door?
Anyway I welcome this 495 Walden Worcester to my collection.
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May well be the most valuable 495 Walden Worcester ever produced. Neat!
"Did you turn the conveyor off?"
"yup"
"Did you turn the stamping machine off?"
Ehhh.......oops
Wow!! Looks like they used it to test the stamp press, then someone took it from the scrap pile...
At least I got some extras with this monstrosity for my $2. I got a OR916 walden rat and this pile of Walden wrenchs.
Looks like ~16 wrenches? are they all lug wrenches?
Interesting wrench, haven't saw any like that.
Quote from: oldtools on December 11, 2013, 10:12:34 PM
Looks like ~16 wrenches? are they all lug wrenches?
Some of them are not lug wenches.
I see a few main bearing wrenches and a couple of head bolt wrenches there.
Nice selection!!
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The Walden Worcester wrenchs are a mixed bag. Haven't cleaned or IDed any of them. Also got a flat of similar but not Walden Worcester wrenchs at same auction. One was a Mossberg 320 that I didn't have. Also got this unmarked socket-flat end that I want to call a Ford wrench but don't know much about old auto wrenchs. Am I wrong?
Quote from: jimwrench on December 13, 2013, 06:24:25 PM
The Walden Worcester wrenchs are a mixed bag. Haven't cleaned or IDed any of them. Also got a flat of similar but not Walden Worcester wrenchs at same auction. One was a Mossberg 320 that I didn't have. Also got this unmarked socket-flat end that I want to call a Ford wrench but don't know much about old auto wrenchs. Am I wrong?
I do not know this wrenches specific application but I believe you will find that this tang end was used to release the lever found on what was refereed to as a split rim back in the old days.
Teens on up until approx 1931 or 32 ( if memory serves ) me Dodge Brothers cars/Graham Brothers trucks used this sort/a variant of this tool and was part of the original tool-kit.
Often mistaken for a gadget to remove tires and while I am sure it did come in handy for that purpose that was not its intended design.
I am not sayin that this was this tools specific purpose because again I cannot identify the wrench enough to put it in with a specific manufacturer of automobile assuming it was built for a specific tool-kit.
I am jealous of that pile of wrenches.
Here is a different variation just for fun
On the Model A (1928-1931) (at least) the wheel lug-nutz wrench was also the starter crank - just reverse it!