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Started by skylab, April 10, 2012, 10:02:12 PM

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skylab

found at the flea.  Used on a square nut  can't read the writing very well.

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Billman49

Possibly a bed key - used for tensioning the spring sub-base on old wooden framed beds...

OilyRascal

I have seen the same (square nut t-handle design 6" long) used as a key to a lock on a side-box of an industrial truck bed.
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jimwrench

 The Owsley Bros had a patent on the Acme twist handle wrench. Don't know if this wrench was made by same company.
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rusty


Owsley Bros was indexex under wrenches, and 'general merchandise', so it's plausable at least.

The wrench may not be for anything in particular, square T-handle wrenches were a standard wrench type once upon a time, you just don't see them much these days...

Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

Lump

I have seen wrenches like this used for turning valves on and off, such as gas valves on cylinders, etc.
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amertrac

looks like a tool to open groun level valve boxes like natural gal,water or gasoline   
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Nolatoolguy

I would be willing to say its a sillcock key.

Basicly used for opening and closing comerical pipe fittings.
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