Found this 9-inch "REX" quick-adjust pipe wrench today. A single tooth on the inside of the fixed handle "locks" the wrench opening size.  An Upstate New York masterpiece in nice shape, considering it's around 117 years old.

Quote from: Wrenchmensch on July 14, 2012, 01:32:37 PM
It's in nice shape considering it's around 116 years old.

I'd say!  Nice find.

Very impressive! By the looks of those teeth its hardly been used, if at all.

So what exactly does it say there? I can see REX, and blah blah blah N.Y., but can't quite make out the rest...?

What town in upstate?  looks like it might be Peru?

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Auburn, New York

Pat. June 5 1894

As far as wear, this wrench has virtually none.

...and there it is: Patent 521,130, issued to Charles Van De Water.






(scanned from google patents)

Congrats, a real nice find

Oh man thats nice.