u got any extra international harvester 8" and 6" adjustables? i been looking over 15 year for them i can afford. i got the 12" and 10"ones.
thanks.

I checked, and I have no extra 8-incher IHC adjustables.  If I see any, I'll buy them and let you know ASAP.

Wrenchmensch: Are you talking about the "monkey wrench" IHC or ones like a modern Crescent?

I have an International Harvester 8" laying out on my front porch, I think! I need to clean that puppy up.

OilyRascal: I think I've seen that black oxide finish Thorsen 8" with the sharp crisp modern lines somewhere before, just can't remember where....;) ;).....lol.

Quote from: Plyerman on July 24, 2012, 08:24:09 PM
Tell me about that Challenger Clikstop - does the name have something to do with the way that worm axle sticks out?

No, I don't think so; not sure what's going on with Oily's wrench...

I'm reasonably sure the Clik-Stop feature was introduced in 1957 or 1958. That is, Clik-Stop wrenches do not appear in the 1956 Proto catalogue, but I have an ad from 1958 so...

Clik-Stop wrenches were available from Proto, Challenger and P&C for certain, and I would not be surprised if the were offered in other Pendleton brands too.

Year unknown:




1959:






1963:




They are still offered by Proto today.

Cool advertisements, LG!!

I have a pair of P&C water pump pliers on eBay right now. Kinda cool to see them in an original ad!!

QuoteWrenchmensch: Are you talking about the "monkey wrench" IHC or ones like a modern Crescent?

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Keykeeper: I am talking about the ones (both Z 788's) below.

Wrenchmensch:

Ok, now I know. I don't think I have ever seen one of those "in the wild" tool hunting. I'll keep my eyes open, though.

I measured the IHC I have, it is actually 9 inches long. Good condition though. I'm gonna put it in my monkey wrench collection. My brother actually found it in some junk he hauled out for someone. I have it's bigger brother somewhere around here, I think.

Quote from: keykeeper on July 25, 2012, 05:57:12 PM
I have a pair of P&C water pump pliers on eBay right now.

Link? Can't find 'em...

Quote from: Plyerman on July 24, 2012, 08:24:09 PM
Tell me about that Challenger Clikstop - does the name have something to do with the way that worm axle sticks out?

I wish I could.  Learning myself.

Quote from: wrenchguy on July 25, 2012, 10:55:44 AM
u got any extra international harvester 8" and 6" adjustables? i been looking over 15 year for them i can afford. i got the 12" and 10"ones.
thanks.

No, sir!  I will keep my eyes peeled for you.  Good luck in your hunt!  Please show off those you have.  I'd love to see them.

Quote from: keykeeper on July 25, 2012, 04:14:13 PM
OilyRascal: I think I've seen that black oxide finish Thorsen 8" with the sharp crisp modern lines somewhere before, just can't remember where....;) ;).....lol.

Yes Sir you have :-)  Many many thanks!  Much of what I have Thorsen has come from this community.

Quote from: lbgradwell on July 25, 2012, 04:55:05 PM
No, I don't think so; not sure what's going on with Oily's wrench...

I'm not sure myself.  It is "frozen" at the moment.  I need to spend some time with it and see if I can free it up and figure out how it functions.  More to come.

PS - thanks for the adverts.

From the wild today - marked "Toyota Motor" on one shank, and "Angle Wrench" on the other.

Crescent 4" Jamestown NY USA markings
John Deere TY19945 6"

Does the Crescent 4 incher actually say "Made in USA" on the other side?  Or just "Crescent Tool Company Jamestown NY"

By the way.  I rue the day that I missed this auction....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=320932910756&nma=true&rt=nc&si=qJwoW0Q8dKVfQMsBhXZExDIIEbk%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

   
2 NYE adjustable wrenches 12", 10" made in Chicago Illinois vintage tools wrench
Item condition:   --
Ended:   Jul 01, 201215:17:23 PDT
Starting bid:   US $19.99   
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Had planned on bidding but somehow forgot. When they came up again I saw that there were bidders and was too broke to feel competitive.

Congratulations of winning them! They seem to get cooler every time I look at the pictures.

Quote from: volvadi on July 26, 2012, 04:25:48 AM
Does the Crescent 4 incher actually say "Made in USA" on the other side?  Or just "Crescent Tool Company Jamestown NY"

It is marked "Crescent Tool Co. Jamestown N.Y., U.S.A."

Quote from: volvadi on July 26, 2012, 04:25:48 AM
Congratulations of winning them!

Thanks!

Quote from: lbgradwell on July 25, 2012, 04:55:05 PM
Clik-Stop wrenches were available from Proto, Challenger and P&C for certain, and I would not be surprised if they were offered in other Pendleton brands too.

We can add Vlchek to the list. This photo is from AA:




The patent was applied for September 9, 1957 and finally issued almost exactly two years later on September 22, 1959.

In addition, AA notes:

QuoteThis wrench closely resembles Proto adjustable wrenches, but more importantly, the "Clik-Stop" trademark was registered in 1958 by Pendleton Tool Industries, the parent company for Proto in the 1950s. Similarly, the "Clik-Stop" mechanism is covered by patent #2,905,037, issued to C.W. Coslow in 1959 with assignment to Pendleton Tool Industries.

The Clik-Stop mark has been used on Proto and related brands for years, so it's clear that this wrench is a Proto product. (More accurately, the wrench was made by the J.P. Danielson division of Pendleton Tool Industries, the factory responsible for adjustable wrench production.)

Elsewhere, AA claims:

QuotePendleton Tool Industries registered the "Clik-Stop" trademark with the first use in 1957...

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT2905037

By the way, did anyone else notice the P&C logo had changed somewhere between 1959 and 1963?

Not only are the letters bolder, the style of the ampersand has changed too!