City Electric Red Head: What's it for?

Wrenchmensch · October 06, 2012, 09:40:43 AM

Found this yesterday at a flea market. I don't know its application, and would welcome input about that and the company that made it.

DM11 · October 06, 2012, 11:14:09 AM

Here is a link to the U S Patent. Looks like you got a pipe wrench.

Papaw · October 06, 2012, 02:50:07 PM

Shaped like an involute wrench. Is the longer jaw broken?

Wrenchmensch · October 06, 2012, 03:49:56 PM

No, that is the standard configuration for this wrench (and why I bought it).

rusty · October 07, 2012, 11:04:04 AM

Steel City made electrical fittings, particularly conduit.....
So, likely targeted at the electrical trade for conduit assembly (The threaded pipe screw in type)

Wrenchmensch · October 07, 2012, 12:47:11 PM

Thanks!!

Lewill2 · October 07, 2012, 05:55:52 PM

Is it about 8 inches long?

Wrenchmensch · October 08, 2012, 06:49:06 PM

Nope. 11 1//2 inches long.

Lewill2 · October 09, 2012, 11:24:21 AM

This one is on ebay but as Papaw suggested it has a longer outer jaw but is the same overall length.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RED-HEAD-WRENCH-STEEL-CITY-ELECTRIC-CO-/230862697753?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c07d3519

Papaw · October 23, 2012, 04:48:47 AM

I was sure I had seen it before.

oldtools · October 23, 2012, 05:05:27 AM

Cool tool, looks like a Flamingo...

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City Electric Red Head: What's it for?