Never seen one of these before. It is an 8-inch adjustable wrench with three folding tools in the handle. It was nickel plated, but about half the plating has flaked off. The only marking on it is GERMANY stamped in tiny letters on the handle.











The folding tools each have a "dished" area running along the length of the shank, so that they click into place when fully open or fully closed. I've seen old tool harps that use the same method. Any idea who made this wrench or how old it is?

Since Philips head screws were patented early 30s; there is a very narrow pre-WWII  window, but more likely post WWII which gives 1950s as Germany began to rebuild.

Can I use it in the MVWC newsletter?

Never seen one of those.
The Phillips driver puts it at least after 1928 or 1930 like Stan says.

Quote from: mvwcnews on February 01, 2014, 01:21:41 PM
Since Philips head screws were patented early 30s; there is a very narrow pre-WWII  window, but more likely post WWII which gives 1950s as Germany began to rebuild.

Can I use it in the MVWC newsletter?

Certainly! And thanks for the info!