Good memory John, thanks Bus, ole Frank the vendor will be happy.

Quote from: Bus on July 31, 2014, 01:00:07 PM
Lot 872 from the 2010 Doug Busch Auction is similar.

0872. TONG KLINCHER GRIP / KLINCHER TOOL MFG. CO. - MPLS, USA - - 17.5" tire mounting tool.

Thanks for the picture Bus. I was recently given a #873 without the handle. Now I have to clean it up and see who the maker was.

No. 873 was marked . MASTER RIM TOOL

Thanks for the quick reply. Now I have to look for the handle.

http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=11483.0

Looks similar

Also looks like it could be used for "painless" castration of Bulls. Chuck Garrett

Quote from: Bus on July 31, 2014, 08:13:00 PM
No. 873 was marked . MASTER RIM TOOL

I have owned 7-8 rim spreaders over the years, out of that number 3 had no markings at all ,
they were all 3 the same and were for small diameter rims ( cheap car )
Most of the makers can't get enough fancy wording on them , maybe the more it says , the more they charge?
In the day , they were a nice tool to own if you did your own tire work , like most auto owners did.

Quotelike most auto owners did.

Like my grandfather-