cycle grip wrench

[international3414]

stopped at habitat store,got this for a buck....did a quick search..nothing...?

[amecks]

Nice piece!  Kind of a modified alligator and a lot like the current "quick" wrenches.

[Danks]

Great item, looks like it is by Daniel H. Carpenter - Orlando FL. patent No 463,137 - Nov 17, 1891. A similar style wrench was patented in England by Fastnut Ltd of London  on 30th Dec. 1921 Patent No. 194041. A novel feature explained in the patent, was the wrench's ability to 'Ratchet' round a hexagonal nut or bolt head.
The same company also produced the Fastfit wrenches.

[international3414]

i did finally find patent,though it was a bicycle wrench

[Plyerman]

Neat wrench, I've never seen one before. The "cycle" part would have thrown me off also.

[Bill Houghton]

A novel feature explained in the patent, was the wrench's ability to 'Ratchet' round a hexagonal nut or bolt head.

Probably left out of the patent description was the wrench's ability to round off the corners of nuts quickly and efficiently 

Another interesting design - so, so many interesting designs out there.

[mvwcnews]

This "CYCLE GRIP" is different than the Carpenter patent.  ( http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=1479772&typeCode=0 ) is one entry point into the group of patents which originated in Britain.   

[Twertsy]

In case anyone is interested, there may be some leads for you.  In May of 1883, I have Daniel H Carpenter returning from summering in FL to Collinsville, CT.  I don't find any references to him in Florida except patents, but many in CT so I believe he actually lived in CT, not FL.  Possibly interesting but unknown of it's related, I found a George K Carpenter working as a Machinist at B&S in 1889.