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Offline Brophy

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UTILEX multitool/wrench
« on: November 12, 2012, 07:29:24 AM »

(cross posted on GG)


Found this neat multitool at the flea yesterday...





It's stamped PAT no 579210 REG DES 841889 BRITISH MADE  UTILEX 641535




Hammer, nail remover, prybar, screwdriver, rule and file....that's a lot of useless for a buck!

...Rob
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Offline Branson

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Re: UTILEX multitool/wrench
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2012, 07:57:06 AM »
Pretty irresistible though.
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Offline jimwrench

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Re: UTILEX multitool/wrench
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2012, 08:57:23 AM »
 If you want to double your money, I'll be available. Seriously its a lot nicer tool than I expected when I pulled this thread up. Nice find.
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Re: UTILEX multitool/wrench
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2012, 09:10:30 AM »
It is a neat tool.
As originally invented, it was probably a little less useless, it was supposed to be a glass tool with a cutter and breaker, somewhere along the way those features got dropped....

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19460726&CC=GB&NR=579210A&KC=A

Filed in 1944, but not issued till 1946

PDF: http://www.adjustable.archivist.info/patents/GB/1946/GB579210A.pdf

There are other interesting things on http://www.adjustable.archivist.info/ BTW...
« Last Edit: November 12, 2012, 10:01:44 AM by rusty »
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Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.
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