Need help with a few wrenches

[johnsironsanctuary]

http://s1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb373/johnsironsanctuary/My%20Wrenches/?start=all

I could use some help with these.  Don't know much other than what is on them.  Links to references would be just as helpful.

The first one is marked " EASY WRENCH  THE LAWRENCE MFG CO  CHICAGO ILL  PAT AUG 13 1913.

8" Wood handle monkey wrench with no markings.

8" Wood Handle EC Simmons  "Keen Kutter" logo

8" Adjustable   B&C

"12 IN. NO 121 Adjustable  GELLMAN WRENCH CORPORAYTION ROCK ISLAND, ILL   "Polly" logo DROP FORGED STEEL PATENTED APR. 17, 1923"

6" Wood Handle Pipe Wrench  "TRIMCO  Trimost Mfg Co, Roxbury, Mass (Hard to read) Pat 1916


Thanks,
John

[Branson]

Nice looking stuff, John.  The easy wrench wins for strangest looking, and the two adjustables  are really interesting.  On the other hand, I couldn't have passed up any of them.

[jimwrench]

 The Lawrence Mfg. Co. wrench is a rim wrench. PatentAug 13 1918 Patent # 1275707

[johnsironsanctuary]

Thanks Jim, the patent date is kinda fuzzy on the casting.  Sounds like it would be at home under the back seat in a Maxwell or a  Metz or something. Probably a lighter car with a wrench size just under 3/4". Much easier to use than the piece of junk provided with todays cars.

[lbgradwell]

8" Wood Handle EC Simmons  "Keen Kutter" logo

You can read more about E.C. Simmons & Co. Hardware here:

http://www.roseantiquetools.com/id42.html

8" Adjustable   B&C

B&C is Bemis & Call:

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/other-makers.html#b+c

6" Wood Handle Pipe Wrench  "TRIMCO  Trimost Mfg Co, Roxbury, Mass (Hard to read) Pat 1916

Trimo & Trimont...

See the following threads for more info:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92318
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108739

[johnsironsanctuary]

WOW!!  Thanks for the links. 

I just spent three hours learning about wrench makers and I haven't scratched the surface!  Thanks again.

John