Unknown whatsit.

[stormking]

This might be an easy one but I don't remember ever seeing one. Stamped (May Motor Company Portland Ore).


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[lbgradwell]

I'd say that's an old tire iron...

[Flatland Dave]

Tire iron or tire jack wrench.

Nice old Oregon plate Stormking. 

[Aunt Phil]

Valve wrench/ removable.
End hole is for breaking it loose, center hole is for spinning it open or closed fast.

[stormking]

The end is shaped like a tire spoon. I couldn't find any info on May Motor Co. on the net. Thanks

[oldgoaly]

got one, but don't know what all it does but one end is a tire tool, the wrench part maybe for the rim nuts for wooden wheels?

[turnnut]

I have a few with garage advertising on them, and some with no writing.

look at patent # 1,454,320   Jan. 13, 1922   

yes, the days of the wooden rims.

the patent states:  combination wrench & tire tool, to loosen demountable rims from wheels and to remove the tire from the rim.

if you look at your tool, you will see that the small curve is needed to get below
the edge of the rim,   

these are the type of rims that the spokes and hub stays on the vehicle.
sometimes you may need the Y shaped tool with a crank to split the rimsalso.

[mvwcnews]

Jenkins Vulcan Spring Co. (Richmond Indiana) Model E combination tire iron & rim bolt wrench "good for FORD & 95% of other wheels in use circa 1922 according to their ad.   The flat surfaces made it ideal for auto & tire dealerships to use as an advertising specialty.   This was written up in recent issues of the Missouri Valley Wrench Club Newsletter.

I just donated one marked with the name of a local tire shop together with the 1922 auto trade journal article describing the wrench, and 1925 local newspaper ad announcing the tire shop to a local museum.   ( http://www.yorknewstimes.com/news/historical-wrench-given-to-wessels/article_396af322-c1f9-11e3-a77d-001a4bcf887a.html ) 

Patent no. 1,454,320  ( http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=1454320&typeCode=0 ) describes the wrench & illustrates the tire iron function.

[Plyerman]

That display looks to have been very well done Stan. Good for you on the donation.

[stormking]

Thank you for the info Stan. Very nice gift to the museum.