Star adjustable buggy wrench. Schulz's #230

[Carl Wagner]

I bought this one the other day. Didn't come cheap. One sold at a 2005 York auction. Its the same one pictures in Schulz's book. Has a neat spring loaded adjustment mech on it. This one is in remarkable shape and looks nearly unused. Stan or Bus...any other info on this one? Has a patent ever been found?

[Carl Wagner]

Lewill....any idea? Anybody?

[Lewill2]

Not really into buggy wrenches, I can look the end of the week. I'm out of town until late afternoon Sunday. No research books with me.

[turnnut]

Carl,

take a look at patent # 606,047      PATENTED jUNE 21, 1898

E.P. Conway

AXLE NUT WRENCH

???   Frank

[Carl Wagner]

Thats sure close. Not exact, but darn near. Dan the Rustcollector showed me that one too. Schulz book shows it as a STAR Adjustable. Just wondered where that info came from. I would love to find the patent if there is one and supply a photo for DATAMP. CW

[Lewill2]

Maybe Stan or Bus will chime in soon.

[turnnut]

Hi Carl,

perhaps Stan will remember his dads Star wrench,  it is possible that STAR was on his wrench.
isn't there a number on yours ????

as for patent drawings,  the manufactured product is not always as the patent shows, most of the patents are for a special feature of the product.

example would be the Ellis wrench, it has the patent date on it as 03 although he never received the
pattent approval until 04.

I have a few wrenches that are not 100% of what the patent showed.

I am no expert, just trying to help, good luck, Frank

[mvwcnews]

I'm not sure the STAR in S#230 was dad's; he had photos of prize pieces from several collections for the book.  My brother-in-law Jon  was doing serious B&W photography & had his own darkroom at the time.  He and dad set up at several wrench club meetings -- dad  had  invited people to bring their "most unusual."  Jon shot several rolls of film & printed the photos with all the wrench images roughly the same size which made it easier for mom to do the layout. 
As far as patent # 606,047 -- the movable jaw in the STAR has an extension that slides inside a compression spring -- that aspect is not found in patent 606,047.

[Carl Wagner]

I thought so too Stan. The one I have is identical to #230 in your Dads book. Same markings as well. Maybe it just never was patented. Its a prize piece for me either way. CW

[Charles Garrett]

 too expensive or impossible to make that way and are redesigned for production
Things are rarely produced exactly like patent dwg because they don't initially work or are

Read 2nd line first pls.