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Offline stillfishin

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Circle E tool
« on: June 07, 2015, 03:14:06 PM »
Here is an oddball I don't know much about.
What manufacturer had the circle E logo?
What do you suppose that tool was for? It has a prybar or screwdriver type end and then a sort of pickaxe or hammer on the other end. It has no curve about it so I doubt the prybar thing. I don't have any idea.

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Re: Circle E tool
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 04:27:20 PM »
Maybe a packing crate opener ?

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Re: Circle E tool
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 04:35:44 PM »
Bus has in The Wrenching News-
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"E" in a circle logo.
The Eberhard Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio
Early Eberhard catalogs show a large line of malleable iron castings for carriages and wagons hardware while later ones include automobile and truck castings. Catalogs also show several buggy and other wrench designs in several sizes including the Ideal buggy wrenches and Hill's patent adjustable nut wrenches. The logo is also seen on wrenches made by Eberhard for other manufactures. This logo has often been erroneously connected with one of several Erie, Pennsylvania tool manufactures.
Source: Original Eberhard catalogs and several ads seen with the logo.

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Re: Circle E tool
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 08:54:36 PM »
Thanks Papaw. I do see though that those were buggy tools. This is much later than that era. I doubt its older than the 50's  but I do not really know. I tried searching the eberhard company on google and all I come up with is buggy tools as far as any tools they manufactured. They seem to still be in business, although owned by another company (Eastern), but manufacture hardware such as latches and handles for the defense industry. So I can't see the connection to this tool.