Craft Quick Adjust

[Lewill2]

My latest acquisition, a Craft Quick Adjust like shown in Schulz #488. The description in Schulz has it misspelled. Marked Craft Patd inside a diamond. Didn't find a patent yet.

[bill300d]

Interesting adjust mechanism. I've only seen the ones that were threaded on the one leg.

[turnnut]

 Lewii2,

  around what years would you estimate that wrench to be from ?

Frank

[Lewill2]

I'll have to check Copes again but I believe Craftsman started to make the roller style pipe wrench around 1907 so I'm guessing early 1900's.

[mikeswrenches]

Here's the closest I could come to a patent for that type of mechanism.

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=465272&typeCode=0

I see very few of the twisted handle wrenches, much less a quick adjust type. Very nice!

Mike

[Twertsy]

Here are a couple that are close:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US589046A/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US465272A/en

But I have a feeling the patent picture will show the twisted mechanism.  After all, that's the mechanism upon which the quick adjust depends.

[Plyerman]

Yes that one is in great shape Les. Its original owner must have owned a hammer, too

[Yadda]

Yes that one is in great shape Les. Its original owner must have owned a hammer, too