Uncle Sam Buggy Wrench...Anyone Know the Name?

[MysteriousGT]

Found this in a Old Barn while Digging!

The Words "Pat Apl'd For" is Hand Etched above Uncle Sam, Back Of the Wrench says 7-8 and 0173 !

Anyone Know a History on The Uncle Sam tool?

Thanks

[jimwrench]

             Richards-Wilcox Mfg Co. of Aurora ,Il per Rathbone page 463

[Lostmind]

Neat wrench , thanks for sharing

[MysteriousGT]

             Richards-Wilcox Mfg Co. of Aurora ,Il per Rathbone page 463

Thanks, Is there Any Info on the Aprox Age of this Wrench?

[jimwrench]

 Rathbone does not give date info on this wrench and datamp gives only one patent for this company and it is not for this wrench. Assume patent would have been for nut retaining feature so further search might turn it up.

[Carl Wagner]

I just picked one of those up. Looks like yours is broken though.

[rusty]

Only wrench patent I find is for a completly different wrench function (drum wrench)

The company mostly patented door slide/roller/opener/latch hardware.

A few stray tools snuck in tho...

1055278   Quick-acting vise.
1106096   Quick-acting clamp.
2156109   Grapple
2148573   Wrench

[mvwcnews]

As noted in a couple of MVWC Newsletter issues ( Sept. 1991, pg. 3 & Dec. 2102, pg 27 ) Richards-Wilcox introduced the Uncle Sam axle nut wrench in 1912.  The trade write-ups suggest a patent was imminent, but  thus far I have not identified a patent .