a Buddy needs help

[scottg]

ring a bell? anybody?
  yours Scott

[Lewill2]

Atwater comes to mind but I will have to check my books when I get back to the house, unless somebody else responds by then. 

[Lewill2]

Nope dead wrong on that, Vandegrift 1-6-1891 patent.

[john k]

Scott, Looks like its been in the ground awhile.  Found in your neighborhood?  New one on me.

[scottg]

Thanks Lewell!
  Its in Va, a buddy found it.  I'd never seen one either. 
Too bad its in relic condition.
    yours Scott

[Lewill2]

If you look through the old MVWC auction pictures you will see 2 different sized all iron versions and one with a wood handle.

[Plyerman]

Relic condition or not, its still pretty neat!

[Bus]

Also comes with smooth jaws for nuts or serrated jaws for pipe.

[Wrenchmensch]

You did well finding that Vandegrift!  Here, as already mentioned by a fellow-poster, are 3 Vandegrift wrenches of the type you found.  I guess I'd have to hunt at least 400 - 600 miles west of here to find these wrenches with serrated jaws at an auction or a flea market, and maybe not even then!