Rock Island, JD, Ford

[radguy]

Here are a few of the wrenches I came across today.

Rock Island

. by radguy1, on Flickr

JD

. by radguy1, on Flickr

. by radguy1, on Flickr

Ford

. by radguy1, on Flickr

. by radguy1, on Flickr

Any info on these would be appreciated.

Dan

[Papaw]

I wonder why we see so many of those Ford wrenches spread like that?

[rusty]

>I wonder why we see so many of those Ford wrenches spread like that?

I'm not entirely certain the short Ford wrenches are drop forged, they are very soft, you can easily squeeze them shut again in a vice. I suspect they are really malliable iron, it was cheap, and Henry liked cheap ;P

[BRwrench]

Top Ford wrench is a Model T transmission band adjusting wrench, part number T-1917.

Bottom Ford wrench is a sparkplug headnut wrench for cars and tractors. This style was used starting about 1940. The wrench pictured is marked with FoMoCo in an oval. The FoMoCo on an oval mark was used on these wrenches beginning about 1950 the ones from around 1940 - 1950 were marked with the Ford script.

[radguy]

Thanks guys. Now I just need to decide what wrenches I want to keep.

Dan