Fine Tool JournalHere comes my RSS infohttps://finetooljournal.net/2021-04-20T06:34:20+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.37002-3382021-01-06T11:35:00+01:002021-01-06T11:35:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/9140/7002-338 7002-338. COES knife-handled wrench. 10", moderate surface oxidation but no pitting, jaws clean, handle near fine with complete oval Coes decal. Good+ 60-1007002-3372021-01-06T11:36:00+01:002021-01-06T11:36:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/9139/7002-337 7002-337. COES knife-handled wrench. 18", surface oxidation but no pitting and jaws are very clean, 80% old style oval decal, some water staining and one gouge on the reverse side of handle. Good+ 60-1007001-3142020-09-01T00:00:00+01:002020-09-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/8677/7001-3147001-314 Lot of six wrenches. Four farm equipment wrenches, one crank-type, and an unusual design with sockets on both ends and a box wrench that swivels out from the center. Good & better (SWR424) 60 - 1207001-3122020-09-01T00:00:00+01:002020-09-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/8675/7001-3127001-312 Lot of seven farm equipment wrenches. Various size, shapes and makers. Good & better (SWR423) 60 - 1207001-3112020-09-01T00:00:00+01:002020-09-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/8674/7001-3117001-311 Lot of four nut wrenches. A perfect handle wrench based on Shepard's 1901 patent and made by Russell & Erwin, 10"; and three Coes types, one 12" with chips from handles, and two 10", one of them spray painted silver. All grungy and dinged up but working. Good (SWR419) 50 - 807001-3102020-09-01T00:00:00+01:002020-09-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/8673/7001-3107001-310 Lot of three adjustable nut wrenches. All with Coes-type adjustments and metal handles: a 15" wrench by PEXTO, a 14" by GIRARD WRENCH, and a 12" with illegible mark. Good (SWR420) 50 - 1007001-3092020-09-01T00:00:00+01:002020-09-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/8672/7001-309*7001-309 Lot of two CINCINNATI TOOL CO. patented bar clamps. Patented in 1927 by John Hargrave, the president of CT, and featuring a self-locking sliding head. 18" long, work smoothly, and very unusual. Good+ (nonumber) 30 - 607001-3082020-09-01T00:00:00+01:002020-09-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/8671/7001-3087001-308 Lot of two KEEN KUTTER wrenches. A Coes-type nut wrench, 10" with wooden handle, mild pitting to head but works smoothly, and a 12" pipe wrench, super clean. Both clearly marked. Good & better (CAN23, 122) 60 - 1207001-3072020-09-01T00:00:00+01:002020-09-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/8670/7001-3077001-307 Lot of two adjustable pipe wrenches. A "Little Giant" patented in 1913 and manufactured by GREENFIELD TOOL & DIE, 18" marked with patent number; and a 14" example of the "Magnum" patented in 1959 and manufactured by the MAGNUM TOOL CO. of Houston, marked "Pat Pending" and with 50% red japanning. Good+ (SWR71) 100 - 1506904-4242020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7755/6904-4246904-424 Lot of two adjustable wrenches. A COES wrench with wooden handle, marked with Loring Coes' 1900 design patent for the handle design, 6-1/2" long, and an unmarked example in which the jaw is closed by rotating the handle, 5-1/2" long, nickel plated. From the collection of Cecil Holmes. Good+ (CHS210) 60 - 1006904-4232020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7754/6904-4236904-423 Lot of three bicycle wrenches. All unmarked, two have rotating steel handle, 5" long, one with jaws slightly sprung, third is 4" with steel handle. Good & better (CHS214) 30 - 606904-4222020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7753/6904-422*6904-422 Lot of two DUDLY spoke nipple wrenches. Patented in 1894 by ALBERT DUDLY of Menominee, MI, and designed to wrap around a bicycle spoke to clamp on the nipple. Both 3-1/2" long, one marked by A. Dudly Mfg. Co, and on by Dudly Tool Co., the former missing its adjusting screw. Good (JSM046) 20 - 406904-4212020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7752/6904-4216904-421 "KENTO" quick adjusting wrench. A handful of these wrenches are known, and they appear to be based on Allen's 1920 design patent, although the details are unknown. The name in the arrow-shaped trademark could be "Kento", or possibly "Kent, O" or even "KO Ent (Enterprises). It?s a weird design - when the handle is turned to one position the jaw slides freely, turning the handle locks it and provides for fine adjustment. Nickel is partly worn. Good (JSM072) 50 - 1006904-4202020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7751/6904-4206904-420 HAYWARD patent pipe wrench. Patented in 1913 and manufactured by HAYWARD WRENCH CO. of St. Louis, Schulz #678), manufactured by Hayward Wrench Co. of St. Louis, 7:. Good+ (JSM068) 50 - 1006904-4192020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7750/6904-4196904-419 Lot of three monkey wrenches. A "Perfect Handle" SIS Wrench by H.D. SMITH, based on Amos Shepard's patent, 6" with metal handle; one marked by SHAPLEIGH HARDWARE, 6" with metal handle, and one marked by OAK LEAF hardware, 6" with wooden handle, all super clean. Good+ (CHS216) 60 - 1206904-4182020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7749/6904-4186904-418 Lot of three monkey wrenches. One marked by WHITMAN & BARNES, one by PS&W Co, third has a mark obscured by light pitting but marked with John Coes' 12/28/75 patent. All 6-1/2", with wooden handles. Good & better (CHS215) 30 - 606904-4172020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7748/6904-4176904-417 Lot of three GIRARD WRENCH CO. monkey wrenches. All marked by Girard, 6-1/2", wooden handles, work smoothly. Good+ (CHS213) 30 - 606904-4162020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7747/6904-4166904-416 Lot of two wrenches. A "Lightning Wrench" by HAMPTON MACHINE & TOOL CO.; sliding jaw with spring-operated locking button. We've seen other examples marked "Patent Applied For" but don't know if a patent was granted. Plus an adjustable Coes-type nut wrench by MOORE DROP FORGE CO. which was primarily known for its pipe wrenches, 6-1/2", wood handle. Good+ (TBI1057) 80 - 1406904-4152020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7746/6904-4156904-415 Quick adjusting "Lightning" wrench. Manufactured by the HAMPTON MACHINERY & TOOL CO., with a sliding jaw locked with a spring-operated button. We've seen other examples marked "patent applied for" but have never located a patent. 9-1/2" long, mark a little faint but legible. An uncommon wrench. From the collection of Cecil Holmes. Good+ (CHS209) 50 - 1006904-4142020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7745/6904-4146904-414 CHAMPION adjustable nut and pipe wrench. Patented 3/15/21 by Paul Tumulla of Chicago. Nut and pipe jaws in head that slides and is locked by squeezing the handle. The Champion Wrench Co. was formed the following year to market "the greatest improvement since the monkey wrench" but it sank without a trace. A rare wrench in very clean condition. Good+ (TBI353) 60 - 1206904-4132020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7744/6904-413*6904-413 BAXTER double headed S-wrench. Unmarked as many are but clearly based on William Baxter's original 1868 patent. 10" long overall, some surface dinging and corrosion but good overall and works smoothly. Good (JSM031) 30 - 606904-4122020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7743/6904-4126904-412 BARNSLEY quick adjusting monkey wrench. Patented in 1914 by Arthur Smiley and manufactured by the AUTOMATIC WRENCH MFG. CO. of Boston, with a spring loaded internal locking clutch. Schulz # 475. Very clean example of a rare wrench. Fine (JSM060) 80 - 1506904-4112020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7742/6904-4116904-411 Lot of two HANDEHAND quick adjusting wrenches. Nut wrench version of the design patented 1921 and manufactured by H AND E WRENCH CO. of New Bedford, MA. Sliding jaws closed by sliding collar and internal helical screw. Schulz # 496. Both 10 inch, nice and clean. Good+ (JSM064) 40 - 806904-4102020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7741/6904-4106904-410 VICTOR BRAND chain wrench. Patented by Clarence Bonner of Chrisman, IL, in 1909 and manufactured by him, 20" long with "patent applied for" and manufacturing information cast into head. Some minor pitting. From the collection of Cecil Holmes. Good+ (CHS206) 50 - 1006904-4092020-05-26T00:00:00+01:002020-05-26T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/7740/6904-4096904-409 CRAFTSMAN adjustable pipe wrench. Unique roller jaw mechanism; patented 11/12/07 by George Heckling (Schulz #663 and #664) and sold by the Craftsman Company of Conneault, OH. 10" long, surface oxidation but no damage. Good+ (JSM029) 60 - 120