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6768rogues 
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 Topic: Can anyone ID this toolPosted: Jan/18/2019 at 4:43pm |
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I “think” the adjustable wrench is from a Model A tool kit. It has the square end to remove plugs. I think a tractor wrench is similar without the square end. Many survived because people kept the tools when junking the car.
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Posted: Jan/18/2019 at 12:52pm |
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I have a tire gauge like that one. It’s polished and surprisingly, it works well.
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Posted: Jan/17/2019 at 11:46pm |
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Elgin is a 'Sears' Brand. It was the name of their top of the line bikes in the early part of the century. It's a Bicycle wrench |
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According to Wikipedia, August Schrader's son, George, was largely involved in the invention of the Schrader valve. Makes sense he would make a tire gauge to fit that valve as well.
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69 Javelin SST BBO 390 T10
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Posted: Sep/06/2018 at 3:11pm |
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LBS TO 170 is what it says on the end. I'd have thought the left end would have given it away! That part is much like the modern version of this tool. (but modern versions don't start at 30 and go up to 170!) Now what interests me, besides the range, is the name of the company that made it - A. Schrader's Son, Inc. Not "Schrader, Son and Company", not Schrader and company, not Schrader, Sons and Company, but "A. Schrader's Son, Inc." Obviously, A. Schrader's son had a company and made this.....   By the way, found another Ford script wrench, a used open end wrench. I say used because one end was used on a TIGHT bolt or nut and is stretched a tad, but it's definitely a Ford script wrench.
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Posted: Sep/05/2018 at 11:22pm |
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Please provide dimensions because first look is 1920's 30 OT 170 bullet.
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Yeah, "monkey wrenches" and "pipe wrenches" are totally different. The pipe wrench also SELF-TIGHTENS around the pipe. It's made so that once it starts to "grab" the pipe, the jaws tighten even more, there's usually a spring in the older better ones. They only work one way.
The Ford wrench won't self-tighten, it's more like an "adjustable wrench" in that respect (what many call a "crescent wrench"). But there's actually a right and wrong to them, too - but not for the same reasons as pipe wrenches. I bet I have over a dozen various pipe wrenches - from very small to pretty large. For kicks, here's a couple of pictures of a tool I found buried in a bunch of stuff most folks would have tossed, stuck up in a cigar box in a cupboard in Dad's garage............ Patent date is in 1922 if I remember right - without looking. No, it doesn't work, rust and age have seen to that, but it's still cool.   |
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"The bottom one is an Elgin adjustable alligator wrench produced into the late 1920's.". Did I miss the part about "What's it used for?".
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I stand corrected, yes by most definitions a "monkey" wrench does not have serrated jaws and is defined as a 90 degree adjustable type wrench.
Who knew that 32 years in the trade that all the trades people/instructors I worked with were wrong. Mind you most were British so maybe there is a royal difference??? My apologies!
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Posted: Aug/31/2018 at 1:05pm |
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I think i seen the bottom one in a dentist office once,
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