Tell me about this Wright wrench find

[Hellcat6]

Picked this up at a garage sale today and frankly I don't know what to call it. It has a 3/4 socket head on one end and a 11/16 on the other. Both ends pivot as shown by different positions in the pics. If I am reading the Alloy Artifacts page right, I think this was made in 1940. Anyone confirm and provide any additional information. Didn't see anything like this on the Wright page. Thanks, Drew

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii344/dmaser/P6190026.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii344/dmaser/P6190027.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii344/dmaser/P6190028.jpg

[philw]

Old school. Sometimes referred to as a Saltus wrench. I know MAC and Herbrand use to make the double ended ones like yours.
Sk, Snap on and possibly others still make the style like yours except one end has a standard open end wrench in place of the other socket.
The 1940 date looks correct to me.

Early Wright wrenches seem to be rare. I believe they quit making wrenches for a period of time.

[TRTOOLSUPPLY]

Philw is right...Wright Tool & Forge was taken over(contracted) by the War Department for a few years during WW2.Wright had(still has) it's own forge so it was used for the war effort,only a few tools were produced during those years.

Hellcat...let me know if you want to trade that "old" wrench for a shiny "new" one.........:spit:

[fatfillup]

I believe Saltus is a brand name, made in Germany IIRC. Saw some at a sale and was suprised that it was a brand. Went for too much money for me. I have a set of SO's form the early 50"S

[Fins/413]

Hellcat6 Nice tool I'd love to have a full set. Do you have a Hellcat?

[lbgradwell]

I believe Saltus is a brand name, made in Germany IIRC.

That's right.:)

http://www.saltus-werk.de/english/index.html

[Hellcat6]

Hellcat6 Nice tool I'd love to have a full set. Do you have a Hellcat?

No, actually spent 20 years in the Army and that was often a callsign I would use when in the field. Just sort of stuck!