Show us your vintage speed wrenches

[lilredex]

I don't know what this one is.

Looks very much like a "coal stove grate wrench"

https://www.google.ca/search?q=coal...yj0LTPAhWH5oMKHWXgCVYQsAQIIw&biw=1280&bih=700

 

[WWShop]

Oddly enough, I don't own a speed wrench. I better start looking on Craigslist!

 

[ecotec]

I have never used either of my speeder wrenches.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a vintage 1/4" drive Williams I picked up at the flea recently.
-Don

 

[Username already in use]

That's a nice Williams speeder, Don.
Here's a 1/2" drive None Better that I picked up for a $1.

 

[bczygan]

Just dragged them unused, out of a drawer, to make space. Need to get rid of them if there is no practical use.

From right to left, Walden, Husky, Thorsen and 3 SO's. All 3/8".

Bill

 

[Cf mtn]

i picked up a few that i crossed paths with.
top 2 are plomb 3/8, 1/2"
bottom 1 is new brittain

 

[paulm12]

Looks very much like a "coal stove grate wrench"

https://www.google.ca/search?q=coal...yj0LTPAhWH5oMKHWXgCVYQsAQIIw&biw=1280&bih=700

Wow. thanks for the info and link. Never found any clues on my own. Thanks.

 

[Jp267]

Penens 1675 Speed Wrench 1/2in drive.

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[Jp267]

OMG

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[d42jeep]

Since your Penens speeder is part of the Plomb/Proto empire, here is a 1/2" drive Firestone and a 3/8" drive Plomb.
-Don

 

[elidas]

Coal stove?

 

[Jp267]

Since your Penens speeder is part of the Plomb/Proto empire, here is a 1/2" drive Firestone and a 3/8" drive Plomb.
-Don

Oh neat didn't know there were Firestone branded tools. Thanks for the pics, Don!

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[Farmer J.]

I wish that photo bucket thing would let us look at the pictures....

 

[Semi-hole mechanic]

1947 CMan (New Britain) 1/2 drive.

 

[bonneyman]

My only speed handle: a vintage Thorsen.

 

[safariknut]

My one and only. Seems I'm the only person I know that actually uses a spinner anymore. They came in EVERY craftsman set in the 70's and 80's.

When I was in the Navy and working on aircraft a speed handle was indispensable.One time we had to remove the center line bomb rack on all of our F-4 Phantoms to check for fuselage cracks. The bottom access plate for the bomb rack has about 60 screws in it and the trick was to break the screws loose with an impact driver and then use the speeder to remove them.After 45 minutes work at removing the rack a mech would look up inside with a flashlight for a few seconds and then say,"OK you can put it back together now!" One of the happiest days of my life was when that inspection was finished.We had TEN of them to do.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I picked up a couple of interesting speeders today at the flea market.

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The one with the doorknob handle is a Williams S-10P. We were just talking about brace-type speeders on another thread, and I showed a Snap-On I have as an example. I also showed a page from a 1943 Williams catalog, illustrating their S-15P (standard 1/2-inch drive speeder) and their S-10P as a period document reference. I have a dozen (wartime surplus) Williams S-15P's, but no S-10P. So that was a nice snag.

The other 1/2-inch drive speeder is a (New Britain) MUSTANG MS-85.

See thumbnails for close-ups.

 

[Mintgrun]

the one in front is a Bonney and the other made by Billmont

 

[d42jeep]

My only speed handle: a vintage Thorsen.

I'll see your vintage Thorsen and raise you two Protos and a Snap-on.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some old pictures of a 1/2" drive Walden speeder I used to have.
-Don

 

[RodneyW]

I was digging around in the older threads and found this one. I didn't look too close but I saw a couple single size speed wrenches (old, rusty. and unknown brand if any, due to I didn't check). They're probably a few dollars apiece. If there's any interest I'm happy to pick them up if they're still there for cost plus shipping from Centralia, WA. Not looking to make money on them, just willing to help out a collector.
Rodney

 

[snapmom]

Rodney, a pic would be of great help.
Thanks.

 

[RodneyW]

I almost never have any sort of camera or cell phone with me. I might be going by there in the next day or so. I'll see what I can do then.
Rodney

 

[Mintgrun]

I picked this K4 Snap-on speeder up last weekend (for a dollar).


I believe the 'stylized E' denotes 1944.

It is a little rusty, but I am hesitant to put it in the E-bucket, for fear of removing what is left of the plating. It can just stay the way it is, for now.

 

[RodneyW]

Got a picture today.

Due to the poor lighting and the fact I forgot my reading glasses they're still old, rusty, and unidentified. I'm not sure if any maker's marks would show through the rust anyway.
There are 4 speeders total. One had a price tag of $6.99. The tags were missing on the others. Three appear to be the same brand/style. One of the three has notches cut in the socket, I'm guessing it was done to make some sort of homemade spanner wrench. The fourth one has a more mushroom shaped handle at the top and is shorter overall.
Rodney

EDIT: I knew it was a bad picture but looking at it now, it's worse than I thought.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Looks like maybe some williams maybe blackhawk. Pretty hard to tell with all the rust. Here are some half speeders

 

[Provincial]

I saw an old speeder at the flea market just after the New Year. It was made of 7/16" or 1/2" round rod, with a forged or cast head for holding a 11/16" external (male) square drive stamped steel socket. The shape of the handle bends was pretty modern, with a 90 degree bend at the drive end and an angled rear bend to put the knob further back. The most distinctive part was the knob on the end of the handle. It was made of machined aluminum and had a rounded outer circumference that was checkered. It was almost like a diamond-tread early automobile tire. The knob then dished in to a disc before thickening back up to make a hub. The knob spun freely with no slop, indicating some sort of bearing or bushing to reduce friction. The handle had the remains of a silvery sheet-metal part, probably a liner in a wood or plastic handle that rotated on the crank.

Unfortunately, I was unable to get a photo of this thing, so I hope my description is adequate. It may show up again next month, as none of the vendors items appeared to have sold.

 

[r_olson_06]

Looks like maybe some williams maybe blackhawk. Pretty hard to tell with all the rust. Here are some half speeders

I didn't know anyone else made them besides Blackhawk. Very interesting.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061

 

[Tylermorris]

Here’s my Williams

 

[GalaxyRat]

Here's my Wright 1/2" N-16 speeder, a little pitted.
Date looks like -46

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[Oldtuleguy]

Love the wright speeders. They just look fast.

 

[GalaxyRat]

The shape reminds me of the Snap-On Ferret speeders, besides the handle.

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[Oldtuleguy]

I think wright was among the first in that design. Here is a 46 wright with a later wizard(duro). You can see the aggressive bend near the handle then the 90 degree turn toward the drive end.

 

[GalaxyRat]

I definitely see it. The Wright have way sharper corners down the shaft.

I think wright was among the first in that design. Here is a 46 wright with a later wizard(duro). You can see the aggressive bend near the handle then the 90 degree turn toward the drive end.

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[99TDR]

I've had the 3/8" since about the mid 70's when I got it in my starter Craftsman steel tool box set with your name plate. I aquired the 1/2 on ebay, seemed it was very close to the same time frame as my 3/8 based on the end spinner knob. I've used the 3/8" a ton with starting lug nuts or rows of lots of fastners like oil pans / ****** pans and such. Safer than an impact, and far easier than by hand or with a normal ratchet. I've used the loose hold on the 3/8" to have it spin in my hand and used an adapter for 3/8-1/2.. but once I tripped over the 1/2 on ebay, big difference.

 

[MisterEd]

Mustang MS85 1/2 Inch
Craftsman 1/4 Inch

 

[Semi-hole mechanic]

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[jwilson645]

Based on the date code pages I've seen, this one is a 1963 Snap-on K-4

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here are the speeder offerings for 63