I thought it was visible in the photos but here is a better shot. On the 12" end below the thumbwheel there is a number. It appears to be 502. And now that you mention it I think I can make out an A before the 5. See below
Thanks! I appreciate your thoughts on this wrench, yes if the bends were done later whoever did them did a really nice job of maintaining the structure of the letters.
I thought that too at first but I have seen S wrenches before and the lettering is very consistently straight for someone to bend the wrench that way and not distort the letters. I think it was forged into the S shape. Just my guess.
I snagged this wrench at a yard sale over the weekend. The more I look at it the more interesting it gets. It would be great to hear your opinions on age, rarity and value of the wrench. This is a Diamond Calk Horse Shoe (two words) Co. Duluth Minn. U.S.A. Double end S Wrench. One end is a...