Identification of adjustable wrench brand

Leon67 · Dec 26, 2016

Found this in grandfathers tool box. There is nothing on it except the logo shown on the 3rd photo. Looks old but in very good condition. Should be from before the 1950's but I cannot be sure. Sometime around 2001-2002 it was partly painted red but the original color was black matte as the non red parts. If anyone knows something I would appreciate it.

notlob · Dec 26, 2016

"speednut" style wrench. Made by a number of companies over the years. Here's the patent, and a link to a similar wrench on Alloy Artifacts (scroll to bottom of page):

https://www.google.com/patents/US1602620

http://alloy-artifacts.org/chicago-mfg-company.html

chicago_mfg_adj_8in_wrench_speednut_pat_f_cropped_inset2_w560_h280.jpg

ganymede · Dec 26, 2016

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four.cycle · Dec 26, 2016

also a "Speednut" wrench made by Cochran Mfg. Co., but the design of it is much different:

patent D48,996 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers.html#cochran / http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coc...212301?hash=item4d4a7d5fcd:g:yXgAAOSwdIFXzvtu

need to figure out who that logo belonged to. ( V B ???? )

Empty Pockets · Dec 27, 2016

My dad had a couple of the Cochran type speed wrenches, when I was a kid. I would borrow them all of the time, and as a kid, found them quite useful.

This thread brings back good memories

Farmer J. · Dec 28, 2016

I have one of the same design, but no idea where it came from, I found it in my barn.. It's about 6" long and says FASTFIT PAT on one side of the handle. No other significant markings. It works perfectly!
Does anyone know anything more about these style of wrenches?

There's an interesting read about using them and how they get broken on this link:

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v.../adjustable-wrench-use-design-musings-242785/

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