Finn Tool Co. Springfield, Ill.

[davethorik]

found this over the weekend. an 8" adjustable wrench marked Finn Tool Co. Springfield, Ill. it has an interesting locking mechanism that looks like a hex key.

can't find much aside from a few others on Worthpoint, and the patent itself, and a blurb on datamp.
patent 2,657,606

US Patent: 2,657,606 - Adjusting and Lock Means for Slidable Jaw Wrench

US patent 2,657,606 Adjusting and Lock Means for Slidable Jaw Wrench was issued to Kenneth F. Finn of Omaha, NE. It was granted on 11/03/1953. The specifications describe jaw surfaces grooved to grip pipe. The primary feature of interest is the side lever which pulls out to provide extra leve

www.datamp.org

I'm almost certain this was made by Utica. anyone else have one?

 

[1whocares]

found this over the weekend. an 8" adjustable wrench marked Finn Tool Co. Springfield, Ill. it has an interesting locking mechanism that looks like a hex key.

can't find much aside from a few others on Worthpoint, and the patent itself, and a blurb on datamp.
patent 2,657,606

US Patent: 2,657,606 - Adjusting and Lock Means for Slidable Jaw Wrench

US patent 2,657,606 Adjusting and Lock Means for Slidable Jaw Wrench was issued to Kenneth F. Finn of Omaha, NE. It was granted on 11/03/1953. The specifications describe jaw surfaces grooved to grip pipe. The primary feature of interest is the side lever which pulls out to provide extra leve

www.datamp.org

I'm almost certain this was made by Utica. anyone else have one?

 

[1whocares]

Sorry, I wanted all of this on 1 post, pic and story, anyways, I have three of these (hanging on a Bluegrass adjustable wrench board) My uncle was selling these wrenches in 1963 or 1964 he was in Ag and FFA in high school and they were selling them for a fundraiser, he brought a set over to my parents house (We lived on a farm) the selling point was he took a penny and the biggest wrench and with the allen on the side he bent the penny, My father bought one, that is one of them the other my uncle gave me a few years ago and one I bought at a swapmeet within the last 10 years, That's my story about these wrenches.