becket
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I picked up a Ford model T adjustable (monkey) wrench at a yard sale. This one has an end that is not rounded, but tapers to a small rectangle that I guess fit into a slot for some purpose. What was that purpose, please?
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Ford model T wrench question
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Ford12508
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Post pictures please. On the wrench is says Ford, is it in Ford script or is it just plain lettering?
Bruce Lancaster
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The end is for removing recessed-head pipe plugs in the rear axles of Model A's. T's had no such end piece on their adjustable wrench, and that was dropped sometime after the Model A, then reinstated after WWII for the last years of early Fords. Other period Ford adjustables are pretty much the same but with simple rounded end.
http://www.maniccollector.com/images/fordwrench.jpg
This is a pic from bay; Mine says 'Ford' in script...
This is a pic from bay; Mine says 'Ford' in script...
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Re: Ford model T wrench question, Also Fairmount
I also bought 3wrenches. The largest is 7-7/8 , and is a Fairmount Cleve. double open end. The others are 4-7/8 with faded writing unlegable, also open ends. The third is old looking also, but is flat double open ended, and is 3-1/2. My eyes are not good, the sizes may be off a couple ticks on the ruler:
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Edit: The pics glitched, but were the Fairmounts part of the model A set?
I also bought 3wrenches. The largest is 7-7/8 , and is a Fairmount Cleve. double open end. The others are 4-7/8 with faded writing unlegable, also open ends. The third is old looking also, but is flat double open ended, and is 3-1/2. My eyes are not good, the sizes may be off a couple ticks on the ruler:
cid:5D3869F9-21AD-443B-9633-92DC7909116B/photo.JPG
cid:67D197C3-F083-4B95-9A35-BACB70E1FE1C/photo.JPG
cid:F288B2FE-0804-403D-9C63-D45E75904037/photo.JPG
Edit: The pics glitched, but were the Fairmounts part of the model A set?
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Ford12508
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The end is for removing recessed-head pipe plugs in the rear axles of Model A's. T's had no such end piece on their adjustable wrench, and that was dropped sometime after the Model A, then reinstated after WWII for the last years of early Fords. Other period Ford adjustables are pretty much the same but with simple rounded end.
I have a slightly different model than he has, it has a rounded bottom, but doesn't look like his adjustable. I will get a picture tomorrow probably. I believe it was one of the earliest if not the earliest style wrench they had, as the handle wasn't straight like that, it has a curve in it.