funky large adjustable wrenches

[knobby]

I haven't seen any like this this before
http://windsor.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...-Adjustable-Wrenches-Qty-4-W0QQAdIdZ226013807

 

[bchee]

those are cool.
I think I have seen them for railroad work. I'm probably way off

 

[lbgradwell]

Once quite common...

 

[Lump]

I have seen some very popular US-made wrenches of that same style and age, most commonly made by Westcott, I think. They are quite collectible, as even non-tool people find them interesting, and sometimes buy them to use for decorations, etc.

 

[treasureseeker]

I avoid them now at estate sales as they don’t do well on eBay. I had some Ford marked ones that at least sold. I believe they were Westcott. In Michigan you run into the tools they used on the assembly line and the addition of the Ford name helps.

 

[knobby]

I avoid them now at estate sales as they don’t do well on eBay. I had some Ford marked ones that at least sold. I believe they were Westcott. In Michigan you run into the tools they used on the assembly line and the addition of the Ford name helps.

Hey thanks for the insight I never would have thought that they would have used adjustable wrenches on the line.

 

[SCscoutguy]

I see those all the time at the flea market. Like said above they really don't seem to sell on ebay.

 

[back2class]

I believe the reason they were so popular is back in the day bolts were oftern square. Adjustable wrenches hold square fasteners great. Square fasteners are also why you see most very old wrenches being only open end, and why most older sockets were 12pt.

 

[emeraldcoupe]

i have an 8" westcott just like that. never used it but i kept it 'cause it looks cool.

 

[TheGrooveking]

The design dates back when they would put a curve into a handle based on that the longer it was the more leverage you could produce with it. You guys might of seen large valve handles with curved spokes, same principal.

TheGrooveking

 

[supertooljunkie]

I have a set of those in 6", 8", and 10". Not much to use, but nice to display.

 

[kythri]

I believe the reason they were so popular is back in the day bolts were oftern square. Adjustable wrenches hold square fasteners great. Square fasteners are also why you see most very old wrenches being only open end, and why most older sockets were 12pt.

Aren't the angles off for a 12pt socket on a 4pt fastner? I thought that's why they made the 8pt sockets, for square-head fasteners...

 

[Ser50]

double post

 

[Ser50]

Aren't the angles off for a 12pt socket on a 4pt fastner? I thought that's why they made the 8pt sockets, for square-head fasteners...

yes.

a 12 point is still a 120 degree angle. not a 90, like a double square/8-point

a triple square has 90s at 12 points... but its teeth get in the way of being used on a square

im not tool collector by any means, but i see a lot of older wrenches with 6 point ends to the contrary. which is unheard of these days.

 

[Diesel_Crawler]

Once quite common...

Back when dirt was new.