Private Lugnutz
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Found this wrench at a flea market this morning.
The open end is 21/32” and the 6-point box end is 1/2”.
According to this Wordpress blog on Gormully & Jeffery linked here, and this Chicagology article linked here, G&J started making bicycles in 1878.
When they split up, Mr. Jeffery went on to form his own company, making automobiles, in Kenosha, WI, under the "Rambler" name. Yes, that "Rambler." Counting these early cars and the later versions that AMC made, Ramblers were made without interruption from 1909 through 1969. In fact, my first thought was that this was an auto kit wrench.
The OEM is unknown. If I had to guess, it would be a Chicago area mfgr, but there is some merit for Billings & Spencer as well. The wrench is a substantial, serious tool, very well made, smartly finished, and the panel, the meeting of the shank and the head, and the beveled jaw exhibit a handsome design flair.
It is actually my second Gormully & Jeffery wrench. I have this tiny (3” long!) adjustable bicycle wrench marked with a logo that reads “a G & J Product” inside a rhombus.
Hard to believe the combination wrench is older than 1900, which is forged and annealed, or that it was made in the same timeframe as the tiny adjustable bike wrench, which is pressed steel and nickeled. But it is dated by G&J aficionados to 1894 to 1899 G&J bicycle toolkits, and an example with a similar and similarly marked wrench (with a pry bar end instead of a 6-point box end) is shown in this forum here.
Any ideas on what the boss on the edge of the shank would be for? Thumb stop? Prying?
There aren’t too many examples of G&J tools on GJ.
four.cycle posted a 3” G&J bike wrench like mine on the ‘Tiny Tools’ thread, linked here. Nklamerus also posted one on its own thread, linked here.
I haven't been able to find any other combination wrenches like mine, or any other G&J tools.
The name shows up in the ‘List of U.S. Mfgrs’ thread, linked here, and the ‘Old Logo ID Markings Guide’ thread, linked here.
If you got ‘em, post ‘em. Maybe we can collect a whole virtual kit.
The open end is 21/32” and the 6-point box end is 1/2”.
According to this Wordpress blog on Gormully & Jeffery linked here, and this Chicagology article linked here, G&J started making bicycles in 1878.
When they split up, Mr. Jeffery went on to form his own company, making automobiles, in Kenosha, WI, under the "Rambler" name. Yes, that "Rambler." Counting these early cars and the later versions that AMC made, Ramblers were made without interruption from 1909 through 1969. In fact, my first thought was that this was an auto kit wrench.
The OEM is unknown. If I had to guess, it would be a Chicago area mfgr, but there is some merit for Billings & Spencer as well. The wrench is a substantial, serious tool, very well made, smartly finished, and the panel, the meeting of the shank and the head, and the beveled jaw exhibit a handsome design flair.
It is actually my second Gormully & Jeffery wrench. I have this tiny (3” long!) adjustable bicycle wrench marked with a logo that reads “a G & J Product” inside a rhombus.
Hard to believe the combination wrench is older than 1900, which is forged and annealed, or that it was made in the same timeframe as the tiny adjustable bike wrench, which is pressed steel and nickeled. But it is dated by G&J aficionados to 1894 to 1899 G&J bicycle toolkits, and an example with a similar and similarly marked wrench (with a pry bar end instead of a 6-point box end) is shown in this forum here.
Any ideas on what the boss on the edge of the shank would be for? Thumb stop? Prying?
There aren’t too many examples of G&J tools on GJ.
four.cycle posted a 3” G&J bike wrench like mine on the ‘Tiny Tools’ thread, linked here. Nklamerus also posted one on its own thread, linked here.
I haven't been able to find any other combination wrenches like mine, or any other G&J tools.
The name shows up in the ‘List of U.S. Mfgrs’ thread, linked here, and the ‘Old Logo ID Markings Guide’ thread, linked here.
If you got ‘em, post ‘em. Maybe we can collect a whole virtual kit.
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