Mystery wrenches plus steel brick

[Jacobs976]

Had these sitting in one of my displays in my office for awhile, had to move the display out to make room awhile back. Never really paid much attention to them since they were just supposed to sit and gather dust after finding them in my back lot and cleaning them years ago but I'm curious now since I need to find somewhere to put everything. I believe the IH stamped ones are International Harvester going by the stamp of course. No clue on the weird designs and one is marked JD while one has a clean M in a diamond and another a rough M which I'm assuming is an owners mark. One just says made in usa like alot of the common stuff then there's the stamp I can't read beyond it looks to say something Tool.

Also steel brick. Doesn't appear to be cast iron. Found it with some old firebricks in my back lot years ago with as much carbon buildup as a fire pit so assumption would be scrap metal(aluminum maybe copper) mold for casting mainly square chunks. Or a training brick for the guy that used to send them through the windows around here back before I was around. Lots of windows that would've taken some effort to reach on the older buildings.

Curious what y'all think about the lot.

 

[steaks&anvils]

I think you are correct on the IH being International Harvester.

JD might be John Deere?

M in a diamond might be "M-Diamond". Frank Mossberg Company, per Alloy Artifacts:

http://alloy-artifacts.org/trademarks-and-logos.html#logos

You could kill a lot of days looking on this website:

http://www.wrenchingnews.com/

I have no idea about the ingot mold.

 

[MR.X]

the last wrench pic before the brick" looks like the "bonner quality tools" mark.

 

[MR.X]

The badly rusted "drop forged" marked ones with the sizes oriented perpendicular to the shank look like Vlchek GM toolkit wrenches.

 

[MR.X]

There are guys on this site familiar with Farm / tractor style wrenches that probably have had every one of those wrenches in their hand at some point.

 

[RTM]

Is the last one maybe an early cell phone?

 

[abelacres]

That 5 in 1 with the hook on the handle in the third photo is amazing

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[MR.X]

That 5 in 1 with the hook on the handle in the third photo is amazing

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I think that IHC one came with a double ended socket tool that had an oblong hole in the middle that slid over the end with the hook....see them all the time at farm estate sales. Think it was for a "Grain Drill" seed planting machine. If when some expert decides to weigh in, if they could supply a pic with the tool IN USE that would be cool, cause as usual I might be talking out my ---.

 

[abelacres]

I think that IHC one came with a double ended socket tool that had an oblong hole in the middle that slid over the end with the hook....see them all the time at farm estate sales. Think it was for a "Grain Drill" seed planting machine. If when some expert decides to weigh in, if they could supply a pic with the tool IN USE that would be cool, cause as usual I might be talking out my ---.

Double ended socket? That's even more amazing. I don't see a whole lot of old farm tools in Florida, even in peanut country where I live. Rust down here is brutal.

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[Farmer J.]

"Grain Drill" seed planting machine. If when some expert decides to weigh in, if they could supply a pic with the tool IN USE that would be cool,

I would like to see a pic that too.

Nice collection, I have 2 or 3 of the same looking implement wrenches in a rusty heap in my yard. They are VERY rusty, so no chance of seeing any markings on them.

I dunno about the 'iron brick'. Maybe a casting mould? Or, if it is the same external dimensions as a brick it may have been for building in to a wall for some purpose?

 

[Farmer J.]

Is the last one maybe an early cell phone?

I suppose if it 'made contact' the recipient ought to 'get the message'!

 

[woody 73]

The steel brick sure does look like some kind of casting mold.

 

[Jacobs976]

Is the last one maybe an early cell phone?

Phone(radio) is still in the office. Not much range or privacy and you can't walk and talk unless you're in the open though.

Tried to get the whole antenna in the photo as you can see. Another random piece of junk I've kept around for 20+ years. Along with the mechanical calculator and emergency oxygen ball kit in the background.

 

[Jacobs976]

Looked up the JD and it is a John Deere. The IHC combo wrench is looking more interesting now. Going to look up Bonner and M-Diamond later. Mainly have no idea on the weird designs, assuming they're probably easy to identify as long as someone knows what they are since they're more unique.

Also heres another wrench, a fancy forged in USA raised lettering recessed panel and the display it's sitting with. No info on it either other than the obvious and it's alot fancier than most stuff.

Edit: Ignore the books in the background. Have the more tame stuff on the bottom shelf in case someone wants a book to read, haven't actually seen anybody even look at a book around here for awhile though. 1800s medical journals and such is next shelf up for the random amputation or mild ailment that requires an almost certainly deadly potion.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The M diamond wrench is without any doubt Mossberg.

 

[Rileysan]

I think that IHC one came with a double ended socket tool that had an oblong hole in the middle that slid over the end with the hook....see them all the time at farm estate sales. Think it was for a "Grain Drill" seed planting machine. If when some expert decides to weigh in, if they could supply a pic with the tool IN USE that would be cool, cause as usual I might be talking out my ---.

"Careful .... Easy .... D'OH!!!"

 

[MR.X]

"Careful .... Easy .... D'OH!!!"

 

[Jacobs976]

Went through the lot that y'all shared info on and the no marking standard enough stuff. The IHC combo, UA-51 but there's rust/gunk still in the letters so I couldn't read it without an idea of whats supposed to be there, is a seed drill wrench. Found the hook is to align the wires. Someone also mentioned opening burlap sacks with it. Haven't seen anything about a socket piece though. So far everything has lined up right. Nothing seems too crazy, all pretty common stuff, so they'll probably see a yard sale in the near future once it's possible to have a sale again. I keep some interesting stuff but in my area the IHC and John Deere should make it's way into a collection. Others might make it into another display.

Still don't know anything on these 5 and the fancy forged in USA marked one now. Pics show the markings about as good as I can make them out in person although the lightweight wrench with a pseudo handle actually is easier to read, looks to be 1425 but still guesstimating since it's not the cleanest.

 

[MR.X]

Went through the lot that y'all shared info on and the no marking standard enough stuff. The IHC combo, UA-51 but there's rust/gunk still in the letters so I couldn't read it without an idea of whats supposed to be there, is a seed drill wrench. Found the hook is to align the wires. Someone also mentioned opening burlap sacks with it. Haven't seen anything about a socket piece though.

Hi. google U50 wrench and click on images. Should be a pic with it and your UA51. Ends have square openings.

 

[MR.X]

the one on the far left looks like what old timers call a Pitman wrench, supposedly for loosening those old ball clamps that hold sickle blades on.

 

[Jacobs976]

Hi. google U50 wrench and click on images. Should be a pic with it and your UA51. Ends have square openings.

Thanks found it. Looks interesting all together like a 4 way.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Just found this International Harvester Corp "UA51" cutout type farm wrench at the flea yesterday. Not particularly rare. Like the example the OP found (see Post #1), it's missing its "U50" mate, a double-ended socket that slips over the end of the shank, as MR. X alluded to in Post #9. I'm not a big IHC collector, and I mainly picked it up due to the flip side marking. Turns out this one was from our Neighbor to the North.

 

[sick467]

I don't think the steel brick is a mold of any sort if the interior surfaces are as bumpy as they appear in the photo. How would a part release with the rough surface?

Very cool mystery piece, however!

 

[Jacobs976]

Just found this International Harvester Corp "UA51" cutout type farm wrench at the flea yesterday. Not particularly rare. Like the example the OP found (see Post #1), it's missing its "U50" mate, a double-ended socket that slips over the end of the shank, as MR. X alluded to in Post #9. I'm not a big IHC collector, and I mainly picked it up due to the flip side marking. Turns out this one was from our Neighbor to the North.

Think the socket bit probably didn't survive as well. Seen a few that had a nice twist to them.

I don't think the steel brick is a mold of any sort if the interior surfaces are as bumpy as they appear in the photo. How would a part release with the rough surface?

Very cool mystery piece, however!

It is bumpy but I don't know if it's the brick or stuff that cemented to it. It's been in the wild long enough for anything. Never got anything other than a brass brush in it and the rest of it got a more thorough cleaning but I don't remember the outside being similar. Don't see it being a good ingot mold regardless though with the three chambers since it'd be at risk of linking ingots easier than 3 separate single molds.