Nomenclature

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Nomenclature: (n.) (1) the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.

I recently began broadening my search parameters in an effort to dig as many names out of the woodwork as I can for my LIST (which is being updated almost daily lately, in case you haven't checked.)

Searching for "wrench" on ebay.it just doesn't get the desired results, because when in Rome, you have to speak Italian.

These are just a few examples. You might want to just use this as a reference source.

Or, if you're fluent in some other language and can point out names I'm overlooking here, please let me know.

And to Dave455 and humber2 and farmerJ and Monte - I am anxiously awaiting your feedback here, because I know these charts are anything but fully comprehensive:


1909 William Marples & Sons Ltd. catalog (England)

1928 Sheet Metal Worker J.M. & L.A. Osborn Co. (U.S.)

Buck & Hickman Ltd. catalog pp 271 (England)

Buck & Hickman Ltd. catalog pp 274 (England)

Clefs à écrous (France)

Clefs de vélos (France)

 

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Melhuish Ltd. catalog pp 336 (England)

Melhuish Ltd. catalog pp 335

Outillage (France)

 

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Schraubenschlüssel models 1

Schraubenschlüssel models 2

 

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Schraubenschlüssel models 3

Let me know what I'm missing here. Thanks! BK

 

[Farmer J.]

Interesting thread. Pleased to help if I can be of any assistance. Give me a while to check through the above posts and names and maybe I can add some regional variation..

 

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My objective here is to suss out as many manufacturers's names as I can to flesh out the list. Since clicking "post reply" on the above, I've stumbled across what appear to be fairly comprehensive lists of German and British tool makers, so I may be getting ahead of myself here.
I would not have posted this at all were it not for what came up in search results on ebay.uk last night when searching for "pocket spanner".

There seems to be no end to the variants on some tool names.

 

[Farmer J.]

Accles and Pollock made 'tubular box spanners'

I have some in my collection, but here's links to info:

Accles and Pollock - Graces Guide

The company is still going strong, here's their website link:

History - Accles & Pollock

acclesandpollock.co.uk

 

[Farmer J.]

In France
'Société Anonyme L'Auto-clef' name later changed to 'L'outillage Contal' made those Auto Cle socket sets also later made under license by Mossberg in USA.
See post #39 in this thread:

My favorite ratchet wrench - Mossberg Auto-Cle

Ca. 1908. I don't collect sockets & ratchets, but this was too cool to pass up. It reverses by moving the collar up/down the shaft. :thumbup:

www.garagejournal.com

 

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(* from another thread: *)

Just to help with the German a little bit ... "Zange" is the singular, "Zangen" is the plural. English is if anything even more confusing than German, since we call the tool a "pair" of pliers rather than just a "plier". So a "Zange" would be one pair of pliers, "Zangen" would be two or more pairs.

And if you want to know what a "Zündkerzensteckergreifzange", you just have to decompose it bit by bit:
Zündkerze = spark plug (and that in itself is a compound noun - Kerze = candle, zünden means to light or ignite);
Stecker = in this context, the spark plug boot;
Greif = the verb "greifen" means to seize, grip, etc.;
Zange = pliers.

So a Zündkerzensteckergreifzange is a pair of pliers for gripping spark plug boots.

Zangen

 

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1. - 'cramp' = 'clamp' in English woodworking, 2. vises before this were wooden for woodworking or smiths'-type leg vises, so maybe they were giving a new name?? 3. vises in england are vices - maybe they didn't like this association with the other meaning

Woodhead / Jonas Woodhead, Bradford, England / woodworking vise / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-garage-journal.44782/page-2274#post-10406645 /

 

[Farmer J.]

Woodhead / Jonas Woodhead, Bradford, England / woodworking vise / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-garage-journal.44782/page-2274#post-10406645 /

In British English Language:

'Cramp'. Up to 7 different meanings.
noun : something that confines or restricts.
verb: to prevent the development or progress of someone or something.
Synonym is 'Restricted'.
Earliest use 1374 Geoffrey Chaucer
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cramp

'Clamp'.. At least 4 different meanings.
Noun: A brace, band or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
Verb: To fasten something in place, or to hold something tightly so it does not move.
Earliest use 1808 John Jamieson.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/clamp