Odd looking tool

[Kevin54]

I have never seen a tool like this before. It's called a "Never-Stall wrench" and made in Dayton, Ohio. Supposedly used for windmill repair. Sort of an all-in-one tool

http://limaohio.craigslist.org/tls/4291742727.html

 

[daparrothead]

Never seen one before, it is kewl in it's own odd way.

 

[rexer]

Multi Purpose tool
Very cool , like the Swiss army knife..

 

[woodstockva]

Oh that would definitely be hanging on the wall in my garage if I found it at a yardsale or flea market!

 

[Plombob]

They got windmills in Ohio?

Cool tool!

 

[4xdog]

Looks well made. I get it but for the thumbscrew in the pliers jaw. What's that for?

 

[Tucko]

Wow, it looks like a medieval torture device...

 

[woody 73]

Oh that would definitely be hanging on the wall in my garage if I found it at a yardsale or flea market!

In a heartbeat it would be hanging on my shop wall

 

[larry_g]

This is what you get when you don't separate your tools in the tool box, they produce some weird offspring..

lg
no neat sig line

 

[premierplayer]

My dentist uses one of those

 

[Richard Cranium]

so very neat, would love to have, but not at 65.00....Richie

 

[Outlawmws]

Never seen one either, but I want one... (agreed; not for $65)

Now we know where Peterson Vise grips got the jaw design!

 

[theoldwizard1]

They got windmills in Ohio?

They don't have any trees in central OH !

 

[CoopVA]

Is it the very first prototype Leatherman? LOL...


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[zkling]

They got windmills in Ohio?

Cool tool!

Outside of the major cities, their ain't much of anything in Ohio, especially to the east.

 

[uart]

Wow, that's really cool old multi-tool.

I can see:
- Pliers
- Adjustable wrench
- Pry bar
- Screw driver
- Wire cutters
- Wire strippers/crimpers

Looks well made. I get it but for the thumbscrew in the pliers jaw. What's that for?

I was wondering exactly the same thing 4x. The only thing I can think of is that it's to hold the jaws open at a set distance, possibly the strip insulation from wire (without risking it biting down too deeply).

 

[LEVE]

Thanks for posting this. I've never see one and had a lot of fun with a Google search on the tool. There's a lot out there to view/read about this tool.

 

[road]

I dont care I Want it !

 

[Outlawmws]

Wow, that's really cool old multi-tool.

I can see:
- Pliers
- Adjustable wrench
- Pry bar
- Screw driver
- Wire cutters
- Wire strippers/crimpers




I was wondering exactly the same thing 4x. The only thing I can think of is that it's to hold the jaws open at a set distance, possibly the strip insulation from wire (without risking it biting down too deeply).

You left off the square nut grips on the inside of the handles, and probably pipe grips in there also. Old Gas stove pliers often had that.

 

[scottbob]

The thumbscrew was used to clamp the tool to a board so you can use the wrench like a little vise


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[toolin' around]

Yeah, I guess the theory was if you're 50' up on top of a windmill, you want a tool that will do it all without fussing around... I have a pair of fencing pliers that have similar utility... Pliers, staple remover, wire cutters, hammer, wire strainer, wire twist, all in one.

 

[Outlawmws]

Man that wrench would be one iffy vise! I wonder if it was really to clamp it to a board as a cheater for the wrench?

 

[Alchymist]

http://www.pasttools.org/articles/combination_tools.htm

 

[ihrescue]

I have never seen a tool like this before. It's called a "Never-Stall wrench" and made in Dayton, Ohio. Supposedly used for windmill repair. Sort of an all-in-one tool

http://limaohio.craigslist.org/tls/4291742727.html

It makes you wonder if the set screw works to lock in the opposite end for some purpose. By the way, what is adjacent to the prying handle end, from the straight down perspective it looks like an awl. But maybe if we saw it from the side it would be another shape. You have to imagine that climbing up to repair or perform maintenance on a windmill, you would not want to be without one or another tool so they efficiently combined as many here have said to make a multi-purpose tool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[ihrescue]

Yeah, I guess the theory was if you're 50' up on top of a windmill, you want a tool that will do it all without fussing around... I have a pair of fencing pliers that have similar utility... Pliers, staple remover, wire cutters, hammer, wire strainer, wire twist, all in one.

Ah, found a diagram that shows all the uses. I think the set screw hold the mid section tight together to act as the handle for a tap. The two square cutouts are for large and small pipe taps. Check this link for the diagram.

http://www.pasttools.org/articles/combination_tools.htm

 

[4xdog]

Here are the details on Frank Stolle's original patent from 1909:

 

[littletoes]

I imagine its like many a fence plier, all in one 'cause that's all you can carry in a pair of saddle-bags.

 

[STANIMAL]

That has to be the strangest tool I've ever seen .