Old adj. & pipe wrenchs

[Sevenhills1952]

Craftsman is a greenish-blue
Pittsburgh made in Spain?

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[22george]

First "Craftsman" monkey wrench I've seen.

 

[DadsTools]

The Craftsman looks like a Vlchek. Vlchek is known to have made some tools for Sears.

Many moons ago back in the late 1970s when I sold tools, our aluminum pipe wrenches all came from Spain, so they've been making aluminum ones over there for some time.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a Craftsman auto wrench I used to own. I generally avoid any tools branded Pittsburgh at all costs.
-Don

 

[ynned]

OOH! OOH! I'll play.

I've never seen one like this before or since. Marked "Craftsman Tool Co., Conneaut, O Pat. Nov. 1907. A spring inside the tubular handle keeps the wheel gizmo pushed against the jaw. The user simply pulls the wheel and mount to open, the spring then pushes to whatever pipe (looks to be around 3 inches or so) is inserted. the wheel is serrated, and also has gear teeth on the edge, which run along a rack. The serrations grab the pipe, then apparently the force of applied torque causes the gear teeth to push against the rack, clamping it against the workpiece. I've never tried using it.

 

[ynned]

This one is just your everyday upside down backwards pipe wrench. Marked "18 Lawson Ushco Mfg co, Buffalo, NY

 

[ynned]

The only Monkey wrench I kept from my Father in law's junk. I like because it's main body is machined from a solid bar, like a quality knife. plus the adjusting screw is unusual. Nice heavy wrench, I can't read enough of the stamp to tell who made it.

 

[ynned]

And finally, the Keystone Pipe Wrench from Holland Mfg Co Erie, PA. I actually found some information on this one online.
From the web page linked:

Description:
A large adjusting sleeve with internal teeth engages teeth on the shank of the movable jaw. The wrench is comprised of only three pieces. The bearing surface between the movable jaw and handle is slightly convex and the adjusting sleeve fits loose enough to allow the movable jaw to rock slightly in relation to the handle. Hollands Mfg. Co. of Erie, PA marketed this as the Keystone Pipe Wrench.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I've never seen one like this before or since. Marked "Craftsman Tool Co., Conneaut, O Pat. Nov. 1907.

Watch your fingers. Those can be dangerous.

Not the company that Sears, Roebuck & Company paid $500 for the rights to the Craftsman name, by the way, which was Marion-Craftsman, in Marion, Indiana. Perhaps an earlier forerunner of the same company, when it was located in Conneaut, Ohio, but I can't recall if that's the case or not. Other examples have been posted here before, but not by me. Still hoping to run into one in the wild, just for the novelty, and for my "Oddfellows" collection. If you like weirdass adjustables, you may enjoy that thread linked here.

Nice find!

Lawson Ushco Mfg co, Buffalo, NY

If you search on Lawson Ushco you'll find a thread on these and the interesting origins of the company. EDIT: Here is a link.

I can't read enough of the stamp to tell who made it.

Looks like it could be a Peck, Stow, and Wilcox.

 

[dubdoc]

Wall art in my garage to remind me of the "Good Old Days"

 

[MR.X]

Watch your fingers. Those can be dangerous.

Looks like it could be a Peck, Stow, and Wilcox.

Gotta agree with the That. Peck Stow & Wilcox with "Guaranteed" below. That logo with the hand gripping the round stock bar always reminds me of the Simpson's inanimate carbon rod episodes.

 

[DadsTools]

Here is a Craftsman auto wrench I used to own. I generally avoid any tools branded Pittsburgh at all costs.
-Don

Interesting wrench. Didn't know Sears were selling these that late--the model number and the -v- seems to indicate it's a 1970s or so model.

Your post is a perfect example why folks should post photos of BOTH sides of the tool with the markings, not just one side.