'Standard' adjustable wrench

[DougTee]

Hello, trying to identify this wrench. It is an old barn find from central France. It was covered in rust. After an electrolysis bath and some teeth straightening it cleaned up pretty good. Some Facebook group guys think that it's from a classic car tool kit. I tend to agree with them. There was a Standard Motor Company in England, but I've yet to find a way to make a connection. The wrench is about 13.5 cm long, 5.3 inches. Thanks in advance.

 

[Ed in Virginia]

Are there any markings on the other side?

 

[four.cycle]

Hello @DougTee and welcome to the site.
13.5 cm = 5.314 inches - which puts it into what we refer to as the "bicycle wrench" category.

You didn't put your location into your avatar, so I don't know which side of the Atlantic are. Your use of the metric measurements makes me think you might be in the UK.

There were several "Standard" bicycle manufacturers in the U.S.:

http://www.thewheelmen.org/sections/bicyclebrands/bicycle-brands-companies.php

Many of them outsourced their wrenches from other suppliers, who private-labeled them for various bicycle manufacturers, which I suspect might possibly be the case with yours - it does in way resemble a good many of the "generic" Springfield Forging made wrenches.

I'll run it by a couple other sources and see if I can get any feedback, but if I do get any responses they might be days in coming. Stay tuned.

In the meantime:

Keep this link handy

and this one too!

 

[DougTee]

Are there any markings on the other side?

Nope. There is a ‘31’ on the body covered by the movable jaw on the same side as the photo in a rough font. I think it was added by a user or distributor.

 

[DougTee]

Hello @DougTee and welcome to the site.
13.5 cm = 5.314 inches - which puts it into what we refer to as the "bicycle wrench" category.

You didn't put your location into your avatar, so I don't know which side of the Atlantic are. Your use of the metric measurements makes me think you might be in the UK.

There were several "Standard" bicycle manufacturers in the U.S.:

http://www.thewheelmen.org/sections/bicyclebrands/bicycle-brands-companies.php

Many of them outsourced their wrenches from other suppliers, who private-labeled them for various bicycle manufacturers, which I suspect might possibly be the case with yours - it does in way resemble a good many of the "generic" Springfield Forging made wrenches.

I'll run it by a couple other sources and see if I can get any feedback, but if I do get any responses they might be days in coming. Stay tuned.

In the meantime:

Keep this link handy

and this one too!

I’m in central France.