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Marie, Mich. The wrench is also marked with a patent notice "Patented U. The overall length is 5. The finish is plain steel, with pitting due to rust. Boulieu in and issued in Marie, Michigan" forged into the handle, and with a "Pat. The maxiumum opening is approximately 2.

The pending status refers to patent , , filed by J. The finish is plain steel, with extensive pitting due to rust. In Henry B. Todd received patent , for end nippers with replaceable cutting edges. The Todd design became very popular and remained in production for many years, with the nippers typically marked "Todd" but without a clear maker's name.

In Todd received a second patent , for an improved version of the nippers. Although not marked with a patent notice, these nippers are described by patent , , filed in by H. Todd and issued later that year. The company produced a wide variety of wrenches, including adjustable bicycle wrenches and pipe wrenches.

Tower and Polhemus Lyon, but in Lyon left the partnership to pursue another opportunity. The "T. The patent notice refers to patent 84, , issued to William Baxter in The adjusting screw in the center has threaded studs of opposite pitch on each end, moving the two wrench sections to adjust the openings at each end. The Truecraft Tool Company was a maker of wrenches and other tools operating in Chicago, Illinois during the late s and s. Based on trademark applications, the company was formed in as the successor to the Otto Kaufman Company.

The trademark applications give the company's address as South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Daido continued to use the "Truecraft" brand for an extensive and popular line of tools sourced mostly from Japan.

See our article on Daido for more information on the later Truecraft tools. The archive. Based on the items in the catalog, the company's customers were probably hardware stores. We have a few examples of tools believed to represent the production of the Truecraft Tool Company. Note that the inset has been rotated for readability in the photograph. The polished areas on both sides are bracketed by stamped flag emblems.

The shank also has forged-in markings for the fractional size on both sides, and an "N2" marking on the reverse side. The United Shoe Machinery Corporation was a major manufacturer of production machinery for the shoe making industry. Formed in by a merger of three companies, USMC became the dominant supplier of shoe making machinery in the United States.

In addition to producing machinery, the company was also a maker of wrenches and other tools, probably primarily for repair and maintenance of its own equipment. Marine Corps, tools produced by United Shoe Machinery may sometimes be mistakenly considered as contract production for the military.

The company was founded around by the Harmon family and remained in operation until at least the mid s. In the company was purchased by Alexander T. Topping, formerly the vice president of marketing for S-K Wayne Tools. The change of ownership was noted in a issue of the Hardware Retailer publication. A company catalog from the mid s notes that their production process uses Bradley power hammers to shape the tools, and claims that the process produces tougher steel than the common faster production methods, apparently a reference to drop-forging.

The tools available at this time included a variety of chisels, punches, scrapers, and screwdrivers, as well as wrenches in open-end, box-end, and combination styles. A later catalog No. The inside front cover of the catalog notes that the company had been making tools for more than 25 years, providing us with a mids estimate for the founding date. This catalog was received with a separate price list No.

U dated January 15, The later catalog also provides the specific alloy steels used for the tools, with AISI chrome-vanadium steel used for the chisels, punches, and screwdrivers, and AISI chrome-molybdenum steel used for the wrenches.

Vandegrift and operating in Shelbyville, Indiana. The company was active from around through at least Many if not all of the company's products were based on patents issued to Vandegrift. Some Vandegrift wrenches were made under contract for various farm machinery companies, and these tools may be marked with names such as International Harvester or McCormick. Sep 7 97" cast in the handle. The patent notice corresponds to patent , , issued to T.

Vandegrift in The company produced a variety of general purpose and specialized automotive service tools. The fractional sizes are stamped on the faces, with the model number on the reverse face. The marking style of this wrench is very similar to the Herbrand tappet wrenches of the mid to late s, suggesting that this is likely contract production by Herbrand. The corresponding model can be seen as the Herbrand H-3 Tappet Wrench.

The handle is stamped "Vim" with the model number. The Vulcan Manufacturing Company operated in Winona, Minnesota and is currently known only by the wrench in the next figure. We hope to add more information for the company in the future. This wrench is unusual in having a rectangular keyed slot, instead of the more common round keyway. The Wakefield Wrench Company was an early maker of adjustable wrenches operating in Worcester, Massachusetts. The company began operations in the s and took its name from the principal, J.

Wakefield, an inventor of some note. In later years the company was run by Clarence E. Wakefield, the son of the founder. The company's first product was a quick-adjusting pipe wrench based on patent , , filed by J.

Wakefield in and issued in One novel feature of the wrench was that the jaws had replaceable inserts, one serrated for working on pipes or unfinished articles, and the other smooth to avoid damaging a finished surface.

Some Wakefield tools were marked with the "Wizard" brand, apparently an unregistered mark which could be confused with the later Wizard trademark registered by Western Auto Supply.

The reverse jaw is stamped with "Pat. June 30, 91" and "Other Pat's Pending" patent notices, as shown in the lower inset. The finish is plain steel with pitting due to rust, but the original finish may have been nickel plating. The overall length fully extended is 8. The date marked on the tool refers to patent , , which was issued to J. The patent describes the construction of the wrench, and the most notable feature is the handle tube drawn from a single sheet of steel.

May 5, " patent notice. Jul 12 " and "Pats. Pending" on the reverse. The overall length is 7. A patent search found this tool described by patent , , issued to H. Houghton on the cited date. The patent corresponding to the pending status has not yet been found. The cited patent date refers to patent 1,, , issued to J. Oliver and J. Fleming, and assigned to Clarence E. The square opening in the center allowed the wrench to be used as a threading tap handle, and this style was commonly called a "Nut and Tap" wrench.

The center hole was also typically used with a bolt for holding sets of wrenches. Wakefield's use of the "Wizard" brand should not be confused with later and better known use by the Western Auto Supply Company. The Walworth Manufacturing Company was a maker of plumbing pipes and equipment operating in Boston, Massachusetts.

The company was founded in as J. The founder was James J. Walworth, who served as company president until Walworth Manufacturing is most famous as the original maker of the Stillson pipe wrench, named after its inventor Daniel Stillson, who was an employee of the company at the time.

The original Stillson design was covered by patent 95, , filed by Daniel Stillson in and issued later that year. The text notes the company's products as steam, gas, and water pipes and related equipment. The Waymoth Corporation of Pawtucket, Rhode Island is known only as a maker of cutting pliers, as shown in the next figure. The T. Williams Company is a British maker of wrenches and other forged tools, most frequently found as the "Superslim" brand. Currently we don't have any additional information on the company, but hope to expand this section in the future.

Tools made by T. The patent date refers to patent 1,, , filed by W. Long in and issued in , with assignment to the Usona Manufacturing Company. The company probably began operations around , and the founder is presumed to have been James F.

Wright, an inventor whose patents formed part of the basis for the company's products. A brief note in the text describes the operation and advantages of the wrench. In the company began operating an additional facility in Tacoma, Washington, and later wrench production was typically marked with either the Canton or Tacoma location.

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