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268736 scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> 2019‑06‑21 Re: Billings Adjustable Pocket Wrench
Hey Dan
  Forget it. No way you are getting a decent pocket wrench under 20. You 
thought this was K-mart? haahaha   I chased pocket wrenches for years.

   Billings made them, but I think King Dick of England was the first. 
If not the first they were certainly the most prolific. Several others 
made them but didn't mark them.

   A 6" wrench you can have the cheapest. This is the large size. I 
would suggest suspenders if you carry one in your pocket though. A belt 
won't do. $15 to 30 is the most likely.
   4" is the second most common size. The marked Billings I have is that 
size. Get ready for $30 to 40 in 1/2 decent shape. The one I found was 
cheaper, but it was so sad I had to clean and japan it.
  Hard baked japanning, it does look nice.

   The really rare ones are 3" and under.  About 2 3/4 is the smallest I 
have seen.
Bring money. I never saw one I could personally afford.
      yours Scott

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