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268760 roy griggs <roygriggs@c...> 2019‑06‑27 Re: Pocket Wrenches
Scott, 
Your Athol Machine Co. Rapid Transit Wrench is only the second one I've ever
seen! Of course this is Oklahoma and there aren't a lot of tools here.
roy
> On June 23, 2019 at 3:03 PM scott grandstaff  wrote:
> 
> 
> I took a picture in case everyone didn't know what we were talking about.
> Pocket wrenches are the teardrop looking wrenches to the left and right 
> of center.
> 
> In the center are spoke wrenches, small for bicycle/motorcycle and large 
> for cars and trucks.
> 
>     The keychain Crescent wrenches are actual tool steel! Keychain 
> wrenches you see are cast zinc, an imitation wrench. But these were tool 
> steel working wrenches!
>   I find things when I am looking for other things.
> 
>     On the left side second from bottom is a Standard Tool Co Athol 
> Mass, monkey wrench.
> This was the precursor to Starrett precision tools. It is a quick adjust 
> monkey wrench.
>   Press the bar and it releases the nut so you can slide the jaw up or 
> down instantly.
> 
> http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools
/pocketwrench-
rules.JPG">http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools
/pocketwrench-rules.JPG
> 
> yours Scott
> 
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