CATALOG OF WRENCHES FOR THE ANTIQUE WRENCH & TOOL AUCTION SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 AT THE CLARION HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 5202 North Brady Street - DAVENPORT, IOWA AUCTION STARTS AT 11: AM Saturday (approximately one half hour after Wrench Club Meet ends) Auction is open to the public CONTACT INFORMATION Auction Manager: Absentee Bids: Don 'Bus' Haury Stan Schulz 7913 SW 24th - Halstead, KS, 67056 659 E 9th - York, NE 68467-3109 316-284-7345 or 316-283-5876 402-362-7686 [email protected] [email protected] This auction originated as a consignment auction and we have received consignments from several people including Dough Busch who will be selling his collection over the next couple years, Dan Gaier, Don Ervin and Robert Matz. The bulk of the auction consists of the collection of Wilbur Hall of Wagner, South Dakota, His collection consists of several hundred wrenches and hammers and is especially strong in combination type tools. The hammers will be sold by The Great Planes Trading Company at auction in October in St. Louis. There will be a catalog on the Great Planes Trading Company Website at www.greatplanestrading.com by mid August. Terms of the sale: All bids & settlement in U.S. Currency. Cash or check with proper id. No items to be removed until settled for. Auction Co. & owners shall not be responsible for any accident or loss. Sold as is where is. No guarantees or warranties expressed or implied. Statements made sale day will take precedence over any printed ad. We are not able to accept credit cards at this auction. Absentee bid policy: Stan Schulz will be executing the absentee bids at the auction. Absentee bids may be submitted by mail, e- mail, or phone to either Stan (please call after 6:00 p.m. Central Time) or Bus (can be reached by cell phone anytime). Bid by lot number, with a statement of the maximum amount you wish to bid for each lot. Also please indicate if you are willing to go "one increment higher" if your high bid is elsewhere on the floor. Your bid will be entered competitively at one bid increment over the next highest bid or 50 per cent of your maximum bid, which ever is higher. Thus you may purchase your item for less than your maximum bid. A 5% handling charge (minimum of $3.00 total) will be added to the selling price of winning absentee bids, plus shipping, insurance and sales tax if applicable. If insurance is not purchased we will not be responsible for loss or damage. Don't be afraid to submit "low-ball" bids. You could win some bargains. We have listed some of the box lots that will be sold choice wrench and absentee bids will be accepted on these listed items. Just give us the lot number and item number when submitting your bids. Please include your phone number or e-mail address as all absentee bidders will be notified by phone or by e- mail. Notification will be about Tuesday or Wednesday after the sale as it takes 2 to 3 days to sort, weigh, wrap, and determine the shipping charges. 2 Auction Catalog and Prices Realized List: Additional printed catalogs ($10.00) and post auction price ($5.00) realized lists will be available. See contact information for Don Haury above. A word on condition: Because of the character of their use and storage wrench condition can hardly be judged to the same standards as other tools. I have tried to note all faults such as missing parts, cracks, pitting, over cleaning, repairs, etc. Likewise the wrenches in this auction that are in exceptional fine or excellent condition have been so noted, even a common wrench that as survived the years in almost unused condition is a rarity. This leaves the wrenches listed with no mention of condition which covers all those that are in good to good plus collectible condition and with no major flaws. Other info: * Measurements are usually rounded off to the nearest 1/4". * The markings on the wrenches are in all capital letters. * a / separates markings on one side of the wrench from the other side. * If a wrench is misnumbered in a photo the description number will prevail. * All farm type wrenches are cast malleable iron unless noted otherwise. Order of Sale: The choice box lots will be sold first followed by the listed lots in numerical order. More information on the Wrench Auction and the Missouri Valley Wrench Club Meet Plus the Complete Auction Catalog Can be Found on The Wrenching News Website -- www.wrenchingnews.com Note: The web version of the catalog has more and larger pictures than this printed version plus additional patent information This auction was compiled by Don 'Bus' Haury. Any questions or comments please post it on The Wrenching News Message Board or email Bus at [email protected] or phone 316-284-7345. BOOK REFERENCES C# - KENNETH COPE'S "American Wrench Makers 1830 - 1930" D# - WAYNE DILL'S "John Deere and Merged Companies Wrenches and Tools 2007 Edition" Irps - GILL IRPS' "International Harvester & Merged Companies Tools" HP# - HERB PAGE'S "The Brothers Coes and Their Legacy of Wrenches" (# is Herb's ID number) S# - ALFRED SCHULZ'S "Antique and Unusual Wrenches" R# - RATHBONE'S "The History of Old Time Farm Implement Companies & The Wrenches They Issued" Also: RICHARD SMITH'S "Collectors Guide for Fencing Tools" BAIRD AND COMERFORD'S - "The Hammer" 3 ***************************** List of Wrenches - Missouri Valley Wrench Club Auction Saturday Sept. 26 - Davenport, Iowa Adjustable Wrenches - Group One 0001. HELWIG MFG. CO. / ST. PAUL MINN. - -15" all metal screw adjust monkey wrench. Rare wrench in Good++ condition. 0002. Unmarked - - 8" all metal center screw adjust nut wrench. Rare. Good++. (not listed no info found) 0003. CLUTCH WRENCH CO / WAUKESHA, WIS. - PAT JAN 7, 02 - - 10" all metal unique quick adjust nut wrench with a spring loaded lower jaw and set screw. Back of lower jaw casting has broken off, exceptional strong markings. (S487) 0004. GATES BULL (or BOLT) WRENCH - - 10.25" all metal nut wrench with an unique adjusting screw on top of upper jaw. Pat. Feb 15, 87 by Alfonso D. Gates of Cleveland, OH and mfg. by the Lorain Wrench Co. of Lorain, Ohio. Light markings, not all readable, overall light pitting. (S391) 0005. Unmarked early Bemis & Call 11" rack type quick adjust with locking thumbscrew. Rare wrench in Good++ condition. 0006. CC PAT MAR 1, 1921 OMAHA - - 8.5" nut or pipe wrench that is adjusted with a knurled knob or a tee handle on the end of the wrench. Patented by Gene D. Chenette of Ames, Iowa. Some pitting, jaw chips, weak but readable markings. (S463) 0007. Unmarked - - 8" wood handled center screw adjust nut wrench. Unusual wooden handle looks like it was welded on to the wrench shaft and jaw assembly. Enough examples have been seen to indicate that it was a production wrench and not shop modified. Scarce. (not listed, no info) 0008. Unmarked (Girard Wrench Mfg Co of Girard, PA) - - 7.25" all metal, malleable screw adj nut wrench patented by C. H. Miller of Erie, PA on 7-11-1882. Good++. 0009. Unmarked (Girard Wrench Mfg Co of Girard, PA) - - 10' adj. nut wrench patented by C. H. Miller of Erie, PA on 7-11- 1882. Scarce size. Good Plus with some light pitting. 0010. Unmarked 15.5" all metal monkey wrench. Usually found marked with a Pennsylvania Railroad PRR in a keystone logo. Crudely made with a reinforcing bar on back of the lower jaw, similar to but more primitive than the Perfect Handle wrenches. These were reportedly made in the Altoona shops of the Penn. R.R. (unlisted?) 0011. Unmarked Collins - - 21" wood handled monkey wrench. Good Plus. 0012. COES WRENCH CO - - 18" knife handled monkey wrench, riveted end cap. Good++. (Page No. 63) 0013. Diamond Edge - Shapleigh Hardware Co St. Louis, MO. - - 18" knife handled monkey wrench. Good++. 0014. COES WRENCH CO - L. COES PAT'D APR. 30, 1895 - MAY 15, 1900 STEEL - - 18" knife handled nut wrench. Some minor dings, pitting. (variant not listed in Page's book, similar to No. 51) 0015. BEMIS & CALL H. & T. CO. - -18" all metal center screw nut wrench. Good Plus. 0016. COES WRENCH CO. / L. COES PAT'D DEC 15, 1891, APR 30, 95 - - 15" knife handled monkey wrench, ferrule with spurs type. Good ++. (Page No. 50). 0017. COES WRENCH CO SPRINGFIELD, MASS USA / L. COES PATS - - 18" knife handled monkey wrench dating from after the dale of Coes to Bemis & Call. Good++. (Page No. 63) 0018. A. G. COES & CO. / A. G. COES PAT'D MAR 6, 1866 - -15" wood handled nut wrench with lock type ferrule. Back of lower jaw has hammer damage. (Page No. 12) 0019. A. G. COES & CO. / (steam engine governor logo) - -15" wood handle nut wrench. Good Plus with a few dings and weak markings. (Page No. 14) 0020. THE BECKLIN WRENCH CO. SEATTLE, WASH / PAT MAR 16, 1920 (etc.) - - 14" quick adjust rack wrench with unique pivoting release lever. Patentees were John H. Lagreid and Oscar Becklin both of Seattle. Good Plus with some minor edge dings. (S713) 0021. 14 MASTERENCH / HELLER - PATENTED (with horse logo) - - 15.5" self adjusting wrench with both jaws serrated and square hole in end variation. Excellent. 4 0022. Lot of two adjustable wrenches: (1.) COCHRAN SPEEDNUT WRENCH, etc / PATENT PENDING - - 9" self adjust nut wrench. Excellent with orginal finish. (2.) BOOS TOOL CORP CHROME-MOLYBDENUM KC MO - PATENTED - - 8" turn handle to adjust nut wrench (with grooved top jaw and smooth bottom jaw).