✅ SOLVED Wrench on CL?

[HAPPYCAMPER]

Never seen a wrench like this,any ideas,about 5-6 inches long?

 

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[Ant]

Compressed Gas Cylinder Wrench, what are the numbers (part number) on it?

 

[HAPPYCAMPER]

Top numbers: 18 24 18 Bottom reads : 5/16 3/16 1/4
Cant find another doing google search...thats what its called? gas cylinder wrench?
***Did find as "alligator wrench"

Compressed Gas Cylinder Wrench, what are the numbers (part number) on it?

 

[Ant]

I can't make out a part number from those numbers but I've seen that wrench and I recall it being a universal cylinder wrench.

 

[Ant]

Hey I'm off in 10 minutes, look through these photos and if you don't see it search for "antique universal cylinder wrench":
https://www.google.com/search?q=CL+universal+cylinder+wrench&client=ms-android-boost-us&hl=en-US&v=210020210&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=1AcKVfLtDo7woATm2ILwBw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=320&bih=508

 

[trdking]

It is called an alligator wrench and was made for square Nuts. It has to be at least 60 years old but has little value unless there is a makers mark on it.Redirect Notice

 

[HAPPYCAMPER]

If you google images it shows a ton of them,says for pipefitters for holding pipes when installing them etc.Will look through link you sent though...thanks.

 

[HAPPYCAMPER]

Just saw a page stating for nuts also...maybe tool served different applications..can see it being used for both nuts and pipes

It is called an alligator wrench and was made for square Nuts. It has to be at least 60 years old but has little value unless there is a makers mark on it.Redirect Notice

 

[HAPPYCAMPER]

The numbers are individually over the holes,must be some measuring done somehow with the fractions?

I can't make out a part number from those numbers but I've seen that wrench and I recall it being a universal cylinder wrench.

 

[Inspector]

The numbers are individually over the holes,must be some measuring done somehow with the fractions?

Those holes are for flaring tubing on installations and the numbers are for the pipe size your working with.