✅ SOLVED Wrench?

[fyrffytr1]

I found this thing the other day and I am guessing it is a wrench but not sure of it's use or age.

 

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[Tony in SC]

Looks like an old wagon wrench. The handle could also be used as a hitch pin.

 

[Gene Mean]

Cool wrench. Maybe you'll see it in one of these pictures.


https://www.boltsantiquetools.com/farm_implement.html

 

[devldog]

Cool looking wrench FF1. Was this found in an area where CW relics were found? Looks like it's pretty old. I wonder if this could have been a wagon wrench as suggested, or if it could have been some sort of artillery wrench.

 

[Plug N Play]

Nice find fyrffytr1, ... good idea, Tony . It sure looks right, and would be fun to find.
What sizes are the jaw and socket ? 5/8" 1/2" something like that ?

 

[stude]

looks like a fire hydrant wrench

 

[Anduril]

looks like a fire hydrant wrench

Seems a little short for that - I would expect a hydrant wrench to be much longer for better leverage on stuck hydrant fittings.

My first thought was a handle for a hydraulic lift (as you might see at a car-repair center).
But, can't put my finger on why I think that... So, I could be totally wrong.
Either way, it's a special-purpose tool for something.

 

[fyrffytr1]

looks like a fire hydrant wrench

I worked for the fire department for 30 years and I never saw a hydrant wrench like this.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Nice find fyrffytr1, ... good idea, Tony . It sure looks right, and would be fun to find.
What sizes are the jaw and socket ? 5/8" 1/2" something like that ?

I haven't cleaned this item yet but around 1/2 -5/8" is about right.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Cool looking wrench FF1. Was this found in an area where CW relics were found? Looks like it's pretty old. I wonder if this could have been a wagon wrench as suggested, or if it could have been some sort of artillery wrench.

Other civil war items have been found here but have been limited to buttons, so far. The site dates from the early 1800s to around 1900.

 

[ticndig]

I think it's an antique specialty wrench. A wrench that would have came with the tractor, car , truck or equipment as part of the tool kit..
I can't find the exact one but see plenty similar on google images.

 

[devldog]

I worked for the fire department for 30 years and I never saw a hydrant wrench like this.

That makes two of us.

 

[devldog]

Other civil war items have been found here but have been limited to buttons, so far. The site dates from the early 1800s to around 1900.

Hopefully you can get this piece ID'd soon. It is a cool looking tool. And old.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I am going to clean it up some tomorrow if I get through with my yard work.

 

[Peyton Manning]

I’ll guess a gas valve wrench

 

[creskol]

I am pretty sure that would be considered a clevis wrench.

 

[ticndig]

yes it does look like a clevis wrench for farm equipment.

 

[ARC]

yes it does look like a clevis wrench for farm equipment.

I saw those same ones..

I also think farm / tractor related.

Like a "spud" wrench.

 

[chetler]

It sure could be a speciality wrench. Looks a lot like a steel workers wrench but a lot of them were 3/4”...

 

[fyrffytr1]

I cleaned some of the crud off the wrench and it is threaded on the end. The threads are barely visible in the picture but they are there. Both holes are 3/4". So, it being a clevis wrench what time period would it fall into?