JB> JE> JB>02-Jan-03 04:06:38, Roy J. Tellason wrote to Greg Mayman

JB> JE> Most of us here call then "crescent wrenches". Why, I have no
JB> JE> idea.

JB>Crescent is a brand name for hand tools, I expect the held the patent for a
JB>while... They call 'em Crescent spanners in New Zealand and England too
JB>AFAIK

JB> JE> A similar type wrench but with the jaws at 90 degrees to the
JB> JE> handle was called a "monkey wrench" but this has
been about 60-70
JB> JE> years since they were made/used.

JB>Monkey wrench or "Stilson" here.  (with teeth on the jaws
jaws for gripping
JB>pipes)  Sandvik makes a crescent spanner with a reversible jaw, one side
JB>inclined and with teeth for gripping pipes.

No, monkey wrenches had smooth jaws - same as a crescent
except the jaws ware perpendicular to the handle.

Stilson wrenches were a brand of pipe wrenches and was a
generic term for pipe wrenches for years. The two are used
totally for different purposes.

Jay

JB> JE> Ford made them a normal accessory (like the jack, lug wrench,
JB> JE> crank) with the Model A, Model T and I think the very early V8s.
JB> JE> All of those cars I had came with them.

JB>I didn't know that. I thiok I've got one (crescent spanner) with Toyota
JB>written on it - somewhere....

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