Hi JAY.

05-Jan-03 15:05:00, JAY EMRIE wrote to JASEN BETTS


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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