Saw an interesting wrench (spanner) with Ford on it.
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JTT3
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Saw an interesting wrench (spanner) with Ford on it.
I saw this tool at a friends place, it had the Ford script stamped on the upper part of the handle so i did some research on it. Apparently sometime in 1913-14 time frame Ford used this tool in their service operations. Does anyone have any further documentation on it? Attached is a picture and the only info I could find related to Fords use.
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JTT3
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Re: Saw an interesting wrench (spanner) with Ford on it.
Here are a couple of pictures of the actual tool I saw.
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Erik Johnson
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Re: Saw an interesting wrench (spanner) with Ford on it.
YouTuber Hand Tool Rescue recently reproduced that style of wrench:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZspDqxx2MFY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZspDqxx2MFY
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Re: Saw an interesting wrench (spanner) with Ford on it.
John
Interesting for a script on be on a Made in England unusual wrench. Might be a practical tool like a Swiss Knife, doubt it had much application in a Ford shop.
If that script is stamped in, the size is very small, since flourish of the ‘F’ is missing, hard to know if authentic.
For years copies of Ford scripts have been found on many things.
Interesting for a script on be on a Made in England unusual wrench. Might be a practical tool like a Swiss Knife, doubt it had much application in a Ford shop.
If that script is stamped in, the size is very small, since flourish of the ‘F’ is missing, hard to know if authentic.
For years copies of Ford scripts have been found on many things.
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Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
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JTT3
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Re: Saw an interesting wrench (spanner) with Ford on it.
Dan it’s there it’s just warn, tried to get a better picture of but that’s as good as the phone would do.
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Re: Saw an interesting wrench (spanner) with Ford on it.
Some tools with Ford stamped on them were for plant use, so they stayed in the plant.