Made in an earlier time evidently.

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:43 am

Hi;
Was speaking with a gentleman earlier who said something about being proud of America. It reminded me that I saw this Saturday, and it told me to take it and give it a good home. It was a piece of gunk, turned out pretty well. I should have put it under general discussion cause it is knife related. It fits in your pocket.
moss

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:20 pm

Nice old wrench WB.

That square end may have been made to fit the valve on an acetylene tank. My old tank uses something similar.

Dale

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:00 pm

Dale:
Now that you mention it I do remember, back in the mid fifties there was one on the gas tank the oxy tank had a faucet type handle.
wb

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:07 pm

i believe planet jr. is a farm implement manufacturer. the tool probably came with some piece of equipment.

mumblypeg · Post by **mumblypeg** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:28 pm

Looks like the top of the open-end could be used as a hammer....

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:58 pm

I can't really tell from the picture, but it looks like a wrench for older natural gas meters, or the afore mentioned tanks. Just a thought.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:59 pm

Just for you, oh MOSSY ONE.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Planet-Jr-Wrench-Fa ... dZViewItem

Bad Billy

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:17 pm

Thanks Bill;
I guess I could sell it right now for only 10000% mark up. I still like the Made In the United States of America.
wb

9ball · Post by **9ball** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:40 pm

Some Folks still make a few tools here W.B.

Here is a newer one, still made and on the market here in the USA. You may recognize the Maker, I understand Camillus made their knives.

I was surprised to see it and was told it may be the last made here. It is about two feet six inches in lenght.

Snap-On does also, got a plant up the road.

9ball

BTW: Maxine sezs she can have all the pie she wants, it is her body.

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:51 pm

Hi Rick:
MITUSOA, hey! sounds like a new collection to me.
wb

mooseman · Post by **mooseman** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:08 am

the planet jr. wrench, came with a mule drawn plow. My dad collects old wrenches

Duffy · Post by **Duffy** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:24 am

I have seen some very old wrenches made quite like that one but they were longer. About 16 or 18 inches long. They were used by fire depts. as fire hydrant wrenches until the spanner wrench took it's place.

Duffy · Post by **Duffy** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:28 am

No matter when it was made or what it was made to do, it has the right letters on it for me. Those letters are..MADE IN the UNITED STATES of AMERICA ...

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:38 pm

Hey Mooseman:
I hope you got a sense of humor. Tell your Dad that I never even had a Mule that would go where you want, Much less draw.

moss,

P.S.: It sure is nice to be without wind and with power.

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