The advertisement for this wrench (see photo) says it “will outlast any ordinary wrench.” They were not kidding…this wrench is over 125 years old and still works!<br><br>The Vandegrift Manufacturing Company sold adjustable wrenches beginning in 1891. Theodore F Vandegrift acquired patent number 444,171 for a wedge wrench in 1891. Then patent number 589,765 in 1897 for an agricultural style wrench. This pattern would be used in tool kits for International Harvester Tractors. At first, the wrenches were referred to as nut wrenches, then as screw wrenches. The company was valued over 2 million dollars before being destroyed by fire in 1904.<br><br>This wrench can not only be used as a decor object but it can be used as a tool<br><br>Some wear and staining as to be expected with age and use but the wrench can be easily adjusted and used.<br><br>2 x 1.5 x 8.5
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