Reclaimed Buggy Wrench

[Valley Ranger]

I've not posted in a while, but I found this item very recently - a buggy wrench, circa 1900 I think. It was quite rusty coming out of the ground, but after soaking it in apple cider vinegar for a few days, working on it with a wire brush, coating it in 3 in 1 oil and then sealing it with several coats of polyurethane, it makes a rather nice display item. I love restoring these old iron tools.

 

[Ron (CA)]

Cool relic and nice job on cleaning it up!

 

[texjim]

I could be wrong too but it looks like a Wrench to open up 50 gal drums. Still cool looking

 

[VOL1266-X]

Another nice restoration Job Richard. I wish I had the old Ag. wrenches that I have discarded. HH, Q,.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs. Found one just like yours and did not know what kind of wrench it was, thanks for the id.

 

[pepperj]

Great looking results on the buggy wrench, is there any makers mark on the other side?

The reference book by P.T.Rathborn would a great must have book for finding out the ID of farm implements

[h=1]The History of Old Time Farm Implement Companies and the Wrenches They Issued[/h]

 

[cjon455]

heck of a restoration job on it, very cool, display that proudly!

 

[NHBandit]

Very cool. One of my passions is collecting old tools. Primarily stuff from factory tool kits and marked with either a motorcycle or automobile manufacturers name. Here's most of a Model T or A tool kit with the exception of the double box end wrench. That's from a Ford tractor kit.

 

[Goose-0]

Thanks V R. I found one like that last yr and didn't know what type of wrench it was.