Wrenches

[Spats]

I can't find any information on these wrenches. All were found in Civil War sites, but may be newer. Any information on uses and approximate age would be appreciated. All but one have round handles and all are straight except the two on the far right which are slightly offset. Sorry for the poor image, but there is not much detail on these so hopefully the picture is good enough for identification. Thanks. PS, tried to edit title but could not. Obviously should read "Wrenches".

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Spat, I corrected your title for you....

 

[Tony in SC]

Some look like wagon axle wrenches. When not in use the long round handle could be used for the tongue pin. Tony

 

[Spats]

Thanks TH

 

[Spats]

Thanks Tony. I always thought they were buggy wrenches or wagon wrenches. But I can't find a picture with an identification anywhere. The use as a tongue pin is pretty neat. I had wondered why they all had round handles.

 

[gunsil]

Most of those are way to small for wagon axles. I think the round handles fit in a pipe or tubular handle, not as tongue pins. Mechanics still use similar tools today. I worked for Porsche for forty five years and we had factory wrench heads with square shanks that fit in square tubular handles and torque wrenches.

 

[Spats]

I stumbled on the answer to my two year old mystery today. Tony in SC was pretty close. These are clevis hitch pin/wrench combinations most likely from a horse drawn plow.