Day 41, Antique bicycle wrench
I mentioned before that I have a thing for old adjustable wrenches. Today's installment of my garage gems features this little wrench that was manufactured by the Billings and Spencer Company. The Billings & Spencer Company
The wrench is what is commonly called a "bicycle wrench". These were small lightweight wrenches, often made from stamped steel
and quite cheap, and suitable only for the relatively light duty of helping to fix and adjust a bicycle. I have a couple of these,
but this is the nicest. I suspect that the hole in the handle isn't original, and was likely bored by the owner to allow him to
hang this on a lanyard or the like.
The stamp would appear to be an early one, dating before 1915, and bearing the "B inside a Triangle" trademark of Billings and Spencer.
The patent date appears to be September 29, 1896, and a bit of research revealed the design patent USD 26,111 issued to Charles Billings.
Happy Thursday, all.