Day 6, A pair of genuine Crescent adjustable wrenches
I am a bit of a sucker for adjustable wrenches of all types. Nothing brings me quite as much joy as finding an old, rusty, adjustable wrench in a pile at a garage sale, taking it home for a pittance and then using either electrolysis or some other means to restore it to working condition. Both of these were rusted and frozen when I got them, but now have very smooth action and work quite well.
This is a pair of 12" Crescent wrenches, which are on the large side (they feel quite heavy and sturdy in the hand). When I was growing up, Dad always referred to this style of wrench as a "Crescent wrench" and he's not alone. The original Crescent wrench was invented by Karl Peterson of Jamestown, NY after (as legend goes) a Swedish visitor (unnamed) described a wrench to him that Peterson developed. It was first sold in 1907, and Crescent Tools still exists today.
You can examine the patent issued to Peterson in 1915 here.
The second example in the picture bears the "Crestoloy" branding which they started shipping in 1930. It was reported made of a tougher steel ("200% stronger") and this wrench does in fact seem pretty beefy, even though it is a bit thinner a than the other example. I'm not enough of an expert to adequately date them, but I suspect they are at least fifty and probably seventy five years old.
These aren't family heirlooms, but for some reason just saying "Crescent wrench" makes me think of Dad. Hope you have some objects that make you think of loved ones, even if they are kind of weird like this pair of wrenches.