SITE INDEX
Upcoming Wrenching Events  | Book Store (books for wrench collectors, etc)  | Past Wrench Auctions  | Archives  | Photo Archives
Links  |  Wrench Logos ID  | Advance Steam Engine Wrenches  | Hercules/Economy Gas Engine Wrenches  |  Reproduction Wrenches  |  Archives

 | Wrenches for Sale |

The Wrenching News Logo

Welcome to The Wrenching News
A website for collectors of all types of collectible wrenches
Check back often for Bus's irregular updates



LATE BREAKING WRENCHING NEWS

Auction Updates

The Wrenching News 2024 Spring Antique Wrench Auction and the Missouri Valley Wrench Club Spring Meeting

Will be Held Friday April 12 and Saturday April 13, 2024 at York, Nebraska

at The York County Fairgrounds Corner Stone Building - 2345 Nebraska Ave



Auction starts at 12:30 P.M. FRIDAY (approximately 1/2 hour after Wrench Club Meet ends) and at 8:30 A.M. Saturday

To view the 2024 catalog - Click Here


To view all the pictures on one page - Click Here


Note: Both Live, Absentee and Internet Bidding is Available - Click Here for the Internet Bidding Site


For more information Contact
Don 'Bus' Haury - 316-284-7345 - Email: donhaury@southwind.net
Glenn Loftdahl - 620-340-3896 - Email: glennlofdahl@yahoo.com

A registration form and complete meet and auction schedule can be downloaded - Click Here for the pdf File


*****************************

MORE WRENCHING NEWS



The Spring MVWM and Auction is scheduled for April 12 and 13 at the York County Fairgrounds. Dale Radiel furnished the farm wrenches, implements seats and tool boxes and a few adjustable wrenches (Glenn Loftdahl cataloged Dale's lots) and Don Ervin the adjustable wrenches. (Don 'Bus' Haury cataloged Don's lots).

Missouri Valley Wrench Club 2024 Spring Meeting & Banquet - York County Fairgrounds Cornerstone Ag & Event Center 2400 N. Nebraska Ave. York, NE 68467 - Meet Host: Dave Doremus

Schedule
Thursday, Apr. 11th
• 9 a.m.: Auction set up and preview (York County Fairgrounds Cornerstone Ag & Event Center)
• 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Open House at at Dave Doremus Farm at 1002 Road 21 Benedict, NE 68316 (402) 366-4859 light meal compliments of the MVWC

Friday, Apr. 12
• 7 a.m. doors open for Tool and Display Setup (York County Fairgrounds Cornerstone Ag & Event Center)
• 7:30 a.m SWAP MEET SELLING begins with MVWC Business Meeting at 10:00a.m. - Coffee, Juice, Water, and rolls will be provided along with plastic table covering - Lunch on your own
• 12:30 p.m. auction starts (York County Fairgrounds Cornerstone Ag & Event Center)
• 6 p.m. banquet, doors open at 5:30 PM (York County Fairgrounds Cornerstone Ag & Event Center.) - The York County Historical Center will give a presentation

Saturday, Apr. 13th
8:30 a.m. auction starts, doors open at 7:30 a.m. for preview

A registration form and complete meet and auction schedule can be downloaded - Click Here for the pdf File

Wrenches for Sale
  • Farm Wrenches Click Here

  • To Order Books on Wrench Collecting
  • Herb Page the author and publisher of "The Brothers Coes and Their Legacy of Wrenches" has given The Wrenching News the opportunity to add his excellent book to our inventory of books for wrench collectors. For a review and ordering information  Visit the Wrenching News Book Store.




  • If you have any interest in Deere Company wrenches I highly recommend you acquire a copy of Dan Chopiak's "John Deere and Merged Companies Wrenches and Tools". - Over 600 wrenches are pictured and described in this sixty-nine page list. The pages are in protective sheets in a three ring binder. As it has been over ten years since Wayne Dill's last John Deere tool list Dan's wrench numbers will be used for reference in future Wrenching News Wrench Auctions. The list will be updated whenever they are enough new entries to warrant a new edition. The current 2017 edition is $23.00 postpaid. Contact: Dan Chopiak's - 1628 King Hill Road - Endicott, NY - 13760 - 607-237-1599 - email:dchopiak@yahoo.com"

    If International Harvester wrenches (or tool boxes, seats, oil cans, etc.) are your thing then you need a copy of "IHC Tools and Equipment That They Were Issued With" and "IHC Tool List" which is updated every year. These lists were originated by Gill Irps and are now updated by Glenn Lofdahl: 2316 V Road - Strong City, Kansas - Phone: 620-340-3896. email: glennlofdahl@yahoo.com




    *****************************

    Spring 2017 Wrenching News Auction -  - Rare Buggy Wrenches with Oilers

    Rare Buggy Wrenches with Oilers
    Sold at the Spring 2017 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 21 and 22 at York, Nebraska


    *****************************



    Information for Wrench Collectors

  • Guide for Identifying Markings Found on Collectible Wrenches - One of the most frequent requests for information I receive is asking help in identifying the logos, initials, etc. seen on old wrenches. This is an attempt to identify these markings. A work in progress, keep checking for new additions. Any comments or new information will be appreciated. Click Here


  • A list of Steam Engine and Separator Wrenches of The Advance Thresher Machine Co. Battle Creek, Michigan compiled from old parts books. Click Here


  • An article on wrenches furnished with Hercules and Economy Gas and Kerosene Engines. Click Here


  • Links to Past Wrench Auctions Catalogs
    We have prices realized and printed catalogs for most of these auctions. See the Wrenching News Book Store for prices and ordering information or email or call for details.

  • April 2023 -Wrenching News Spring 2023 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • 2020 2021 -Wrenching News Spring 2020 2021 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • April 2019 - Wrenching News Spring 2019 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • Oct. 2018 - 2018 Antique Bill Rhodes Wrench Auction -Marshalltown, Iowa. - Catalog is here
        To see the Wrench & Misc. Photos - Click here
        To see the Seats, Planter Lids, Tool Boxes, Jacks, Etc. Photos - Click here


  • April 2018 - Wrenching News Spring 2018 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • April 2017 - Wrenching News Spring 2017 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • October 2016 - Wrenching News Fall 2016 Antique Wrench Auction - El Dorado, Kansas. - Catalog is here


  • April 2016 - Wrenching News Spring 2016 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • October 2015 -Wrenching News Fall 2015 Antique Wrench Auction - El Dorado, Kansas. - Catalog is here


  • April 2015 - Wrenching News Spring 2015 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • October 2014 - Wrenching News Fall 2014 Antique Wrench Auction - El Dorado, Kansas. - Catalog is here


  • October 2014 - Wrenching News Fall 2014 Antique Wrench Auction - El Dorado, Kansas. - Catalog is here


  • April 2014 - Wrenching News Spring 2014 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here
  • April 2013 -Wrenching News Spring 2013 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • April 2012 - Wrenching News Spring 2012 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska. - Catalog is here


  • March 2012 - Robert Burkey's Antique Wrench and Tool Auction - Larned, Kansas - Catalog is here


  • April 2011 - Wrenching News Auction of the Virgil Saak Antique Wrench Collection - Catalog is here


  • Sep. 2010 - Wrenching News Auction of the King Herrington Antique Wrench Collection - Catalog is here


  • Apr. 2010 - Wrenching News Auction of the Doug Busch Antique Wrench Collection - Catalog is here


  • Sep. 2009 - Wrenching News Davenport, IA Antique Wrench Auction (Wilbur Hall, Doug Bush and Others). - Catalog is here


  • Apr. 2009 - Wrenching News Auction of the Don Ervin and Robert Matz Antique Wrench Collections. - Catalog is here


  • Feb. 2009 - The Richard Carter Auction, Sedalia, MO. (Catalog only, no price list available - Catalog no longer on the web)


  • Oct. 2008 - Antique Wrench Auction by Wisconsin Members of the Missouri Valley Wrench Club - Catalog is here


  • Sep. 2008 - Auction of the Earl Varney Antique Wrench and Tool Collection - Catalog is here


  • Apr. 2008 - Wrenching News Auction of the Don Ervin Antique Wrench Collection - Catalog is here


  • Oct. 2007 - Missouri Valley Wrench Club 2007 Antique Wrench Auction, Indianapolis, Indiana - Catalog is here (No price list available)


  • Apr. 2007 - Wrenching News Auction of the Vern Nail Antique Wrench Collection - Catalog is here


  • Oct. 2006 - Missouri Valley Wrench Club Fall Antique Wrench Auction, Indianapolis, IN - Catalog is here (No price list available)


  • April 2006 - Wrenching News Auction of the Ed and Judy Friedman Antique Wrench Collection - Catalog is here


  • April 2005 - Wrenching News Antique Wrench Auction - Catalog is here


  • Feb. 2003 - Cabin Fever Antique Wrench Auction - Catalog is here


  • Feb. 2001- Russ Marshall's Antique Wrench Auction with Prices Realized - Catalog is here


  • Spring 2017 Wrenching News Auction -  - Rare Fencing tools

    Rare Fencing Tools
    Sold at the Spring 2017 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 21 and 22 at York, Nebraska
    Largest selection we have ever had to sell

    Some Wrenching Links
  • The Missouri Valley Wrench Club Facebook Page
    Join to keep posted on all the latest wrench news.

  • The Missouri Valley Wrench Club Home Page
    The official site for the Missouri Valley Wrench Club.

  • Note: The original old home page with all the old pages can be found   Here

  • A Missouri Valley Wrench Club membership form can be found   Here

  • Carl Bolt's Antique Tool Museum
    Lots of pictures of Carl's Tool Museum including tractors, gas station equipment, old wrenches, more tool links and an informative page on wrench standard markings found on old wrenches.


  • Pa Paws Wrench
    First-rate site for wrench and other antique tool collectors with a friendly and helpful discussion forum.


  • Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia (HTPAA)
    History and heritage of tools of Australia. Has several pages of wrenches pictured and identified and an extensive "Directory of Australian Tool Manufacturers and Makers"


  • Spring 2017 Wrenching News Auction -  - Coes Key Wrenches

    Coes Key wrenches
    Sold at the Spring 2017 Wrenching News Antique Wrench Auction - April 21 and 22 at York, Nebraska



    Other Tool Collecting Links


  • Great Planes Trading Company
    Mike Urness' site. He manages several tool auctions a year. Mostly wood working tools but most auctions do have a few good wrenches.


  • Hans Brunner Tools
    Australia's First Vintage Tool Site Established 1997 - Tools for sale, auctions and more.


  • A Millers Falls Home Page
    Randy Roeder's excellent site on Miller Falls products. One of the best laid out and informative sites on old tools I have seen.


  • The Winchester Store
  • Dean's Antiques & Collectibles Including Safes & Padlocks
    Sure padlocks are tools and most tool collectors have a few (I have several hundred down from over a thousand). Excellent pictures of locks, safes, and advertising items from Dean's collection plus "caveat emptor" Let The Buyer Beware", an excellent section on reproductions.


  • My Old Tools
    A mostly woodworking tool site from the Lone Star State - Tools, Books, and Manuals for sale with a discussion board and an excellent list of links.


  • Spring 2017 Wrenching News Auction -  - More Rare Buggy Wrenches

    More Rare Buggy Wrenches
    Sold at the Spring 2017 at the Spring 2017 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 21 and 22 at York, Nebraska



    Spring 2017 Wrenching News Auction -  - Rare John Deere Wrenches

    John Deere Wrenches
    Sold at the Spring 2017 at the Spring 2017 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 21 and 22 at York, Nebraska





    Questions or Comments Contact Bus @

    EMAIL
    donhaury@southwind.net

    MAIL
    Don "Bus" Haury
    7913 SW 24TH
    Halstead, KS 67056

    PHONE
    316-283-5876 OR 316-284-7345


    man
    This site is continually under construction. Check back often for new additions.

    Copyright 2021, Don 'Bus' Haury
    Webmaster: Don 'Bus' Haury
    Last Updated: July 15, 2021


    There Have Been

    Wrenching News Visitors