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Check for new listings of over 300 rare and unusual wrenches. See Late Breaking Wrenching News below for details
Welcome to The Wrenching News
A website for the
sharing of information on all types of collectible wrenches
Check back often for Bus's irregular updates
Excellent Selection of Buggy and Wagon Wrenches
Sold at the Wrenching News Doug Busch Antique Wrench Auction - April 9-10, 2010 at York, Nebraska
Late Breaking Wrenching News
Missouri Valley Wrench Club Fall Meet and Auction - Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24-25, 2010 - Davenport, Iowa(Posted June. 27, 2010)
The auction this Fall will consist of approximately 500 lots of wrenches from the King Herrington Estate of Aurora, Colorado. Mr. King was a well known collector of antique wrenches, barb wire, and fencing tools and this sale will feature his antique wrenches (the fencing tools will be sold later. The collection contains some outstanding combination tools, pocket or bicycle wrenches, and other adjustable wrenches plus a few farm implement types. I have just started cataloging the collection and will post a link to the on line catalog here soon.
UPCOMING WRENCHING EVENTS CALENDAR
Missouri Valley Antique Wrench Club Fall Meeting and Auction at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center - 5202 N Brady ST, Davenport, IA
Hosted by Herb and Sue Page.
Wrench Club Fall Meet and Auction Schedule of Events
Friday Sept. 2rth 2010:
1:00 to 5:00PM - - Tailgating session in a designated area of the Clarion Hotel parking lot.
6:00 to 6:30PM - - Auction preview in the Clarion meeting room.
6:30 to 8:30PM - - Optional kickoff buffet dinner for the members and guests.
8:30 to 10:00PM - - Open house party at the Herb & Sue Page residence . Refreshments will be served
Saturday Sept. 26th 2009
7:00AM - - Missouri Valley Wrench Club Fall Meeting and Swap Meet.
11:30AM (approximately one half hour after Club Meeting.- - Wrench auction in the same room as the meeting. Approximately 500 lots of quality wrenches from the King Herrington Estate. Auction is open to the public.
Contacts
For Wrench Club Meet Information - Contact Herb Page (563-271-5514) Email:
mroldwrench@mchsi.com
For Wrench Auction Information - Contact Bus Haury (316-284-7345) Email:
donhaury@southwind.net
Missouri Valley Wrench Club SPRING Meet and Auction - Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, 2011 - York, Nebraska (Posted Oct. 20, 2008)
Sunday morning on the way from the 2008 Fall Missouri Valley Wrench Club at Baraboo, Wisconsin to Sweet Springs, Missouri I stopped to see the wrench collection of Virgil and Doris Saak of Baxter, Iowa. The Saaks have been members of the Missouri Valley Wrench Club since 1983 (club's second year) and served as Secretary - Treasurer for many of those years. They have consigned their collection to the Wrenching News for sale at the Spring 2011 Wrench Club Meet and Auction at York, Nebraska.
Coes Monkey Wrenches Including a Rare Double Screw Type (Lot 299)
Sold at the Wrenching News Doug Busch Antique Wrench Auction - April 9-10, 2010 at York, Nebraska
MORE WRENCHING NEWS
New listings on Wrenches for Sale(Posted Aug. 9, 2009)
I an still listing the consignment of over 300 wrenches. I won't be able to get them listed all at once as I am also working on the upcoming Fall and Spring Auctions, so keep checking the
Wrenches for Sale page.
I will try and list a few every week. There are numerous rare and unusual wrenches in this consignment
Wrenching News Message Board Update - The Wrenching News has a new guest book/message board. Spammers ruined the old free one and all old posts were lost. I have to pay for this one but hopefully spammers can be kept off. So if you have a wrench question, some new information, a wrench you would like to show and tell (even brag a little),or just want to
sign in and leave a comment about this web site. Click Here
Archives - Some of the old wrenching news is stored in the achieves. Click Here
Nice Selection of Adjustable Alligator Wrenches
Sold at the Wrenching News Doug Busch Antique Wrench Auction - April 9-10, 2010 at York, Nebraska
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 Vist the Wrenching News Book Store.
P. T. Rathbone's Book on Farm Wrenches Volume II (we also have a few copies of Volume I left)
Click here for more information
If you have any interest in Deere Company wrenches, oil cans, seats, or tool boxes you should have the current edition of Wayne Dill's "John Deere and Merged Companies Wrenches, Tools, Oil Cans, Cast Iron Seats, and Implement Tool Boxes" - The 2008 list contains 611 wrenches, (with a few deletions and several additions from the 2007 list), 22 oil cans, 41 cast iron seats and 71 tool boxes. This is the first year that the list has included Deere tool boxes. The list is updated every year and the price is $20.00 postpaid. Contact: D. Wayne Dill - 584 Courtland Dill Road - Harrington DE - 19952-5666 - 302-284-4004 - email:dilldw@hotmail.com
If International Harvester wrenches (or tool boxes, seats, oil cans, etc.) are your thing then you need to contact Gil Irps for information on his "IHC Tools and Equipment That They Were Issued With" and his "IHC Tool List" which is updated every year. Contact: Gil Irps - 3156 Old Waldron Road - Kankakee IL 60901-6013 - 815-937-9698.
Wrench Sets Including a Bay State Auto Kit Set with a Neat "Auto-Kitty" Graphic
Sold at the Wrenching News Doug Busch Antique Wrench Auction - April 9-10, 2010 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)
Note: Stan has had problems with his server and has moved several of his pages to this site while working on
updating the Wrench Club site. The old home page with all the old links 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"
English and European Coach Wrenches - Some of the Older Wrenches
Sold at the Wrenching News Doug Busch Antique Wrench Auction - April 9-10, 2010 at York, Nebraska
Great Planes Trading Company
New site from Mike Urness who manages several tool auctions a year. Mostly wood working tools but most auctions do have a few good wrenches.
Hans Brunner Tools
Australia's premier antique tool site. 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
Tim Melcher's Winchester Site focuses primary on Winchester Store collectibles. Contains an excellent section on Winchester "Fakes" including wrenches.
The Old Tool Nut Journal
The Old Tool Nut Journal is a monthly publication concerning old, antique and collectible tools
plus tools for sale and wanted ads. Check out the web site for more information, more tool collecting links, and order a free issue.
Dean's Antique Safe and Padlock Page
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.
Bradley's Wonder Wrench with Cutout (excavated in Arkansas)
Sold at the Wrenching News Doug Busch Antique Wrench Auction - April 9-10, 2010 at York, Nebraska
