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Check for new listings of over 300 rare and unusual wrenches. See Late Breaking Wrenching News below for details

The Spring 2012 Antique Wrench and Tool Auction Catalog is now on the web at 
Spring 2012 Wrench Auction Catalog


To view all pictures on one page  Click Here

Photos can also be viewed as a side show, etc. at  Spring 2012 Auction Photos on Photobucket

Auction will be held Fri. &; Sat. on April 20-21 at the at the City Auditorium, 6th & Nebraska Avenue - York, Nebraska

Absentee bids are welcomed. See Late Breaking Wrenching News below for more information.

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Spring 2012 Wrenching News Auction Cut Out Wrenches

Rare Cut Out Type Wrenches
To be sold at the Spring 2012 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 20-21, 2012 at York, Nebraska.

Late Breaking Wrenching News

UPCOMING WRENCHING EVENTS CALENDAR

April 20-21, 2012 - - - York, Nebraska
Spring Missouri Valley Wrench Club Wrench Club Meet and Wrenching News Antique Wrench Auction


This Auction has wrenches from several different past and present Missouri Valley Wrench Club members including many rare adjustable wrenches from Don Ervin who just purchased a major Midwest collection. These wrenches added to his already outstanding collection resulted in numerous duplicates. These duplicates included many of the rarest Coes and other adjustable wrenches known.

George Finical a Kansas collector contributed many of the rare farm type wrenches in the auction including most of the rare and desirable John Deere wrenches and the nice Casaday cutout wrench.

Robert Burkey another Kansas collector who just sold the bulk of his collection at auction consigned some tools he found after his catalog was completed, most notably a John Deere/Holt early combine socket wrench

The King Herrington estate provided most of the Winchester and Keen Kutter wrenches plus others, This is probably more Winchester items then we have sold in all our other auction combined.

From Iowa came a good mix of farm and adjustable type wrenches from the Walter Dunning Estate. Stan Schulz's mother is moving off the farm and Stan is consigning several lots of wrenches and tools left over from the legendary Alfred and Lucille three two day auctions held in 1994-1996 at York, Neb. Included is a 200 pound anvil, other blacksmith tools and tool and farm literature..

This merger of several collection provides an exceptional mix of wrenches in all categories, Adjustable, farm, Coes, automotive, hardware companies, H. D Smith Perfect Handle, bicycle, cut out letter and blacksmith tools are especially well represented.



The Spring 2012 Antique Wrench and Tool Auction Catalog is on the web  HERE

To view all pictures on one page  CLICK HERE

Photos can also be viewed as a side show, etc.  HERE

Schedule of Events

  • Friday 7:30 A.M. (York City Auditorium, 6th and Nebraska Avenue) - Doors open for the MVWC Spring Meeting - Show and Swap Meet.
  • Friday 11:00 A.M. (York City Auditorium, 6th and Nebraska Avenue) - Missouri Valley Wrench Club Business Meeting.
  • Friday 1:00 P.M. (approx. 1 hour after Wrench Club Meet ends, York City Auditorium) - Spring 2012 Antique Wrench Auction begins. Auction is open to the public.
  • Friday 7:00 P.M. (Chances "R" Restaurant, 5th and Platte Ave.) - Optional banquet for members and guests.

  • Saturday 8:30 A.M. (York City Auditorium) - Wrench Auction Resumes.

    Contacts

  • For Wrench Auction Information - Contact Bus Haury (316-284-7345) Email: donhaury@southwind.net
  • For Wrench Club Meet and Auction absentee bid Information - Contact Stan Schulz - 402-362-7686 - Email: mvwcnews@neb.rr.com

    Absentee bid policy: Absentee bids may be submitted by mail, email, or phone. Bid by lot number, with a statement of the maximum amount you wish to bid for each lot. Also please indicate if you are willing to go "one increment higher" if your high bid is elsewhere on the floor. Your bid will be entered competitively at one bid increment over the next highest bid or 50 per cent of your maximum bid, which ever is higher. Thus you may purchase your item for less than your maximum bid. A 5% handling charge (minimum of $3.00 total) will be added to the selling price of winning absentee bids, plus shipping, insurance and sales tax if applicable. If insurance is not purchased we will not be responsible for loss or damage. Don't be afraid to submit "low-ball" bids. You could win some bargains.

    Spring 2012 Wrenching  News Auction Rare Adjustable Wrenches

    A few of the Outstanding Adjustable Wrenches
    To be sold at the Spring 2012 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 20-21, 2012 at York, Nebraska.

    MORE WRENCHING NEWS

    New listings on Wrenches for Sale
    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

    Archives - Some of the old wrenching news is stored in the achieves. Click Here


    Spring 2012 Wrenching  News Auction Bicycle and Pocket Wrenches

    A few of the Bicycle and Pocket Wrenches
    To be sold at the Spring 2012 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 20-21, 2012 at York, Nebraska.



    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 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


  • Kenneth Cope's Wrench Book  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 current Edition 10 list contains 631 wrenches, 22 oil cans, 41 cast iron seats and 71 tool boxes. The list is updated whenever they are enough new entries to warrant a new edition. The current edition is No. 10, 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.


    Spring 2012 Wrenching  News Auction John Deere Wrenches

    A Small Selection of the John Deere Wrenches
    To be sold at the Spring 2012 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 20-21, 2012 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 2012 -Wrenching News Spring 2012 Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska.


  • March 2012 - Robert Burkey's Antique Wrench and Tool Auction - Larnard, Kansas


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


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


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


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


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


  • 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


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


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


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


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


  • Oct. 2006 - Missouri Valley Wrench Club 2006 Antique Wrench Auction, Indianapolis, Indiana (No price list available)


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


  • April 2005 - Wrenching News Antique Wrench Auction


  • Feb. 2003 - Cabin Fever Antique Wrench Auction


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


  • Some Wrenching Links
  • The Missouri Valley Wrench Club Home Page
    The official site for the Missouri Valley Wrench Club by Newsletter editor Stan Schulz.
  • 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"


  • Spring 2012 Wrenching News Auction Misc. Automotive Items

    Automotive Related Tools
    To be sold at the Spring 2012 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 20-21, 2012 at York, Nebraska.



    Other Tool Collecting Links


  • Gregor Mszar's monthly EM@RT ANTIQUE TOOL E-MAIL MAGAZINE
    Note: I convert Gregor's monthly email of antique tool ads and schedule of upcoming events to html and host it on this website at the beginning of each month a few days after receiving it from Gregor. The antique tool event schedule is one of the most complete on the web and the ads are free to email subscribers. Contact Gregor at Email or phone 817-937-5475 for more information.


  • The Southwest Tool Collectors Association
    Quite a few wrench collectors/dealers and wrenches show up at Southwest Meets


  • 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.


  • Spring 2012 Wrenching News Auction  Early Adjustable Wrenches

    More Early Adjustable Wrenches
    To be sold at the Spring 2012 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 20-21, 2012 at York, Nebraska.



    Spring 2012 Wrenching News Auction Odd Adjustable Wrenches

    Rare Adjustable Wrenches
    To be sold at the Spring 2012 Wrenching News Wrench Auction - April 20-21, 2012 at York, Nebraska.



    Orphan Wrenches - Virgil Saak Auction Wrenches

    Unique Orphan (unidentified) Wrenches
    Sold at the Wrenching News Virgil Saak Antique Wrench Auction - April 8 & 9, 2011 at York, Nebraska

    Questions or Comments Contact Bus @

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    donhaury@southwind.net

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

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


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