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Welcome to The Wrenching News
A website for the sharing of information on all types of collectible wrenches
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Dough Busch Auction Wrenches

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
  • Motel: Clarion Hotel & Conference Center - 5202 N Brady ST - Davenport, IA 52806 (563-391-1230) Email: hotelhelp@choicehotels.com

    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.



    Dough Busch Auction Wrenches

    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


    Dough Busch Auction Wrenches

    Nice Selection of Adjustable Alligator Wrenches
    Sold at the Wrenching News Doug Busch Antique Wrench Auction - April 9-10, 2010 at York, Nebraska



    Wrenches for Sale
  • Farm Wrenches  Click Here
  • Also to see what I am selling on Ebay  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 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.


    Dough Busch Auction Wrenches

    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)

  • 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. (No price list available)


  • 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"



  • Dough Busch Auction Wrenches

    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



    Other Tool Collecting Links
  • 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.


  • Bradley's Wonder - Dough Busch Auction Wrenches

    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



    Questions or Comments Contact Bus @

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    donhaury@southwind.net

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

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    316-283-5876 OR 316-284-7345


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