Mike'sHorseBarn 2,987 #1 Posted March 12, 2020 My wife and I go dig through the old farm dump behind my parents house sometimes looking for old bottles and I pulled this out tonight. What the heck was this used for? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #2 Posted March 12, 2020 Very early Pac-Man machine repair device. 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,033 #3 Posted March 12, 2020 One jaw have teeth on it? An old wrench for square nuts. Garry 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #4 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Its an old Alligator wrench, the teeth have worn or corroded away. Pipefitter tool for twisting rounded stock, pipes, etc. Works somewhat on square heads too. Edited March 12, 2020 by Stepney 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #5 Posted March 13, 2020 post some bottle pics, we used to dig alot for them 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 2,987 #6 Posted March 13, 2020 12 hours ago, gwest_ca said: One jaw have teeth on it? An old wrench for square nuts. Garry One jaw does in fact have teeth and one does not. Thanks for the ID! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,783 #7 Posted March 13, 2020 Nice find Mike .. real nice piece of farm history & shop wall art! Personally I would use it to hammer on the green thingy.... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bottjernat1 2,190 #8 Posted March 13, 2020 Pac man machine wrench! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 2,987 #9 Posted March 13, 2020 42 minutes ago, WHX24 said: Nice find Mike .. real nice piece of farm history & shop wall art! Personally I would use it to hammer on the green thingy.... My Allis Chalmers loving uncle said the same thing to me lol I am going to hang it up in the garage, just wish the name of it hadn't corroded off, but what do you expect seeing as though its probably been buried to 50 years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer 1,877 #10 Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said: My wife and I go dig through the old farm dump behind my parents house sometimes looking for old bottles and I pulled this out tonight. What the heck was this used for? This is what Google shows on the mighty internet!!! Hope it helps! Edited March 13, 2020 by Jennifer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer 1,877 #11 Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) DESCRIPTION This "alligator" wrench (so-called because of its shape, like an "alligator's mouth") was used to turn iron and steel pipes and rods which could not be turned with a regular wrench. A pipefitter often used such a tool in fitting or removing air- and water-piping from a locomotive. This tool is part of a collection of hand tools used in the inspection and repair of steam locomotives in Salisbury, North Carolina from the early- to the mid-20th century, roughly 1900-1955. Light repairs on steam locomotives were usually done in roundhouses at the many small locomotive terminals-throughout a railroad’s system; heavy repairs were done in large, centralized repair shop serving the whole system (often referring to as the “Back Shop”). Edited March 13, 2020 by Jennifer 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,783 #12 Posted March 13, 2020 55 minutes ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said: probably been buried to 50 years. Interesting subject here Mike... old farmstead junk piles that is. There was no recycling in the day so most farmers threw their worn out stuff and garbage in the back of the barn to rust away. Going through them one can find all kinds of interesting things. I came upon a old IH combine that was made mostly of two inch angle that was still usable for hundreds of horse projects. They charge good money for a length of angle iron these days! 15 hours ago, jabelman said: post some bottle pics, we used to dig alot for them Yup that being another one of them... American nose pickers show got nothing on us! Kids we used to dig old bottles up to break with our Daisy's. Wonder how many we broke with a BB that were collectors! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
