Title:
"Crocodile" combination wrench
Catalog Number:
2004.15.2
Description:
A combination alligator for gripping objects and thread cutter which cuts 5/16, 3/8, and 1/2 inch threads believed to have been used at the CCC camp in Dunbar.
Date:
ca 1908
Size:
W-2.2 L-8 inches
Inscription:
Crocodile
Hawkeye Wrench Co.
Marshelltown, IA
Made in U.S.A
Hawkeye Wrench Co.
Marshelltown, IA
Made in U.S.A
Made:
Hawkeye Wrench Co., Marshalltown, IA
KID TALK:
This wrench could make threads on a bolt, fix a damaged bolt thread, and the jaws were made to grab different sized nuts and pipes. Why do you think it was called an alligator wrench?
Subjects:
Wrenches
Search Terms:
CCC Camp, Dunbar
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Hawkeye Combination Wrench
Hawkeye Combination Wrench