A couple old wrenches

[AJ]

After reading the a few old tools topic I decided to see if anyone could tell me anything about these two wrenches.



I bought the smaller one on ebay a couple years ago after first seeing them online.

I just bought the larger one this weekend at a antique store were I stop a couple times a year just to look at there old tools.

The old man in the store seem to know a lot about some of the other tools he had around there, but said he never seen one like that before.

Searching B&C online I found this site with some info on them.
http://alloy-artifacts.com/other-makers.html#b+c


Now that I have two I can call it a collection right?

[J-sews]

Those are pretty neat!   Bemis & Call eh? Never heard of them, although they appear to share some history with Coes (same company that made Benner's wrench)

Wonder why the handle has such an exaggerated S-shape? What advantage would there be?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I've seen plumber's use similar tool's so they can avoid hitting pipes and stuff, hope this helps

[Benner]

I have no more info to add unfortunately, but they do look like interesting pieces. 

Are these just shelf queens now?

[AJ]

I have no more info to add unfortunately, but they do look like interesting pieces. 

Are these just shelf queens now?

Yes, they just hang on the wall in the garage for now.

[Benner]

I still use mine from time to time.  They are so well built it seems a shame to not use them.

[Poncho65]

I like the look of those wrenches the offset could be handy in tight spots and you could also add some extra torque becasue of the offset as well  At least I think it would 

[NutSAK]

In a solid tool (with no mechanical advantage), only the length of the handle should affect the maximum torque that can be applied to the fastener.

    torque = force applied X length of the lever arm

Unless, for some reason, you could apply more force to the wrench, which I don't believe is the case here.

[Tarrodemierda]

hey really cool set of vintage pipewrenches u got there.i myselft collect old tools,mostly AUTO/bike industry one but also wrences.

[Benner]

hey really cool set of vintage pipewrenches u got there.i myselft collect old tools,mostly AUTO/bike industry one but also wrences.

Would love to see some pics. 

[Tarrodemierda]

pics comin up sir,right after i get this midsummer festival over,there will be some 3 days of bbq,booze,swimming and few gigs,just kickin back with closest friends.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

pics comin up sir,right after i get this midsummer festival over,there will be some 3 days of bbq,booze,swimming and few gigs,just kickin back with closest friends.

Sound's like a right laugh , if there's women, we'll demand pictures