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Csabi975

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Open ended spanner.
« on: October 01, 2017, 04:47:14 am »
Hi dear Members,

I'm here again, just for Your happiness. :-)
Not so long ago I've bought an old open ended spanner. The seller told me, that could be 100 years old. There is a brand sign on the spanner.
I haven't found yet what that is. My brother told me, that can be Gedore, but it's very unsure.
Has anyone seen a sign like this?

Thanks a lot.

Best wishes;
Csaba


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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2017, 08:14:35 pm »
Well,, I was totally in the dark as to what a spanner was !!   Surprised to find it was a wrench !!  I have no idea about foreign made tools !!  I had quite a few of American made vintage wrenches but gave them to a friend to use !!  Almost no value here !!

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2017, 05:15:08 am »
First question is, are the slots/openings in both ends of the spanner (wrench) the same width ….. in centimeters?

Now I said centimeters because the “logo” looks to be non-English.

Anyway, if both are the same size then it is my opinion that it is a per se “specialty” wrench that was included with a purchased item for making either “dimensional” adjustments to the mechanism or for quickly loosening up or tightening down a part of the mechanism,

Normally, (double ended) open-end spanners/wrenches are made to fit two (2) sizes of nuts.

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2017, 08:04:44 am »
Just by the pic,, they look the same size !!

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2017, 11:39:04 am »
The mark is G D Co.

The only G D Co for tools I found is a company in India that specialized in specialty tools, garden tools, etc.
« Last Edit: October 02, 2017, 12:03:17 pm by KC »
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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2017, 12:47:48 pm »
Well,, I was totally in the dark as to what a spanner was !!   Surprised to find it was a wrench !!  I have no idea about foreign made tools !!  I had quite a few of American made vintage wrenches but gave them to a friend to use !!  Almost no value here !!

Hi Mart,

Yes, You are right. Maybe it seems, I'm not a native English speaker, so I've just searched the word in the dictionary. Maybe spanner is the British version... :-) Wrench, yes.

Best wishes;
Csaba from Hungary, Europe

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2017, 12:52:44 pm »
First question is, are the slots/openings in both ends of the spanner (wrench) the same width ….. in centimeters?

Now I said centimeters because the “logo” looks to be non-English.

Anyway, if both are the same size then it is my opinion that it is a per se “specialty” wrench that was included with a purchased item for making either “dimensional” adjustments to the mechanism or for quickly loosening up or tightening down a part of the mechanism,

Normally, (double ended) open-end spanners/wrenches are made to fit two (2) sizes of nuts.

Hi Cogar,

Thanks a lot!
No, they are different in size. One of them is 33 millimeters (3,3 cm) and there is written 3/4 also. I don't know what that means. The other side is 40 millimeters (4 cm).

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2017, 12:54:19 pm »
The mark is G D Co.

The only G D Co for tools I found is a company in India that specialized in specialty tools, garden tools, etc.


Hi KC,

Thanks a lot!
I'll check that.

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2017, 12:55:39 pm »
Just a guess...maybe a wrench that came with the GeDe (Gerurtson Deventer) tractor? ???

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2017, 02:58:41 pm »
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One of them is 33 millimeters (3,3 cm) and there is written 3/4 also. I don't know what that means. The other side is 40 millimeters (4 cm).

WOW::) ::) ::) that is a big open-ended spanner (wrench)

33 millimeters = 1.3 inches, ………. and 40 millimeters = 1.57 inches

What is its length, ……. 12 inches or so.

I’m guessing the “grooves” in the piece of paneling are nigh onto 4” centers.

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2017, 03:21:05 pm »
Mmm,, 3/4 that is on it is US size in inches !!  Not sure why that would be on a wrench this size !!   1.3, would not be out of line for an older tractor !!
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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2017, 03:56:08 pm »
Mmm,, 3/4 that is on it is US size in inches !!  Not sure why that would be on a wrench this size !!   1.3, would not be out of line for an older tractor !!

Mart;
A 3/4" diameter bolt would take a heavy hex nut approx. 1.29 across the flats.

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2017, 06:50:35 pm »
What I didn`t get was  why it was on the wrench !!  I do not know European tools !!

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2017, 11:39:01 am »
Just a guess...maybe a wrench that came with the GeDe (Gerurtson Deventer) tractor? ???

Who knows... :-)
I could not find a brand sign (I don't know, how you call a sign/mark of a brand name exactly) from GeDe on the Internet. Just this "writing" on the front of their tractors.

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Re: Open ended spanner.
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2017, 11:42:11 am »
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One of them is 33 millimeters (3,3 cm) and there is written 3/4 also. I don't know what that means. The other side is 40 millimeters (4 cm).

WOW::) ::) ::) that is a big open-ended spanner (wrench)

33 millimeters = 1.3 inches, ………. and 40 millimeters = 1.57 inches

What is its length, ……. 12 inches or so.

I’m guessing the “grooves” in the piece of paneling are nigh onto 4” centers.

I have measured: the lenght of the wrench is 38 cm, it's 14,96 inches. Not so huge, but big enough. :-)