antique Coes monkey wrenches, vintage Billings railroad wrench

Mar 31, 2017 - Pair of antique vintage Coes adjustable screw wrenches the orginal monkey wrenches. A 12" L Coes wrench with a wooden handle and an 1800s patent date, and a 10 1/2" Billings wrench stamped W&O R.R (for Washington and Ohio Railroad, I think). These wrenches have a patina of age. The older wrench has major checking / spliting to the wood of the handle and some mushrooming to the upper jaw from being pounded on to loosen stuborn bolts over the years.

Antique Monkey Wrenches Coes Billings PEXTO All Steel Mechanics

10th Annual 2-DAY HUMBOLDT ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION, May 1 & 2, 2015.

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad combination monkey

Antique Adjustable 15 Monkey Wrench Likely Made by COES - India

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad combination monkey

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antique farm wrenches past sales

COES WRENCH CO. Antique Monkey Wrench Wooden Hand 7 Old $25.00

2014 Spring Antique Wrench Auction - York, Nebraska

Billings/Coes UPRR 18 Monkey Wrench