Antique WEBER 10\" 6 open end Wrench Rare Unusual 1880\'s Gas Hit Miss EngineTool
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Antique WEBER 10\" 6 open end Wrench Rare Unusual 1880\'s Gas Hit Miss EngineTool:
$99.00
Antique Weber 10\" 6 open end wrench. These are very rare. The largest end is 2-3/4\". The other 5 are 1-7/16\", 1-1/8\", 15/16\", 1/2\", and 13/16\". I\'m not sure what size nuts / bolts these openings are for but those are the exact measurements of the openings. This tool would clean up very easily however I believe that most serious collectors would rather see it just as it is. So here it is, just as I found it. Thank you very much.UPDATE: After some research, I have found that this wrench was made by WEBER GASOLINE ENGINE BUILDERS in Kansas City Missouri back in the late 1880\'s. These early gas engines were used extensively in mining operations and the oil field. This tool was apparently made to make adjustments on the engine and tighten the many fittings on its hot tubes.\"In their January 28, 1893 issue, The Age of Steel gave full page coverage to the Weber horizontal engine. Hot tube was the obvious feature—the enclosed cam gear mechanism was unusual for its time, since the vast majority of engines employed an open gear drive. In this and other aspects, the Weber engine was ahead of its time.\"