B65-371
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B65-371 COMBINATION WAGON WRENCH AND OILER. Moore Patent. Patented by William Moore of Burton, OH, in 1874, with an improved version patented in 1898, it consists of a wagon nut wrench with spring-activated jaws and an integral oil can so you can oil the nuts while tightening (or loosening). It's hard to imagine why anyone would have thought this was a good idea, and it looks like the oil can would've leaked like a sieve, but a handful have survived. No lover of impractical gizmos can pass this up. Unlike most, still has the spring that operated the oil valve. From the collection of Jim and Christa Schoenky. Good+ 3000-6000