Does anyone have any info on these two items?

[gypsycandle]

Hi Guys,
I found this wrench under my rear seat, it was frozen solid with rust and i soaked it for 4 days in white vinegar and water and presto 98% of the rust was gone. It had no handle but the rivet was there so I assumed it had been wood(I have been wrong before); so i carved a handle to fit out of an old rake handle.
Anyone know anything about this wrench? It says "made in warrand" on the top side, as far as i can make out.

The second item came from the rear fender when i took it off. I know it's the welting but i've never seen any with those little hooks on it and a wire bead. Is that original welting?
thanks.

[katy]

If no success here on the wrench try : http://alloy-artifacts.org/

[silversink]

looks like an early(late 20s-early 30s) Fulton adjustable wrench

[gypsycandle]

Thanks Silver sink,
That's what it is ok.."Bemis & Call H& T Co." Springfield , Mass. I should have know that I lived 20 miles from there for 32 years...duh.

Michael...

[Glenn C.]

Were these wrenches also called "Monkey Wrenches" ?

[Tom Wesenberg]

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Originally Posted by Glenn C.

Were these wrenches also called "Monkey Wrenches" ?

Yes.
I'm not sure but think Monkey was a brand name, just as Crescent is a brand name and often given to adjustable open end wrenches.

[gypsycandle]

The term "monkey wrench" dates back to 1807 in Great Britain. Referring to the tool, the phrase appears in E.S. Dane’s "Peter Stubs & Lancashire Hand Tool Industry" catalog, which reads "Fleetwood, Richard...Parr, Rainford. Screw plates, lathes, clock engines...monkey wrenches, taps."

In 1858, Charles Moncky of Baltimore, Maryland, applied for a patent for the monkey wrench. Some believe the term monkey wrench is a derivation of Mr. Moncky's name, but its use in Great Britain in 1807 negates this assumption.
The phrase "throwing a monkey wrench," meaning the creation of an obstacle, dates to a 1907 article in the Chicago Tribune, which reads: "It should look to them as if he were throwing a monkeywrench..."

[JD 1931]

I have 4 of these different sizes, see them a lot at flea markets. Don't know much about them...