Description:

This is an incredibly rare antique tool made by The Elyria Wrench Co of North Ridgeville, OH before that company was acquired by Ridge Tool Company.  This pipe wrench was invented by William O. Thewes with patent applied for on April 23, 1924.  The patent was granted on September 1, 1925.  This pipe wrench was his original design and it lacks the ears that holds the threaded collar in place that is featured in today’s pipe wrenches.  He later added the ears to the main casting to trap the threaded collar in position.  (Thewes modified his original pipe wrench which he applied for patent on May 26, 1922, to include a coil spring and a plate to eliminate the difficult task of installing a rivet inside the jaw hole.) This Thewes Wrench is a 10 inch Pipe Wrench and is marked ‘TRADE THEWES PYPE-FIT-ER MARK 10’ and on opposite side ‘THE ELYRIA WRENCH CO. ELYRIA, O.’  The Pipe Wrench also has ‘PAT APLD FOR’ on the handle casting just above the threaded collar.  ‘PAT APPLIED FOR 10’.  The North Ridgeville Historical Society has a great article on the 100^th Anniversary of Ridge Tool and it features this Wrench!!

Size:

Length:  10 Inches

Shape:

Wrench

Color:

Grey

Weight:

1 pounds, 11 ounces

Age:

102

Mfg Date:

1924

Country of Origin: 

United States

Manufacturer:

The Elyria Wrench Co., William O. Thewes,

Markings:

This rare antique wrench, invented by William O. Thewes of The Elyria Wrench Co., is marked on one side of the handle ‘Trade THEWES PYPE-FIT-ER Mark 10’ and on the other side of the handle ‘THE ELYRIA WRENCH CO. ELYRIA. O.’  One side of the jaw is marked ‘’PAT APPLIED FOR 10’ and the other side is marked ‘THEWES (PYPE-FIT-ER)’  .  Also on the handle is ‘PAT APLD FOR’ on one side. 

Used

This rare antique Thewes Pype-Fit-ER Mark 10 Wrench by The Elyria Wrench Co. and invented by William O. Thewes and late assigned to Ridgid Tool is in good used working condition with normal wear given it is 102 years old!!   Please refer to all our pictures to form your own judgment as to the condition of this item.

Please refer to all of our pictures to form your own judgment as to the condition of this item

Box Size:

4x4x10 box

Package Weight:

2 pound, 0 ounce

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