I thought of tire iron too and ruled it out for the same reason. I don't think that $50 sounds unreasonable. If you have an age- appropriate car and the Edison Splitdorf plugs, then it's not too hard to talk yourself into paying the cost of a tank of gas for the tool with the famous name to go with the plugs.
Andy On Jul 9, 2007, at 3:44 PM, john robles wrote: > Hey Andy > That is about what I assumed, given the name stamped in it. I > thought maybe even fifty, but that is starting to seem a bit high. > Still, it is an interesting piece of automotive technology. The > only other thing I could think of was a tire iron, but it doesn't > seem like there would be much torque on it... > John > > Andrew Baron <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John ~ > The hex end looks like it might be a tad shallow to accommodate the > full length of the spark plug porcelain and terminal, but I can't > imagine what else this could be, so I'll go with your assumption. It > certainly looks like a plug wrench. > > As for price, I would guess that it's not too much given that the > spark plugs themselves seem to have survived in strong numbers and > generally don't bring much unless they're a full compliment > accompanied by a clean carton. That being said there would certainly > be some cross-over appeal to owners of cars of this era who also > happen to be Edison fans (enthusiasts, not appliances). > > Venturing a guess in an otherwise total vacuum, I'd say that $40 + / > - might be about right? If it were a no-name vintage plug wrench > I'd put the value at about $10.00 to the guy who needs it. Like > anything else, if this tool is widely known to be exceptionally rare > as well as desirable, then I would assume a higher price. > > Andy Baron > > > On Jul 9, 2007, at 1:33 PM, john robles wrote: > >> Hey guys >> I purchased something that the seller wasn't able to identify - >> but I figured it out right away. It was a T-handled rod with a >> socket on the end and the words 'THOMAS A. EDISON INC.' stamped >> into the metal of the handle. It is an Edison spark plug wrench!!!! >> I had never seen one, anyone here have experience with it? >> I am taking it to the CAPS show next month, don't know quite what >> to price it at, any ideas? Also what models/years of auto did the >> Edison plugs fit? Twenties and Thirties, I would think...I should >> get a couple of Edison Spark Plugs to sell with it! >> Here is a link to pics. >> http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/Edison%20Wrench/ >> John >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
