Hate to rain on your parade, but it couldn't possibly be a plug wrench. The socket would have to be a deep socket, and this one surely is only a hex(?) socket wrench. My guess that it may have been a tool for adjusting magnetos. Remember that Edison and Splitdorf had some kind of an alliance early on in the magneto business. Magnetos did have tming adjustments on them, and this could have been a tool to set timing on a magneto.
> [Original Message] > From: john robles <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Date: 7/9/2007 5:49:43 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] All you phonograph/old car guys - check this out > > 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
