These tools were made as accessories to domestic and light industrial products.
Typically the spanners were supplied with the product at the time of sale and were generally provided to enable the end-user to perform routine operating or maintenance tasks on the product.
These products covered a wide range of items such as lawn mowers, beds, gas bottles and spray painting equipment. The quality of the tools supplied often reflected the likely frequency of use and robustness required and so ranged from simple pressed-steel tools to diecast and more rugged forged tools.
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Domestic & Light Industrial Wrenches
Arnold. Arnold made spray painting equipment. Note the pricker at the back - mounted on the rivet to the right of the name (ref RT).
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/arnold-2.jpg
Arnold. Arnold made spray painting equipment. This one had a pricker also. (ref RT)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/arnold.jpg
Arnold. Arnold made spray painting equipment. This one had a pricker also. (ref RT)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/arnold3.jpg
This wrench is a mystery. Can anyone confirm it as Australian made? Any details? Image courtesy of Gerry Scells.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/boomerang1.jpg
Carford Castors, made in Australia, 100mm long, made of diecast metal.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/carford-spanners-sm.jpg
Comweld - Gas bottle wrench
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/comweld-1-3.jpg
Comweld - Gas bottle wrench
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/comweld-2-3.jpg
Comweld - Gas bottle wrench
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/comweld-3-3.jpg
Connolly - Southern Cross - (thought to be supplied by Southern Cross Windmills (Sydney). 3/16W and 1/4W, about 3.5 inches long.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/connolly2sm.jpg
Connolly - Southern Cross - (thought to be supplied by Southern Cross Windmills (Sydney). 3/16W and 1/4W, about 3.5 inches long. (Other side)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/connolly-southerncross-2-sm.jpg
Connolly, approx 7 inches long, heavy plate, (ref RT)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/connoly-lge.jpg
Connolly, approx 11 inches long, heavy drop forged, (ref GS)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/connolly11in-thin.jpg
Foy & Gibson were a department store in Melbourne. This is probably a bedstead spanner. (Image J Hawking)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/foy-and-gibson-soe-web.jpg
Hills, made by Clipsal for Hills TV antennae mounting kits.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/hills-wrench-sm.jpg
Moffat Virtue. This wrench was supplied with cream separators. Moffat Virtue made shearing machinery, stationary engines, milking machinery etc. (Image Gerry Scells)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/moffat-virtue.jpg
This is thought to be from the Myer Emporium in Melbourne - probably a bedstead spanner. (Image J Hawking)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/myer-bedstead-spanner.jpg
Perry of Geelong -same both sides.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/perry-geelong.jpg
Qualcast made lawn mowers.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/qualcast-mowers.jpg
Sher made electric drills, saws and attachments.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/sher.jpg
In 1967 the American Skil Corporation took over Sher Tools Australia creating the Skil-Sher brand.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/skil-sher.jpg
Sliden Products of Sydney. Sliden made sliding door furniture (rollers & hangers).
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/sliden.jpg
Samson - thought to be by the spray equipment makers by that name. Any further information welcomed. (Uncommon in Melbourne.)
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/samson-spanner.jpg
Pope Products Ltd made lawn mowers and other garden products. Note the strong resemblance between this common Pope spanner and the Samson.
http://webwerks.com.au/htpaa/images/wrenches/implement-wrenches/pope.jpg