docc Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 My brother has run across a reference to this tool in the HG Wells novel "Wheels of Chance." Apparently a Britsh thing, has anyone a clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Barrett Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I would think a slide hammer. The rod would screw in to what ever you wanted to remove and then slide a weight along the length hitting a stop at the other end, there by hammering outwards. Sorry if the explanation is stating the obvious but we have a "common" language. I know you've had previous fun at my expense with the "Jubilee"/ Hose clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Barrett Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Or I'm now thinking of a large hamer that is lifted by worm screw/cam and then drops. Some sort of automated hammering forge thingymajig. Sorry I've not read the book so don't know the context of its usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Barrett Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Screw Hammer - specialy designed hammer for striking the end of bolts- eg spindle removal, without totaly destroying the thread ends so the nut will still go back on. If it's one of these I could do with one Three guesses, one of them might be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 My brother has run across a reference to this tool in the HG Wells novel "Wheels of Chance." Apparently a Britsh thing, has anyone a clue? 92224[/snapback] Hear is an excerpt from the book that mentions the screw hammer. Maybe it will help. Wheels of Chance It seems to be a sort of adjustable wrench with a hammer head built into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I think it is an early adjustable wrench. These things look just like a hammer in profile and some had a thicker pad on the back of the fixed jaw so that you could use it as a hammer as well as a spanner. I think the original of these wrenches was introduced by Abingdon King D1ck which is still making tools today. I will try to find a picture. (Stupid swear filter - Do we have to put up with this nannying censorship Jaap??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I think it is an early adjustable wrench. These things look just like a hammer in profile and some had a thicker pad on the back of the fixed jaw so that you could use it as a hammer as well as a spanner. 92233[/snapback] Nice. I use some of those lads at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Great looking tools. Sometimes called a Ford wrench in America. Here is another version of screw hammer albeit a little bit more modern! Screw Hammer I quite enjoy the quote at the bottom of the page: "When you have a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I have a "Miners wrench" at home that is act6ually made for mine workers and is an adjustable (or crescent) wrench with a hammer head built into it and a spanner built into the handle. It is used for basic tasks on underground machinery. I'll try and get a picture for the forum. edit: similar to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Maybe it describes what happens when you drink too much and then meet an amourous woman!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike wilson Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Hear is an excerpt from the book that mentions the screw hammer. Maybe it will help. Wheels of Chance They don't write them like that any more. 8-( Anyone else here like Ixion, et al? http://www.realclassic.co.uk/books/booksixion.html m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 Thanks , lads! I've given my brother a link to come see your responses. From sliding dogs and screw-hammers to the Dutch soccer team, we are an eclectic bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twhitaker Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 It could be a 'Ford' wrench but from where I come we call it a 'Monkey' wrench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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