Old Breaking Wrenching News Archives

March, 2006
Spring Wrench Meet and Auction - Big Wrenching Weekend in York
The complete wrench auction catalog for The Antique Wrench Collection of Ed and Judy Friedman to be held in conjunction with the Missouri Valley Wrench Club Spring Meeting in York, Nebraska is now on the web Click Here

The Friedman auction has over 1500 antique wrenches and tools plus several agricultural related advertising pieces. This is a fantastic diverse wrench collection with rare and unlisted examples of wrenches in most all of the farm and adjustable wrench categories. It is especially strong in several of the most desirable categories, for example: bicycle and pocket adjustable wrenches with well over a hundred examples; cutouts including a Casaday, Zenith, IHC, Ames, Osborne, and ultra rare C & J. etc.; H. D. Smith Perfect Handle wrenches and other tools one of the largest selections ever offered for sale at one time (including some that haven’t surfaced before); knife-tools, (more than ever offered at a York auction before including several rare examples); rare and not so rare examples from both the well known and more obscure farm equipment manufactures including several rare John Deere, Syracuse, Robinson Chilled Plow, International Harvester, etc., etc; several farm company marked wood handled monkey wrenches including a “one of a kind” L. Coes Toronto Mower & Reaper Co (Massy-Harris), a Linn tractor wrench form Morris, New York. Also many rare adjustables too numerous to list here (see catalog); and one Williams “Vulcan” Salesmen sample Pipe Vise. There are great wrenches in all classification for all collectors both advanced and beginning.

The printed catalog will be ready to be mailed in a few days. It will have approximately fifty pages with all lots pictured. If you haven’t been receiving our catalogs and would like one contact Bus at- 316-283-5876 or 316-284-7345 - Email: donhaury@southwind.net A post auction Prices Realized will also be availabe.

The Wrench Show and Swap will start at 7:30 A.M. on Friday, April 7 at the Chances "R" Restaurant with the Wrench Club business meeting around noon. After about an hour break for lunch the auction will start at the City Auditorium with wrenches consigned by club members and selected box lots from the Friedman collection. Auctioneer Bill Winkelman and his crew have volunteer to run the club auction. There will be a 10% selling commission charged which will go the the Wrench Club. There will be a banquet for Club members Friday evening at The Chances "R" Restaurant beginning at 7:00 P.M. Auction begins at 9:00 A. M. both Saturday, and Sunday April 8 and 9 (see below for complete schedule)

Upcoming Wrenching Events

Missouri Valley Wrench Club Meet and Wrench Auction - April 7, 8, and 9, 2006 - York, Nebraska

Friday 7:30 A.M. till approximately noon (Chances "R" Restaurant, 5th and Platte Ave.) - Wrench Club Show, Sale and Meeting

Friday 1:00 P.M. (City Auditorium, 6Th and Nebraska Avenue) - Wrench Auction begins with consignments from club members and box lots from Ed and Judy Friedman and others

Friday 7:00 P.M. (Chances "R" Restaurant) - Wrench Club Banquet at the Chances "R".

Saturday 9:00 A.M. (City Auditorium) - Auction of the Ed and Judy Friedman's Antique Wrench Collection

Sunday 9:00 A.M. (City Auditorium) - Auction resumes

For auction and catalog ordering information - Contact Bus Haury - 316-283-5876 or 316-284-7345 - Email: donhaury@southwind.net

For information on registering for the Wrench Meet & Banquet or auction absentee bidding - Contact Stan Schulz - 402-362-7686 - Email: mvwcnews@neb.rr.com

March, 2005
Spring Wrench Meet and Auction
The complete wrench auction for The Spring Fever Antique Wrench Auction to be held in conjunction with the Missouri Valley Wrench Club Spring Meeting in York, Nebraska is now on the web Click Here

The Wrench Show and Swap will start at 8:00 A.M. on Friday, April 15 at the Chances "R" Restaurant, 5th and Platte Ave. with the Wrench Club business meeting around noon. After about an hour break for lunch the auction will start at the City Auditorium with wrenches consigned by club members and box lots from Scott Johnson and Russ Marshall. There will be a banquet for Club members Friday evening at The Chances "R" Restaurant beginning at 7:00 P.M. Auction time Saturday, April 16 is 9:00 A.M. with 891 cataloged lots consigned by Russ Marshall and others.

Auction consists of over 890 cataloged lots plus numerous box lots of antique wrenches including rare farm, automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, and adjustable wrenches. Many rare and unlisted wrenches from John Deere and related companies (inc rare 969H and a Robinson Chilled Plow C), International Harvester and related companies (P&O, Keystone, Milwaukee, Chattanooga, Osborne) both Case Threshing Machine (inc 10 steam engine wrenches) and Case Plow Works, Oliver, Moline, Fairbanks-Morse, Massey-Harris, Dempster, Hart-Parr (including rare Crescent type), Newell Sanders, Maytag (inc a rare unlisted marked Maytag wrench), Advance, Rumely, Avery, Rock Island, David Bradley, Emerson, Frost & Wood, Frick, Cockshutt, unlisted W E Grace (Dallas, Texas), over 30 unidentified/orphans and oddballs, plus many others, some one of a kind. Over 50 buggy or wagon wrenches inc: Studebaker, Muckle, Zooks, Dalzell, Sheldon, St Louis and Miller Vehicle, Deere, T G Mandt, Harper, Frazier, McClure-Hartford, Cook, Joy, Getmans, Miller Falls, International, Goodell, Diamond, Remington, Dunham, Thompson, and others. 19 silo type wrenches inc: John Deere King Corn, Louisville, Vesper, Unadilla, Economy, Nappanee, Craine, Woods, Western, Indiana, Twin City, Oneida, Farmer's Handy wagon, & others. Over 20 cutout type inc: Comet, Deere (several var inc rare solid lettering), several Planet Jrs. OXO, Blackhawk, P&O, Verity, Granite State, and others. Motorcycle & auto wrenches inc: Flying Merkel, several Indian (inc rare adjustable made by Charles Hall), Moon, Hayes, Winton, Studebaker, Cushman, several wire wheel companies, and others. Adjustable wrenches include: Peterson, Myers, Comet, Lowell, Goodell-Pratt, Utility, Morris, unlisted San Diego Specialty, Millea's, several double ended Crescent type, Evans, Shaw, Macke, min Gem, rare 4 inch Westcott curved handle Crescent type, Bemis & Call 6" nut & pipe double ender, Lowe's Billing & Spencer, Stanley's Triplet, Keen Kutter adj alligator, H F Jenks, and many others. This is only a partial listing, to see it all order the catalog or Click Here for the complete catalog with pictures of all 891 lots.

Schedule for Friday April 15 8:00 A.M. till approximately noon (Chances "R" Restaurant) - Wrench Club Show, Sale and Meeting
1:00 P.M. (City Auditorium) - Wrench Auction begins with consignments from club members and box lots from Scott Johnson and Russ Marshall
7:00 P.M. (Chances "R" Restaurant) - Wrench Club Banquet at the Chances "R".

Schedule for Saturday April 16 8:00 A.M (City Auditorium) - Wrench Auction begins with 891cataloged lots

If you have not attended or submitted an absentee bid in the last three wrench auctions at York send $3.00 to Bus Haury for the full catalog with selected pictures.

For Price Realized List and Other Auction Info Contact: Bus Haury 17913 SW 24th Halstead, KS 67056 316-283-5876 or 316-284-7345 email: donhaury@southwind.net

May 24, 2004
End of an Era
If you click on the link below for Bailey & Associates Realty & Auction website you will see this message: "Tom Bailey passed away unexpectedly on May 17, 2004 after a short illness. All auctions have been cancelled. Thank you for all of your business over the past 40 years.".

Beginning in October of 1994 with the first of the now legendary Alfred Schulz auctions I have traveled 81 Highway to York, Nebraska for 24 Bailey wrench auctions. Since those first auctions Tom had steadily increased his knowledge of collectible wrenches. That knowledge and his willingness to put in countless hours preparing the auction catalogs combined with his reputation of honesty made him the premier auctioneer of old wrenches. Tom's wrench auction catalogs were about the only ones that were accurate enough that bidders trusted to leave absentee bids, as a result a high percentage of his lots received these bids. He was also a pioneer in posting his auction catalogs (with pictures) on the web. Tom and his wife Pat's friendliness and sense of humor made his auctions and the Missouri Valley Wrench Club Meets they hosted more like a reunion than a sale to wrench collectors.

Tom will be missed not only for his wrench auctions but as several other wrench collectors have expressed to me over the last few weeks as a friend. Sincerest condolences to Pat and family.
Don " Bus" Haury

Tom's obituary from the York News-Times is on the web Click Here
Bailey & Associates Realty & Auction website Click Here

Jan 9, 2004
New Pages Added
I have recently added two new pages to The wrenching News, one is a list of wrenches that were issued with the Steam Engines and Grain Separators produced by the Advance Thrasher Machine Company of Battle Creek, Michigan in the early 1900's. Click Here for The Advance Wrench Page.

The other page is some information on wrenches for the Hercules/Economy/Sears line of Gas and Kerosene engines. I started this project several months ago and it still needs more work but I thought I would put up what I do have. Click Here for the Economy Engine Page.

Dec 14, 2003
Cabin Fever Wrench Auction
I have just finished the listing for Tom Bailey's Cabin Fever Antique Tool Auction to be held February 1, 2003 at York, Nebraska. There are 850 lots of agricultural, automotive, and adjustable wrenches including 25 cut outs and over 50 buggy wrenches. To see the listing and pictures of every wrench Click Here

May 15, 2002
The Wrenching News now has a guest book and message board. If you have a wrench question, some new information, a wrench you would like to show and tell (even brag about a little), or just want to sign in and leave a comment about this web site -   Click Here

April 20, 2002
Emery Goad has sent some more information and a registration form for the Spring Semi-Annual Southwest Tool Collectors Association Meet in Wichita, Kansas on May 3 and 4.   Click Here

Feb 11, 2002
Stan Schulz editor of the Missouri Valley Wrench Club Newsletter has started a web site for the Wrench Club. Go to http://home.neb.rr.com/mvwcnews to check it out.

Feb 11, 2002
I just returned from the Groundhog Day Tool Meet at Springdale, Arkansas. At least ten members of the Missouri Valley Wrench Club showed up. Several good wrenches found new owners, including an exceptionally nice 4½ inch Utility Wrench, a mint nickel plated Hall's Number 1 bicycle wrench, a Sanders No A416 implement wrench, and a rare combination tool patented February 9, 1875 by Alphonso Button of Saginaw, Michigan (patent #159561). According to the patent this do-it-all tool includes an open end wrench, a hammer, a claw nail puller, nippers, tack holder, colander and dish lifter, stove lid lifter, tack puller, cylindrical wrench, and a nut cracker!

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