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Mystery Spanners and Wrenches
AXLE / COACH Wrenches 
9.jpg Buggy Wrench only marked (9) or perhaps 6
450-451.jpg Buggy Wrenches marked 451 & 450
485K.jpg Buggy Wrench only marked "K"
7330F.jpg Buggy Wrench only marked 7330F - the Ein circle suggests Eberhard or Eyrie tool coy's
A.jpg Buggy Wrench only marked "A"
AJS.jpg Buggy Wrench only marked "AJ.S"
B-Buggy.jpg Buggy Wrench marked "B"
CrownPictorial.jpg Buggy Wrench marked with crown pictorial
ER.jpg Buggy Wrench marked "E R"
FM&Co.JPG Buggy Wrench marked "F.M & Co"
J-P.jpg Buggy Wrench markedn "JP"
MCQ.jpg 13 Inch S wrench marked "M.C.Q"
rd&co.jpg Buggy Wrench with initials "RD & Co"
RDNo4.jpg Buggy Wrench with initials "RD No 4"
rd&sons.jpg Spanner with initials "RD & Sons"
SearleM.jpg Buggy Wrench marked "M. SEARLE"
BLACKSMITH SPANNERS & WRENCHES, Identification Needed
EdwardsD-sm.jpg D Edwards - large S shaped DOE


KeilyP-sm.jpg P. Keily 
Large bent SOE -P.KEILY was Harrow maker and general blacksmith, and later an Agent for McCalman, Garde & Co Plough and Implement makers, Melbourne, and Swan & Co manufacturers of Chaff cutters, Hand, Horse and Steam power.
OsborneTongala-sm.jpg J K Byrne Tongala.
Large Bent SOE J.K. Byrne  is John Kenrick BYRNE  originally from Tongala and later from Bendigo.

“He was well known throughout Northern Victoria, where he was the proprietor of an implement manufacturing business, Many of his implements carried his own patents. In later years he became General Manager of the Golden City Implement Manufacturing Company in Bendigo, retiring from this position in 1921 to continue a similar business on his own account...”

Reid-Son-sm.jpg Reid & Son
Large S wrench
RobbJ-sm.jpg J Robb
Large DOE J.Robb, this could be an engineer who built lots of early railways throughout Australia, refer to Wikipedia'
StoreyC-sm.jpg C Storey
Large SOE
Identified Items 
522C1.jpg Hub wrench marked "522C1 PL" this has been identified as a hub wrench for a vintage Panhard et Levassor automobile
CaryManchester.jpg W. E Cary of Manchester - made all sorts of Axles for agricultural, industrial and other equipment. These spanners / wrenches come in a range of sizes.
clark.jpg This is a spanner for gas welding quipment.
FS&Co.jpg Buggy wrenches marked "F. S & Co" these are by F Selby & Co, an English company who made horse drawn equipment and supplies
FS&Co-Selby.jpg Buggy wrenches marked "F. S & Co" these are by F Selby & Co an English company who made horse drawn equipment and supplies
Gilpins.jpg Gilpins wree a lupplier of general hardware
Hildyard.jpg

R.J.L. Hildyard is RONALD JOHN LIVINGSTON HILDYARD
of 103 Queens Bridge St, South Melbourne  and later of 284 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne.

He was a Wagon Manufacturer, Engineer, manufacturer and inventor with numerous patents:  Improvements to bodies of wagons and vehicles, wheels, bearings and hubs between 1904 – 1929.


Liggett.jpg S & A Liggett No 152-2 Axle wrench
Sheldon41W.jpg Sheldon Made a large range of axles for all sorts of equipment.
This is an uncommon number
Sheldon163.jpg Sheldon Made a large range of axles for all sorts of equipment.
This is an uncommon number