US Patent: 956,259 
 | 
| Spanner Wrench
 | 
| 
	        Patentee:
		   |  
|
 | George Amborn (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 
| 
        Patent Dates:
         |  
| Applied: | 
Feb. 11, 1908 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Apr. 26, 1910 | 
 
 
 
| 
		  Patent Pictures:
	      
	        [
			1 | 2 | 3
	        ]
	       |  
 |  
George Amborn Pat. April 26, 1910  |  
 
USPTO (New site tip) Google Patents 
			Report data errors or omissions to steward 
                        Stan Schulz WILLIAMS RATCHETLESS RATCHET (FLICKR) 
 | 
| 
        Description: |  
| The jaw shape will "rock off" a nut on reverse movement, and allow for a type of ratchet action. The patent drawing shows the wrench in use on a large nut like those used on railroad rail fish plates. 
Produced as the "RATCHO" wrench series by J.H. Williams.  The salesman's sample - demonstrator featured a 5/16th inch single open end attached to a card bearing a hex nut and explanatory text. |  
  |