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Ford key spanner

Aircraft Propulsion

Four pin-spanners and three open-jaw spanners

Hand and Machine Tools

Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three

Hand and Machine Tools

Unknown

Double-armed key spanner for with Berthelot-Mahler Bomb Calorimeter

Heat

1889

Schwartzkopf's universal spanner, model / J Schröd

Hand and Machine Tools

1888

Brass and steel accessories for air pump

Vacuum Technology

1871-1900

Vickers one-lock adjustable reamer with box spanner and key

Hand and Machine Tools

1912

Bridge spanner and nut, London & North Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Blacksmith’s spanner from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Metallurgy

1890-1930

Wheelwright's four-hole tool-tap wrench

Hand and Machine Tools

Unknown

Open-ended square spanner used with Berthelot-Mahler Bomb Calorimeter

Heat

1889

1 ¾” Spanner 7” long for above drill chuck

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three

Hand and Machine Tools

Unknown

Wheelwright's axle cap wrench, one of three

Hand and Machine Tools

Unknown

Open-ended square spanner used with Berthelot-Mahler Bomb Calorimeter

Heat

1889

Brass spanner, part of anatomical syringe set by Savigny & Co., London, England, 1801-1850

Brass spanner

Anatomy & Pathology

1810-1872

Spanner, water gauge combination, steel, 5/8" ring and 1 1/8" open, British Rail.

British Rail water gauge spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, water gauge combination, steel, 5/8" open and 1 1/8" ring, British (Eastern).

british rail (eastern) water gauge spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, double open end, steel, 1 9/16" and 1 1/4", Highland Railway.

highland railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, Eastern Counties Railway, Double-headed open-ended spanner stamped ECR. Dimensions: 11 1/2" long

Eastern Counties Railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, steel, open-ended, 1 3/16" and 7/8", Cambrian Railway, 1890-1920.

cambrian railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1890-1920

Adjustable spanner, Great Eastern Railway, cast iron, sliding head with fixing peg. Dimensions: 10 1/2"x3 1/ 2"x1".

Adjustable spanner, Great Eastern Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, water-gauge combination, steel, 5/8" ring and 1 1/8" open, London Midland & Scottish Railway.

london midland & scottish railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, water gauge combination, steel, 5/8" open and 1" open, British Rail (Midland).

british rail (midland) water gauge spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, Eastern & Midlands Railway, double-headed open-ended spanner stamped E & MR; also stamped C.A.P. with a cross on the reverse. Overall: 265 mm x 50 mm x 11 mm.

Eastern & Midlands Railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, London Tilbury & Southend Railway, Single-headed open-ended spanner stamped LT & SR, bent shaft for use on axle boxes. Dimensions: 15 1/2" long

London Tilbury & Southend Railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Fire hose tool, steel, open spanner 2 2/3" AF combined with hose joint tightening tool, numbered 8369, from London & North Eastern Railway fire hose cart.

Fire hose spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Bridge spanner, London & North Western Railway, large open-ended spanner for tightening bolts on Britannia Tubular Bridge spanner: 1590 mm x 243 mm x 23 mm.

Bridge spanner and nut, London & North Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

A spanner which is part of a Rag Boiler.

Spanner

Papermaking

Fire hose tool, steel, open spanner 2 1/4" AF combined with hose joint tightening tool, marked GER, by Merryweather, London, from London & North Eastern Railway fire hose cart.

Great Eastern Railway fire hose spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, steel, 5/8" ring, 1 1/8" open end, London Midland & Scottish Railway.

london midland & scottish railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, Ring Spanner from P. Way Trolley (very rusty). Marked "G JAP Regd 708257". 7 1/2" x2 1/2"

Ring spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Fire hose tool, steel, open spanner 2 1/4" AF combined with hose joint tightening tool, marked GER, from London & North Eastern Railway fire hose cart.

Great Eastern Railway fire hose spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Nut, London & North Western Railway, from Britannia Tubular Bridge.

Bridge spanner and nut, London & North Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Spanner, BR(W), Open-ended spanner, double-head at one end with ring and open-end. Marked "BR(W) Water Gauge Spanner". From P-Way Trolley. 12 1/2"x3"

British Rail (Western Region) spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, Great Eastern Railway, Double-ended ring spanner stamped GER, ex Colchester shed. 14 1/2"x3".

Spanner, Great Eastern Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, single-headed open-ended spanner stamped MS & L, bent shaft for use on axle-boxes. Overall: 352 mm x 140 mm x 15 mm.

Spanner, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, London Tilbury & Southend Railway, Single-headed open-ended spanner stamped LT&SR, bent, shaft for use on axle-boxes. Dimensiosn: 15 1/2" long

London Tilbury & Southend Railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner

Coal Mining

Spanner, Great Northern Railway, Single-headed open-ended spanner. Stamped "GNR". 9"x3".

Spanner, Great Northern Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, steel, 1 3/8" and 1¼" ring, "M" scratched on shaft

london midland & scottish railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, double open end, steel, 1 7/16" and 1 1/8", Highland Railway.

highland railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, London & North Western Railway, double-headed, open-ended, bent for use on axle boxes, stamped "NWR 1913. 3494".

London & North Western Railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1913

Spanner, London & North Western Railway, Double-headed open-ended spanner with ratchet grooves in gripper. Stamped " LNWR 1911". 13"x3".

London & North Western Railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1911

Spanner, Rhymney Railway, double-headed open ended spanner, stamped RRCo and CRANES on reverse. Overall: 64 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm.

Spanner, Rhymney Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, W & CR, Single-headed open-ended spanner. Stamped "W & CR". 5"x1 1/2"

W & CR spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, Single-headed open-ended spanner. Stamped "EJ & EU" on head. 9"x2 1/2"

Single-headed open-ended spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, North Eastern Railway, Double-headed open-ended spanner. Bent for use on axle boxes. Stamped "NER Co". 12"x2 1/4".

Metal spanner, North Eastern Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner, LNER, Single-headed open-ended spanner. Stamped "Cop Hill L & NER" / "1 DON". 10" x3"

london & north eastern railway spanner

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Spanner iron, 9/16", inscribed GWR CD, 1880-1940

Spanner, Great Western Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1880-1940