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A Lindbergh Essential

A silver Crescent wrench with gold reflections for this week's Looking Close on Friday theme: "Gold & Silver"

 

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In 1907, a Swedish immigrant and inventor Karl Peterson founded the Crescent Tool Company, and soon after introduced what is billed as America’s first open-end adjustable wrench.

 

Today part of the Apex Tool Group, the Crescent wrench can be found in many toolboxes, including mine, and has a reputation for proven reliability. According to crescenttool.com, Charles Lindbergh, after his historic transatlantic flight in 1927, was quoted as saying that he carried only “gasoline, sandwiches, a bottle of water and a Crescent wrench and pliers.”

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Uploaded on January 5, 2024
Taken on February 23, 2023