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C. F. E. Swinden and Co

From Graces Guide
Adjusting screw disengaged
Adjusting screw engaged

of 18 & 20 Queen Victoria Streeet, London, E.C.

Hand tool makers

See Charles Francis Edward Swinden

Swinden took out several British patents, including three for inventions by George Belle Jones of Shearman House, USA, including an adjustable spanner (patented in 1902)[1]

Adjustable Spanner

See photos. Branded 'Swinden's Instantaneous Grip', its key feature was the adjusting screw which could be instantly engaged and disengaged by turning a knob, the screw being mounted on an eccentric spindle. Disengaging the buttress-threaded screw allowed the jaw to slide along for quick adjustment.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 'Adjustable Spanner: History, Origins and Development to 1970' by Ron Geesin, 2016 by Ron Geesin
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