Adrian Dwyer Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 These spanners are amongst the eclectic mix of tools from my late father's garage. Solid make, very slim. Is the clue in the name? What was their advertised purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Citroman Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Seems to be for motorcycles. The miniature versions were for magneto ignitions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Adrian Dwyer Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 I am assuming that 'Terry's' relates to the valve spring manufacturer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chris Suslowicz Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) On 8/7/2024 at 8:52 PM, Adrian Dwyer said: I am assuming that 'Terry's' relates to the valve spring manufacturer? Not quite: Terry's made a wide variety of metal products, including the "plate spanners" (stamped out of sheet steel and then hardened and tempered) - I have a lot of them in BA sizes - but they also licenced the "Anglepoise" lamp and the company (I assume under a different name) still manufactures that today. Grace's Guide has more detail: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Terry_and_Sons They made a lot of small spanner sets for vehicle maintenance (magneto and tappets, etc.) which turn up regularly on eBay and elsewhere. :-) Edited to add: I've just realised that they also invented the "Terry Clip" and loads of other flat or coil spring related items! Edited August 12 by Chris Suslowicz More detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Adrian Dwyer Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 6 hours ago, Chris Suslowicz said: Not quite: Terry's made a wide variety of metal products, including the "plate spanners" (stamped out of sheet steel and then hardened and tempered) - I have a lot of them in BA sizes - but they also licenced the "Anglepoise" lamp and the company (I assume under a different name) still manufactures that today. Grace's Guide has more detail: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Terry_and_Sons They made a lot of small spanner sets for vehicle maintenance (magneto and tappets, etc.) which turn up regularly on eBay and elsewhere. 🙂 Edited to add: I've just realised that they also invented the "Terry Clip" and loads of other flat or coil spring related items! Many thanks for the link. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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These spanners are amongst the eclectic mix of tools from my late father's garage. Solid make, very slim. Is the clue in the name? What was their advertised purpose?
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