At 12:21 am 21/8/97 -0500, syd saperstein wrote:
>Following on to our conversation, the adjustable spanner I found in the
>antique store bearing the name "King Dick" is the very one photographed in
>the TC owners manual. Now the question: how many of the remainder of the
>TC tools from an original tool kit were labelled King Dick. What other
>model MG's carried tools so-marked? And finally, is this the name of the
>manufacturer, or a trade name for this line of tools, made by whom? The
>only other marking on the spanner is the MADE IN ENGLAND raised lettering on
>the other side of the handle from the KING DICK marking. Anyone have the
>whole skinny on these tools?
>TTFN
>SYD
The King Dick was a name which applied to that design of adjustable spanner
only. They came in all sizes but were all characterised by the vertical
sliding motion of the jaw.
Graham
97 MGF
Graham McCann Rivett, ACT. Australia
gmccann@pcug.org.au
Phone/Fax: +61 2 62889055
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