Worcester Historical Museum - “Worcester is Everywhere!” Look in your family toolbox…do you have a monkey wrench? Since its invention in the 1840s by Worcester's own Coes brothers, Loring and Aury, their
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Don Rastall's invention, the iconic S12 wrench, has made life easier for thousands of miners - Sudbury News
Daily Black History Facts - April 18, 1922: Jack Johnson received a patent for his improvement to the monkey wrench. While Johnson was in Leavenworth Federal Prison in Kansas, he found a
![Capital Plumbing on X: "Did You Know? 🤔 Solymon Merrick patented the first wrench in 1835. Another patent was granted to Daniel C. Stillson, a steamboat fireman, for a wrench in 1870. Capital Plumbing on X: "Did You Know? 🤔 Solymon Merrick patented the first wrench in 1835. Another patent was granted to Daniel C. Stillson, a steamboat fireman, for a wrench in 1870.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdJD3LbVAAAzRow.jpg)