Posted 10 years ago
carpenter17
(10 items)
Approx. 4 1/4" across the top and 3 1/2" from top to end. has a "hammer" end and a "spike" end on the top with a hole to hang or attach a ring and chain to. the "wrench" end is a 5 point type approx. 1 1/4" in diameter. Steel is very pitted from age/exposure, no markings visible. Thanks for looking and hope you can help.
The 5 point socket means special use & probably old to me. Valve wrench is a good guess but I'm waiting too.
Being five sided, it's possibly a hydrant wrench. If you needed more leverage you could apply a monkey wrench to the square portion. The pointed end would be good for clearing ice from the hydrant.
I believe you got it Walks, as they don't want the average guy (like me) being able to open fire hydrants etc.. French valves here have triangular heads on their valve stems. But the French have to do everything differently!
Walksoftly is real close.
It is a Mueller Co service box model H-10323 pentagon key. Used to remove the covers for valves.
I thought I could smell water:-)
Thanks for the answer Az.
What kind of valve covers are we talking about?
City water lines.
You can see the wrench at this link, second page of the document (inside front cover).
http://muellermuseum.org/library/MR_NewsLetters/Mueller_Record_Sep_1949i.pdf
Thank you AzTom for the answer and big thanks to walksoftly for the research find!!! Mystery solved!!