Posted 7 years ago
Bb522
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I bought this today at a yard sale. They had no idea what it was. In researching it ,I found that the OPW is a fuel oil/gasoline equipment supplier. They make manhole covers, gas spouts, etc.
I believe this is probably a wrench to turn and remove the gasoline fill covers at a old service station, anyone have any ideas?
It's marked OPW with the P in the middle and larger...possibly signifying OWP, but I couldn't find an OWP company.
The t-handle is 5" long and has a chipping hammer ground on one end. The wrench is a rectangle end ,
also 5" long.
The number M124 is stamped at the wrench end.
It looks like a key to me. I used something similar on buses as a conductor.
What did your key unlock on the bus?
Looks like a manhole lid lifter ..
Put it in slot ,turn it & lift
It does. Not much leverage, but ok for small ones.
could be for opening barrels some have caps on them so you can put a spout on them ... ??
I was guessing similar to Surfdub66.
But I was thinking it lifted water meter lids.
My sister in law worked reading meters here locally, back in the day when they walked house to house. And I remember her complaining as to having to bend over to lift the lid with a very similar tool. So they may be one of those. They now ride in their vehicles and point a meter reader gun at each house. Cool item!
It makes sense. I would guess that the chipping hammer part would be good for dislodging gravels and dirt. Thanks for all the replies!