The Adjustable Spanner: History, Origins and Development to 1970

The Adjustable Spanner is the product of thirty years' collecting and original research, fired by Ron Geesin's acquisition of the SLIK adjustable spanner that hung in his father's garage. At the core of this book is a concise history of this much—maligned tool. Serious and comical observations parallel its chequered life, from its bent beginnings in the blacksmith's shop to over—designed and lovingly engineered treasures from the small Birmingham machinist. Around this core are discussions ...