many thanks to all who reponded to my question about the abingdone king dick spoke wrench, and especially to doug smith, who sent me a scan of a page from a 1939 brown brothers catalog that has an image of a spoke wrench (they call it a 'nipple key') that matches the one i have.
galen pewtherer san francisco, ca
On 5/9/05, David Fryer <maximalist@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Abingdon King Dick originally made the AKD motorcycle.
> I have a 1912 version - in pieces - and look foward to the day
> when I can offer ladies a thrilling ride on my King Dick......!
>
> The spanner is probably for motorcycles.
> They later made King Dick tools which still turn up quite frequently.
>
> David Fryer, downunder in Queensland
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-galen