Agreed. You'll note that I wrote "You're probably going to tell some story about "Charles Moncky"... rather than saying that I believed that the story was true! I was unable to locate any patent assigned to Mr. Moncky or Monecky > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Kirby > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 5:26 PM > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Parts prices > > On 9/24/12 4:12 PM, "Jesse" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >On 9/24/2012 3:46 PM, Ken Strauss wrote: > >Ken, you wins the seegar even though you left out one letter in Mr. > >Mon_e_cky's name .You must have a copy of the same Audels' Manual that > >I have. > > Unfortunately I believe that's more folk than lore. I think you'll find the > wikipedia etymology is more correct; certainly adjustable coach wrenches were > around in the late eighteenth century... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_wrench > > FWIW > > Tim > -- > Tim Kirby trk@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng- > request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.