The patent covers the extended "loop" providing extra leverage for initial loosening and final tightening with a "speed" brace wrench. Several Walden-Worcester No. 15xx and No. 17xx speeders employed this design.
The "knob" handle end on this tool reflects S.R. Enberg's March 1, 1923 patent no. 1,537,529.
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