Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-01-11
A NEVADA INVENTION.
A Buggy Wrench and Jack that Sur
passes All Other COntrivanies Of the



A. w. and A. T. Brann, of this place,
have invented, applied for and received a
wrench that will in time do away with all
other contrivances of the kind. For years the
socket buggy wrench has been conceded the
handiest tool to use in oiling a buggy, but
this new invention is SO far superior 10 it that
there will be but little use for the socket
wrench after the new kind is put on the mar
ket. The new wrench is similar to the
socket wrench, but is placed on the wheel
and clamped to spoke, when using it, so
that by single turn Of the wheel backward
the nut is taken from the spindle. The nut
is held securely in the hub cup, thereby do
lug away with the handling Of it, and pre-
venting it from failing in the dirt or losing
any washers. Another advantage that is OBJ.
tanned is in putting the nut on. In using the
socket wrench now in vogue it frequently &C.
ours that the nut will not feed on to the spin
die at once. The new wrench holds the nut
SO securely that it is only necessary to slip
the wheel onto the spindle, after it is oiled,
and by the wheel turn forward the opera
ton is completed. The whole thing is done
in half the time that it generally takes to
oil buggy, and there is no danger OF ever
forgetting to put the nut on after the wheel
is put on. This is feature Of the wrench
tina. will prevent many accidents. The con-
ttyance is, in fact, an invention that cannot
be improved upon, and has only 10 be seen
to be appreciated.
The buggy jack is another patent that is
far superior to any buggy jack now in use. 1t
is hard to describe it without a diagram.
However, it Is standard upon which there
is block which slides up and down. This
block is placed ander the axle Of the buggy,
and a lever at the top Of the standard is
pressed, which easily raises the axle. The
end of The lever passes down over the center
Of The iucrum and the weight Of the carriage
acts as lock, holding the axle up securely.
In using this jack person does hot have TO
move out Of an upright position. 1t is not
necessary to move the buggy an inch to place
the jack under the axes. The combination
Of leveras. is so perfect that hardly any eforl
is required 10 raise the buggy. On the side
OF the standard OF the jack is a small box in.
to which an oil can can be slipped. or if Other
lubricants are used, into which they can be
placed. This puts the lubricant in handy
place to use, as it is righ, above the spindle
when the wheel is off. With these two ap.
plances it is possible to clean and oil the
spindles on buggy in about one-fourth the
time that it requires TO perform the work with
the tools now in use.
Geo. c. Thaxier, the Carson druggist
has been made third owner Of the patent
ana will leave before The first Of next montl
for the East where he will make arrange
ments to have the wrenches and Jacks man.
ufactured, and placed upon the market
| There is no doubt that there will be money
in the inventions, for whoever sees the oper.
atoms Of the two tools together will want
them Immediately. They will be manufac-
tured in different sizes to INT all sized vehicles,
and the price OF the wrench and jack will
not be any greater than those now used.