The Universal Wrench Company manufactured an adjustable wrench with locking handle. The handle was to further tighten the wrench after adjusting to size. Roland John Statham received patent number 1,305,628 in 1919. A factory was opened in Detroit, Michigan. A second facility was opened in Windsor in 1921. Incorporators were D C Munro and W C Fillmore. A move to Amherstburg, Ontario was announced in 1922. There was a huge fire in Windsor in 1923. No information has been found after that.
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