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Bahco № 70/71 Double Head 8 in 1926
Object Id: 7. Date added: 2024-01-23.
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Details Adjustable spanner Bahco № 70/71 Double Head 8 in
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Note: All information marked with trailing [LB] is an acronym for, and based on, Leif Backmans work with classifying Bahco adjustable spanners.
| Manufacturer: | Bahco |
| Model number: | № 70/71 |
| Size: | 8 in (203.2 mm) |
| Forging die number (matrix): | 1 |
| Forging die repairs: | No repairs done |
| Entity [LB]: | Double Head |
| Marking [LB]: | O.1 |
| Patent: | SE40417 |
| Class [LB]: | a |
| Type [LB]: | I |
| Weight: | 305g (0.67 lbs) |
| Year of manufacture: | 1926 (99 years old) |
| Made in: | Sweden |
| Tool type: | Adjustable spanner |
| Owners marks: | No owners marks |
| Extra letter mark: | No extra letter mark |
| DB Object ID: | 7 |
| Owner: | BahcoMan |
Tool Description
In 2026 this double head 70/71 adjustable will celebrate its 100 birthday. One of the first to be made by Bahco, only the extremely rare 29/30 was made before.
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Photo of Bahco № 70/71 Double Head 8 in - 1926
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Showing the patent number 40417 on the backside of the spanner.
For some reason Bahco stamped their early models with a letter, this one is stamped with a B. Research is being made about this.
On the earliest wrenches from Bahco, the hole for the thumb screw was shaped as an arch or a vault.