Why do they call monkey wrench

But the most common theory is that the monkey wrench was named after its inventor Charles Moncky, although his name was spelled differently. Still some historians disagree. Edit Close. Toggle navigation. Sign Up Log In. Dashboard Logout. Food Things to Do What the Tech? Home News News. Your comments may be used on air. Be polite. Inappropriate posts or posts containing offsite links, images, GIFs, inappropriate language, or memes may be removed by the moderator.

Learn More. Besides being the inventor of the monkey wrench, Loring Coes was also a politician that was a member of the Massachusetts House of representatives between and It was then manufactured by L. Coes, a company that Loring operated together with his brother Aury Gates Coes. Assuming the above is true, that still does not explain where the tool got the name its the most recognized by.

If for nothing else then because the monkey wrench was not invented by Jack Johnson. Interestingly, though, Jack Johnson did actually patent his version of an adjustable wrench back in You can see the patent here.

Now, if you think about what a monkey wrench is, it is basically a wrench that can be easily adjusted at any given time to fit the immediate purpose — to fit the size of the nut that its user needs to tighten or loosen. Unfortunately, however, there seems to be no consensus on who actually invented this versatile tool or how the tool got its name.