Talk:Crowbar

Anyone know where the name Crowbar came from? Why Crow?

See this: http://www.snopes.com/language/offense/crowbar.asp Kieff | Talk 12:58, 15 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Crowbar vs Jemmy

Is a Crowbar also called a Jemmy?

I know a crowbar as a long (6 feet or so) bar, with a chisel-point, and a jemmy bar as a two or three-foot bar, with both a chisel point, and a splayed hook for removing nails. I've used both for lifting and shifting heavy stuff, but only the jemmy bar for opening wooden boxes and removing nails. --Martin Rudat(T|@|C) 11:29, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

I think it would be of interest to mention the era and area in which the crowbar first appeared.