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jim m
10-20-2008, 12:04 AM
:headscrat:headscrat Ok I know plumb tools made tools for the army aircorps but did they make tools for other branches such as the navy I found a socket marked plumb USN NAF-1110-13 . When I did a google search for it all I could find was a aloy artifacts link to a snapon on one with the same #s which they said they think was used for spark plugs. It is 1/2 drive has a cadeum finsh and is 6 point but the broching is only about a 1/4 deep



Jim
billymade
10-20-2008, 02:14 AM
I don't know but you might check out these pages dedicated to the history of Plomb and their tools; you could email the admins of those sites as well... Good Luck! :)
http://www.vannattabros.com/plomb/plombtool.html
http://plombtools.com/default.aspx
Bolster
10-20-2008, 10:00 AM
:headscrat:headscrat Ok I know plumb tools made tools for the army aircorps but did they make tools for other branches such as the navy...

Likely. The 40's era catalog shows servicemen from many branches on the cover and says "For Army Navy and All Industries." I have not seen a navy marked item, sounds nifty. Post a pic if you can.
billymade
10-20-2008, 10:09 AM
Aparently, they won contracts with the Army/Navy and won "E" rewards, whatever that meant: http://plombtools.com/CompanyHistory.aspx

"E" reward info: http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/e_award.htm
jim m
10-20-2008, 10:44 AM
Aparently, they won contracts with the Army/Navy and won "E" rewards, whatever that meant: http://plombtools.com/CompanyHistory.aspx

"E" reward info: http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/e_award.htm

Yes this site list it as used in the navy aircraft factorys for spark plugs never new plumb made tools for them found the socket in a meatle box of about 60 all old american oldies I got for 20.00 at a garage sale there was 26 plumbs even got 11 snapons and some old black hawk and hinsdales from the 20s
thanks for the help guys

Jim
lbgradwell
10-20-2008, 12:41 PM
Yes this site list it as used in the navy aircraft factorys for spark plugs never new plumb made tools for them found the socket in a meatle box of about 60 all old american oldies I got for 20.00 at a garage sale there was 26 plumbs even got 11 snapons and some old black hawk and hinsdales from the 20s
thanks for the help guys

Jim

Jim, make sure you are searching for "Plomb", not "Plumb"; they are two entirely different tool companies.