Georg_Cyborg
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Hello everybody, new member here, from Romania 
Couple weeks ago I picked up some old wrenches from a flea market outside Bucharest. I did my best to clean them by wire brush and some WD40, and I am struggling to identify them. I would appreciated any suggestion or idea.
I am posting photos from both sides, where there is something on the opposite side of the tool.
Some wrenches are looking like being of German (or Western European) origin, like no. 1 and no. 4.
Others look more like Russian/Soviet style, e.g. no. 2 and 3.
I bought these from a guy who probably had a ton of old wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers and other hand tools, quite rusty and unappealing, exposed on a tarpaulin... According to him, he acquired them mostly from Germany, but some items were added in Austria, Hungary and even Romania, in the Western part of the country (Transylvania). Practically, he bought the stuff as scrap metal, and he was trying to make some money from selling the tools piece by piece.
That's not a bad business, as Romania is not a rich country and many people cannot afford new and rather expensive tools, especially if they are but simple men trying to fix things around the house.
For me, it's just a hobby, as I inherited a small trove of hand tools from my grandfather, who was a locksmith by profession, and I am trying to learn about it. After all, although I was the first born grandson (from his first son, a mechanical engineer!), I didn't followed on his steps, choosing another career than engineering...
As I said, any idea would be welcome.
Best from Bucharest!
Couple weeks ago I picked up some old wrenches from a flea market outside Bucharest. I did my best to clean them by wire brush and some WD40, and I am struggling to identify them. I would appreciated any suggestion or idea.
I am posting photos from both sides, where there is something on the opposite side of the tool.
Some wrenches are looking like being of German (or Western European) origin, like no. 1 and no. 4.
Others look more like Russian/Soviet style, e.g. no. 2 and 3.
I bought these from a guy who probably had a ton of old wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers and other hand tools, quite rusty and unappealing, exposed on a tarpaulin... According to him, he acquired them mostly from Germany, but some items were added in Austria, Hungary and even Romania, in the Western part of the country (Transylvania). Practically, he bought the stuff as scrap metal, and he was trying to make some money from selling the tools piece by piece.
That's not a bad business, as Romania is not a rich country and many people cannot afford new and rather expensive tools, especially if they are but simple men trying to fix things around the house.
For me, it's just a hobby, as I inherited a small trove of hand tools from my grandfather, who was a locksmith by profession, and I am trying to learn about it. After all, although I was the first born grandson (from his first son, a mechanical engineer!), I didn't followed on his steps, choosing another career than engineering...
As I said, any idea would be welcome.
Best from Bucharest!
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