Fleet Breaker Bar.. Who makes it?

[Empty Pockets]

I just got this Fleet 1/2 Drive breaker bar. It has a comfort grip handle, but the shape is different than Wright. Any idea who makes it?

 

[HeelSpur]

Penens I believe.

 

[Sunset_Z28]

I keep that exact same breaker bar in my truck tool box. Definitely one of my faves.

 

[davethorik]

SK offered a soft grip breaker bar that has the same grip.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=300046

 

[Smokeshow69]

Pennens which was a subsidiary of proto


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[woody 73]

Google is your friend keep thinking that (wish I had it 40 years ago).

Type in fleet tools and then find Fleet tools history.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=fleet+tools+history&spf=1

 

[twertsy]

Google is your friend keep thinking that (wish I had it 40 years ago).

Type in fleet tools and then find Fleet tools history.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=fleet+tools+history&spf=1

Except wikipedia is wrong.............

 

[davethorik]

Except wikipedia is wrong.............

I'm still curious how a Fleet and SK breaker bars have the same rubber grip. I can't see SK making them for Proto, or vise versa. Perhaps they both purchased them from the same third party supplier

 

[d42jeep]

I just got this Fleet 1/2 Drive breaker bar. It has a comfort grip handle, but the shape is different than Wright. Any idea who makes it?

Here is my 1/2" drive Challenger bar with a similar looking handle.
-Don

 

[ganymede]

I'm still curious how a Fleet and SK breaker bars have the same rubber grip. I can't see SK making them for Proto, or vise versa. Perhaps they both purchased them from the same third party supplier

I used to have a Walden with that style handle too. It was a late one probably from 70's to when they closed.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Here is my 1/2" drive Challenger bar with a similar looking handle.
-Don

That handle looks to be the exact same shape

 

[Dagny]

My S-K looks similar bought in early 80s

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

Fleet / Challenger / Proto were all basically made on the same lines. Fleet is extremely similar to Proto, and even shares almost exact part numbers between the lines.

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

Except wikipedia is wrong.............

What do you see is wrong? Only thing that stands out to me is I know I have / seen Penens marked Chicago, not Cleveland.

 

[twertsy]

What do you see is wrong? Only thing that stands out to me is I know I have / seen Penens marked Chicago, not Cleveland.

Penens was never a company. Plomb created it, out of Fleet. http://toolarchives.com/node/394

 

[ganymede]

Penens was never a company. Plomb created it, out of Fleet. http://toolarchives.com/node/394

Thanks for the info on your site!
Off topic..It makes me wonder if all those Penens marked pear head ratchets are pre 1956 since they all say Penens Corp instead of Penens Tool Corp.

 

[twertsy]

Thanks for the info on your site!
Off topic..It makes me wonder if all those Penens marked pear head ratchets are pre 1956 since they all say Penens Corp instead of Penens Tool Corp.

I actually hadn't considered that but it's certainly a good point, and warrants further investigation.

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