Handed down wrenches from my dad

[hayhauler71]

Looking for your expert advice on some wrenches my father handed down to me. He worked in a service garage from the early 1950 and worked on his own cars till 1980. I sure would like to know the make of these wrenches but do know they are made in USA. Wrenches have a P code and numbers on the wrenches. Thanks for everybody's input.

 

[earthmover1980]

I would guess these are a Duro/Indestro product by the looks of these. Made in Chicago, ill u.s. Indestro made some excellent quality tools. They are out of business now. Other members could suggest a specific manufacturer date.

 

[DadsTools]

Indestro for sure. Pointed ends of the recess was a trademark design, according to AA started in 1937. "Select Steel" was also one of their trademarks. Indestro made a gazillion of these at least through the 1950s, both under its own brand and under contract for others. So pinning down a specific date within that range would be challenging. The model numbers may provide a clue to someone who has some expertise in these, but then again maybe not.

Like Lectrolite, many of the contract versions have no brand name at all so they could be sold to any store or reseller wanting its own line and then could sell them under any brand they chose. Some will have contract brand names on them. All will have the pointed handle recess.

BTW, looks like a very nice set!

 

[CNGsaves]

+1 for Duro/Indestro . . . . those are KEEPER set !!

Now you NEED to search out double box-end sets to match up with those . . . you've just GOT to catch GJ fever and fill up numerous tool boxes !!

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some pictures of similar wrenches. The Indestro Metric DOE set is in my keeper metric drawer.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Wrenches have a P code and numbers on the wrenches.

The numbers are not peculiar to Indestro. They are an industry standard number for the size combinations, started by Williams, that were eventually adopted by almost all manufacturers with only a few notable exceptions. Many mfgrs used them as model numbers by adding a prefix (e.g., 1723, 3723, etc), where the 1XXX or 3XXX would be a type of DOE wrench, or even a metal composition difference. In this case, as DadsTools alluded to, the "P" prefix is probably a contract designator. For Chevrolet, for example.

 

[hayhauler71]

I have the offset set also in very nice shape