Recent content by 300man

I read several posts in a couple of old threads to do with the Key Model wrenches dating back 10 years or so using the search tool. So figured time to start a new one. From what I can tell doing research on the internet and finding old pictures, auction descriptions and advertisements there...

Discovered that the two wrenches in my first post can be found on page 8 of the PLOMB No 6 catalog from 1922. Turns out they are water pump wrenches W24 and W28

So this is the PLOMB TOOL CO. L. A. CAL wrench, sorry for the picture quality but it was the best i could do with the camera that i had. Anyway it is marked as above with 9/16 at the box end. As you may notice either the Plomb marking or the 9/16 marking is up side down... I believe this to...

Found these Plomb Los Angeles wrenches the other day. They look to be hand forged contract wrenches with a "N" marking to the left of Plomb. These are blacksmith made and show hand filing marks. One is marked: N 24 1 1/2 plomb Los Angeles The other is: N 28 1 3/4 Plomb Los Angeles I...

Just want to say hi and pay my respect to this great site. I am into all that is vintage garage and someday hope to have a great space like some of the other members have. I am a tool guy from a many generation tool family. Also a car guy who through the years have owned and maintained some...