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Sorry to disappoint, but Far too new for me. I expect they were made overseas, but have no evidence to support this supposition.

M = Midget, = 9/32” drive. 3/8” drive is A = Aero.

i don’t have them in a catalog, and have not seen one, but did find this on line ….. Britool England Ring Spanner / Wrench Series 6-Point X 12-Point, Sizes 13-22mm Original made in England ring spanners with hex (6-point) & Bi-hex (12-point) rings. The smaller size is 6-point and the larger size...

You will be welcome, I’m Admin over there.

Who has a secretive hankering for a Refrigeration Set ? (even if, like me, you have absolutely no practical need for one).

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Tappet Wrenches from a 1950’s catalogue.

Hi GJE, you might also like to have a look at the “Britool made in England“ site on Facebook, if you are on it - Bob

Of course, this does not apply to any of us !

For sale on Facebook Marketplace now. I have an earlier similar set. Mine is AF / BA, and to make it more useable I’ve added Metric too.

How is this for “new old stock” ? Unfortunately not mine.

The new (to me) socket set I bought recently.

I just bought another socket set. I bought it because of the price, and for the Whitworth sockets. Imagine my surprise and joy when I found this little gem hiding inside.

I sold one of those for a charity some time since. Nice to be able to put a date on it.

Sorry, “eight point bi hex”. what ? Hex is 6 sided, and in socketry bi hex is 12 point. 8 point is bi square. Please clarify - Bob.

A bit more info from a member of the Facebook Britool group, provided as an answer to a question I posed.

A bit of History ….. John Shaw of Wolverhampton, factor and merchant, was born in Penn in 1782. The first reference to the date of the establishment of the business appears in a publication called "The Hardwareman" of 1895 (ref. 417), which states that "the earliest surviving records of the...

On the point of authenticity, crackle paint boxes had riveted badges - however, this one looks original. I guess it was supplied when they still painted the boxes crackle finish, but had run out of the metal badges. Almost certainly an early 1970’s set.

This may be of use ?