My DOWIDAT tools!
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nissan_crawler
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Those are pretty cool, never heard of them before.
nissan_crawler
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It says Germany on them.
Charles (in GA)
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The Dowidat family were the founders of Geodore, but (to quote from the company history....
GEDORE in Remscheid was largely spared from war damage. It was thus possible to start production to a small extent soon after the end of the war. Profound differences in opinions between the two brothers Otto and Willi Dowidat brought about the splitting off in 1949 of the GEDORE factory under its sole owner Otto Dowidat and the Dowidat factory under Willi Dowidat. The third brother Karl had died in 1933.
http://www.gedore.de/en/gruppe/unternehmensgruppe/chronik/gedore.html?pe_id=148
http://www.gedore.de/en/gruppe/unternehmensgruppe/chronik.html?pe_id=109
Charles
GEDORE in Remscheid was largely spared from war damage. It was thus possible to start production to a small extent soon after the end of the war. Profound differences in opinions between the two brothers Otto and Willi Dowidat brought about the splitting off in 1949 of the GEDORE factory under its sole owner Otto Dowidat and the Dowidat factory under Willi Dowidat. The third brother Karl had died in 1933.
http://www.gedore.de/en/gruppe/unternehmensgruppe/chronik/gedore.html?pe_id=148
http://www.gedore.de/en/gruppe/unternehmensgruppe/chronik.html?pe_id=109
Charles
Paladin
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Is it just me or do Dowidat, Elora and Hazet all look VERY similar?
Charles (in GA)
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Note that Hazet is located in Remscheid, the same town where Gedore and Dowidat are/were located. The Hazet company history on their web site is very vague and doesn't fill you in at all on companies they have bought up along the way.
http://www.hazet.de/en/about-hazet/the-company.html
Also note that Elora is also located in Remscheid....
ELORA Werkzeugfabrik GmbH was founded in 1924 and since then is a privately owned company.
Today 230 highly skilled people are employed in the headquarter in Remscheid
http://www.elora.de/E_index.htm
Interesting coincidence?
Charles
Paladin
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Yeah, I kinda wondered if it was a coincidence or not. Looks like not! Thanks for the info!
Paladin
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I was hoping you'd chime in Monte! So, it is just merely similarity and no corporate connection? Maybe it's just my untrained eye, but I've always thought Hazet and Elora looked similar, and the Dowidat looks about the same to me.
The wrenches are very similar from each manufacturer since the DIN standard basically says how they should look like, but the forgings differ from each other
some pictures for comparison:
Hazet
Elora
stahlwille
Gedore
some pictures for comparison:
Hazet
Elora
stahlwille
Gedore
Monte, from your pictures, DOWIDAT most like the Gedore.
Ha...ha...make you confused?nyad-the undisputed king of duplicate threads!Only 13 posts and 2 sets of duplicate threads already!
I don't think they look alike at all.
I've got some combination wrenches from Hazet (two types, one extra-long and one standard), Stahlwille and WGB. If you lay them side by side, you'll see that they are completely different in appearance, including shape, finish, texture. Yes, they have a "German look" about them, but I would'nt say they look alike.
I've got some combination wrenches from Hazet (two types, one extra-long and one standard), Stahlwille and WGB. If you lay them side by side, you'll see that they are completely different in appearance, including shape, finish, texture. Yes, they have a "German look" about them, but I would'nt say they look alike.
goodfellow
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Dowidat produced some excellent designs. They were not only functional, but the design suggested that the tools were meant for professional mechanics. Somehow the "look and feel" just seemed right.
That said, there were also some "dogs in the mix". Case in point -- whitworth tools. I think the Dowidat 220 series of box-end wrenches were one of the best tool designs ever. They fit with the idea of "professional tools". On the other hand, the 12 series of open end wrenches seemed downright "agricultural" in comaprison. It's as though that tool line was made in the "basement" of the factory. You can clearly see the difference in refinement here. These are some of my older Whitworth models and were actually sourced through my MAC vendor back in the day.
Now look at the 12 series open end compared to the much more refined 620's below it. What a difference --
Also the very deep offset 2 series box-ends (of which I only have a few) are superior in fit/finish and represent the utilitatrian "German" professional wrench.
That said, there were also some "dogs in the mix". Case in point -- whitworth tools. I think the Dowidat 220 series of box-end wrenches were one of the best tool designs ever. They fit with the idea of "professional tools". On the other hand, the 12 series of open end wrenches seemed downright "agricultural" in comaprison. It's as though that tool line was made in the "basement" of the factory. You can clearly see the difference in refinement here. These are some of my older Whitworth models and were actually sourced through my MAC vendor back in the day.
Now look at the 12 series open end compared to the much more refined 620's below it. What a difference --
Also the very deep offset 2 series box-ends (of which I only have a few) are superior in fit/finish and represent the utilitatrian "German" professional wrench.
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What a "DOWIDAT" collection!! I have never saw such wrench...thanks for your sharing.Dowidat produced some excellent designs. They were not only functional, but the design suggested that the tools were meant for professional mechanics. Somehow the "look and feel" just seemed right.
That said, there were also some "dogs in the mix". Case in point -- whitworth tools. I think the Dowidat 220 series of box-end wrenches were one of the best tool designs ever. They fit with the idea of "professional tools". On the other hand, the 12 series of open end wrenches seemed downright "agricultural" in comaprison. It's as though that tool line was made in the "basement" of the factory. You can clearly see the difference in refinement here. These are some of my older Whitworth models and were actually sourced through my MAC vendor back in the day.
Now look at the 12 series open end compared to the much more refined 620's below it. What a difference --
Also the very deep offset 2 series box-ends (of which I only have a few) are superior in fit/finish and represent the utilitatrian "German" professional wrench.
hi there from Australia.
to my knowledge, Dowidat was the supplier of the tool kit on older mercedes i think 70's and 80s, perhaps you might find the spares from an old auto tool kit
chrismenke
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They look nice, but all I can think in my head (over and over again) is "whaddya' gonna dowidat?"
spacedoutbob
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I have a set of Dowidat Deep Offset Standard Combination Wrenches that I purchased at least 25 years ago from a Tool Dealer that sells Stahlwille, Hazet, Koeken tools. They have held up well.
Bob
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Matt Irvine
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I have a big 36 mm Dowidat combination spanner, a pair of 24" stilsons and a few odd ball spanners, very well made!
cosmik binturong
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speaking of odd ball Dowidat:
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espyking83
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Thought you were speaking in some sort of obscure ebonic make-shift tool slang, "I make DO-WID-AT".
Oops.
Oops.
cosmik binturong
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superautobacs
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Cosmik,
Cool spanner!
IIRC, there was a dispute between the Gedore brothers and as a result, Dowidat decided to create his own line of tools. Dowidat built up a wall within the existing Gedore factory and made his half. The Dowidat line up of hand tools was reputed to be fairly well-rounded.
cosmik binturong
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mrborohachi
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Sounds just like what happened with Adidas and his cousin splitting off and starting Puma
superautobacs
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a Dowidat 3/4" fine rat head.
and it's a 3/4" stubby to boot! The Teeny Turner next to it looks even cuter.
Interesting; never knew that.
Here's my only contribution.....just two, boring, measly spanners:
front side:
rear ends:
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Matt Irvine
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Heres my small collection of Dowidat, I have a few flogging spanners and a 3/4 drive socket somewhere, I'll see if I can find them.
9/16x5/8 double open ender, 1/2 combination, multigrips (?), 7/16x1/2 double open ender, 3/16Whit x 1/4Whit double open ender, 4" adjustable, 10" adjustable, flat screwdriver, 3/4Whitworth combination, 36mm combination
All made in Germany except the screwdriver? Can anybody explain this?
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9/16x5/8 double open ender, 1/2 combination, multigrips (?), 7/16x1/2 double open ender, 3/16Whit x 1/4Whit double open ender, 4" adjustable, 10" adjustable, flat screwdriver, 3/4Whitworth combination, 36mm combination
All made in Germany except the screwdriver? Can anybody explain this?
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