another dumb question -- what is this brand? PL_MB???

[Mark914]

got a bunch of stuff --sockets-wrenches etc - with this brand name.

PL " upside down triangle" MB

what is this ?? run of the mill old USA stuff?

 

[ihatelaramie]

Plomb. Old school, quality stuff. Someone who knows better will chime in.

 

[BeaterGoat]

Plomb tools changed their name to Proto (I believe in '47 or '48, someone correct me), the popular and well-respected industrial tool brand. I'm new to the forums here, but Plomb/Proto seems to have a lot of love on here. I know I'm a big fan.

 

[rusty65]

I would rate it about the same as snap on as far as quality proto/plumb just is not as pretty or polished as snap on is.

 

[TwoInch]

that wrench is WW2 era, the WF stands for "war finish"

edit- or wright field. someone will chime in which is which.

 

[chopper1]

that wrench is WW2 era, the WF stands for "war finish"
edit- or wright field. someone will chime in which is which.

Actually, WF stands for Wright Field [WWII Government contracting location]

(1) WF was used to precede the identifying number on hundreds of thousands of Plomb tools that were used by the Armed Forces during WWII. These numbers did not correspond to the Plomb catalog numbers.
(2) The words "War Finish" were stamped on some Plomb tools produced for the civilian market during the WWII era and carried the standard Plomb catalog numbers.

 

[Plombob]

Chopper1 is correct.

BTW - Those WF tools were made of hazardous materials. I'll send you my address and you can "dispose of it properly" with me.