"Bob Cat" wrenches by Hinsdale

[droach77]

I am a bit of an old tool collector and recently bought a box of tools that - among other things - contained a set of 9 "Bob Cat" wrenches that were apparently made by Hinsdale in the early 1930s. Alloy Artifacts has limited info on these wrenches. Anyone out there know much about them?

The tools each have the word Bob Cat with the face of a cat in beteen the words Bob and Cat.

 

[crewchief888]

i gotta see these !

 

[930dreamer]

Like this? These pics came from a CL ad, it might be the ones the OP bought.

 

[crewchief888]

Like this?

yep

thats cool !

 

[Drunken Yak inc]

Those are cool! Damn, now I want some!

 

[ears]

I have some bobcat sockets never seen the wrenches though. Sockets don't have the cool logo just the word.

 

[droach77]

EarS:

Would you be willing to sell or trade the sockets?

Dan

 

[lbgradwell]

1930:

1931:

1932:

 

[toolmutt]

1932:

Wow! For $1.95 AND free pliers, I'll take two, please.

 

[woody 73]

strange thing but yesterday i was in hinsdale and as was driving through the area i told my wife and kids about the hinsdale tool company...

 

[lbgradwell]

Wow! For $1.95 AND free pliers, I'll take two, please.

It actually does sound like a decent deal.

That 1932 $1.95 was $30.82 in 2010. $30.82 for a socket set and a pair of pliers seems quite reasonable...

 

[toolmutt]

Maybe Harry Epstein could come up with a "Retro" deal for the 4th. Just a thought.