Craftsman -VV-42543 9/16

[CARNAC]

I found this wrench with the flex socket on the other end. I was wondering if this would have been something from WWII or is it more modern?

I saw stuff on ebay reference V-42543 but not vv.

 

[Zeeman]

VV is newer than V, and =V= is older than V. You can do a search for the different letters and their approximate age ranges. More modern than WWII.

 

[four.cycle]

Craftsman Hand Tool Manufacturers & Date Ranges:

HERE: http://www.thegaragegazette.com/index.php?topic=867.0

 

[Cruzan80]

IIRC, the open/socket wrenches were available in the late 40's-early 50's thru the mid-late 80's. Hardest part in trying to assemble a set is nobody is sure what to call them.

 

[Zeeman]

IIRC, the open/socket wrenches were available in the late 40's-early 50's thru the mid-late 80's. Hardest part in trying to assemble a set is nobody is sure what to call them.

Sorta like the flex head sockets, or swivel head sockets. People call them all kinds of things.

 

[four.cycle]

"flex-head wrench", "socket head wrench", "Saltus wrench", among others.

 

[jakemac]

Saltus Wrench is what I've always heard them referred as.

 

[bonneyman]

Saltus Wrench is what I've always heard them referred as.

I have a mutt set.

 

[jakemac]

Mine are all =V= series. Not easy to find.