Dubl-Hex Wrenches

[acswan]

Yard sale find, made in canada,I would guess by Gray as the part #'s are similar.Second picture is compared to a same sizes Gray, notice the much deeper offset, I like them I'm going to try to find some more

 

[rhandwor]

I have some and I use them frequently.

 

[superautobacs]

Did Gray produce wrenches that were not marked with their name?
Maybe war-issue items only? (if there ever were such items)

 

[Garagero]

Very cool! I would like to read more about them. Thanks for sharing them!

 

[superautobacs]

Gray also made wrenches ladeled "Dreadnaught" and made Mastercraft wrenches for a while at least, theres a thread here about it.

I have several Dreadnaught wrenches as well and IIRC, some are labeled with Gray; some don't.

The Mastercraft "Maple Leaf" series is indentifiable by the maple leaf logo on the wrench. I think lbgradwell and Dexter would know more are they're the resident experts on Gray stuff.

 

[rlb1953]

I have at least one unmarked Gray wrench. It looks exactly like all my other 70's gray wrenches, only there is no name printed on it. All it has is "3112B" (the Gray part number) and "Canada" stamped near the open end.

I also have some Dreadnaught, a several old Gray wrenchs, and these Dubl-hex don't look anything like them. Old Gray stuff feels "chunky" with thick handles and lots of meat around the ends. Besides the fact I've never seen a Gray wrench with that "lowered panel" design, IMO those Dubl-Hex are too thin and too light to have come out of the same factory.

Roger

 

[dam427]

Digging up an old thread here, but does anyone know more about this Dubl Hex brand? I can't seem to find any history here.

 

[the bourbon peasant]

I realize it's a zombie thread, but for those of you who may still be searching for info, here goes...
Made by Gray tools IN CANADA.
This blog post has some great info on these wrenches:

http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/01/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_27.html?m=1