Good old USA made

[cbacres]

Found these adjustable wrenches at two estate sales.

Diamond Tool , bought two adjustables and two channel locks for $ 10.00

12" Utica adjustable wrench $ 2.00. Never heard of them before. Great feel to the wrench, seems lighter than my other 12".

Just think, you use to be able to buy these off the shelf at any store, not having to spend extra to get a quality tool.


I think I heard somewhere that Diamond in now made in china.

Thank god for yard/estate sales.

 

[ibedayank]

diamond tool factory in duluth mn is now a parking lot now owned by apex

utica tool ...utica new york

 

[lowbucktruck]

Nice score there.
Utica Tool makes good pliers... I have a pair of Utica pliers (made in Utica, NY) that I picked up at an estate sale; they're great, use 'em all the time.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Nice quality stuff you got!

 

[cbacres]

I have gotten to be selective in my yard sale buys. It's not that I need any more 12" wrenches ( i have around 6 now) it s hard to turn down a $ 2.00 wrench. The way things are going, like with CM going china & tiawan, I'll just stock pile some for replacements. They'll outlast me and be handed down to my kids.

Anyone else have a "Elephant" brand wrench? I've had one of those for over 20 years.

 

[camarotoolman]

I collected all the Diamond ajustables for fun once Had 4" to 24". They were called Diamond Horseshoe tools. Old timer said they were used alot to fix stuff during WW11. They were govn, issue.

 

[cbacres]

I also have a 24" that I bought at a thrift shop for $ 14.00. That was my deal of the week.