Long C Craftsman wrench question

[Gunfighter556]

A friend of mine gave me a bag of misc. wrenches because he was cleaning out some of his stuff. I found a double open ended wrench marked with a Long C craftsman No 3, its a V series. I don't really know anything about it and was wondering if anyone could fill me in as to its age.

 

[r_olson_06]

That's a Tappet wrench. You would have much better luck posting of the Craftsman underline thread. There is some crazy knowledgeable people on there.

Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Looks like a tappet wrench. Probably part of a set at one time. Age would be around 1950, v is typically moore drop forge.

 

[disston]

Thin tappet wrenches never made sense to me. I used them sometimes in the 1970s but a box end worked better.

 

[Provincial]

They were designed for adjusting engine tappets, which had limited access. The other use that they do well is thin check (locking) nuts. They are thin enough to hold one of the nuts without interfering with the other one.

 

[Rileysan]

A friend of mine gave me a bag of misc. wrenches because he was cleaning out some of his stuff. I found a double open ended wrench marked with a Long C craftsman No 3, its a V series. I don't really know anything about it and was wondering if anyone could fill me in as to its age.

It's part of a 4 piece "tappet" (valve adjusting) wrench set that is still available from Craftsman today.

Each wrench was numbered, 1 through 4, as well as having a size stamped on them. Sears didn't change the font on the Craftsman name for these wrenches for many years after WWII.

Unfortunately, these wrenches are not featured with much fanfare and catalog illustrations don't allow for an accurate estimation of when the long-c logo was no longer used. Judging by the availability of these wrenches (read: common), I am of the opinion the long-c logo was used on them well into the 1960s.

As for usefulness, I find them to be perfect for changing bits on my die grinders as I've always disliked the poor quality of the open end wrenches provided with the grinders.

The attached photograph is from the 1968 catalog and gives a good idea what we have to work with.

Brian

 

[Gunfighter556]

Thank you everyone for the quick response to my post. I now have more info than I started with. I don't have much use for it but will definitely keep it because I think its cool.