My DOWIDAT tools!

[nyad]

I've taken some pictures of my DOWIDAT wrenches....cannot find DOWIDAT anymore..

 

[nissan_crawler]

Those are pretty cool, never heard of them before.

 

[nyad]

I bought them long time ago, DOWIDAT closed already....so I cannot find the missing sizes of my set.

 

[FNFS2000]

where were they made? sounds korean or soemthing

 

[nissan_crawler]

It says Germany on them.

 

[FNFS2000]

yahoo! they got to be good then... funny name though.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

The Dowidat family were the founders of Geodore, but (to quote from the company history....

GEDORE in Remscheid was largely spared from war damage. It was thus possible to start production to a small extent soon after the end of the war. Profound differences in opinions between the two brothers Otto and Willi Dowidat brought about the splitting off in 1949 of the GEDORE factory under its sole owner Otto Dowidat and the Dowidat factory under Willi Dowidat. The third brother Karl had died in 1933.

http://www.gedore.de/en/gruppe/unternehmensgruppe/chronik/gedore.html?pe_id=148

http://www.gedore.de/en/gruppe/unternehmensgruppe/chronik.html?pe_id=109

Charles

 

[nyad]

Thanks for your information!

 

[Paladin]

Is it just me or do Dowidat, Elora and Hazet all look VERY similar?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Is it just me or do Dowidat, Elora and Hazet all look VERY similar?

Note that Hazet is located in Remscheid, the same town where Gedore and Dowidat are/were located. The Hazet company history on their web site is very vague and doesn't fill you in at all on companies they have bought up along the way.

http://www.hazet.de/en/about-hazet/the-company.html

Also note that Elora is also located in Remscheid....

ELORA Werkzeugfabrik GmbH was founded in 1924 and since then is a privately owned company.

Today 230 highly skilled people are employed in the headquarter in Remscheid

http://www.elora.de/E_index.htm

Interesting coincidence?

Charles

 

[Paladin]

Interesting coincidence?

Yeah, I kinda wondered if it was a coincidence or not. Looks like not! Thanks for the info!

 

[v8garage]

nyad-the undisputed king of duplicate threads! Only 13 posts and 2 sets of duplicate threads already!

 

[Monte]

A lot of companies are located in Remscheid - Heyco too also VBW (stahlwille) , Matador, Padre etc. since the steel industry is located there too.

 

[Paladin]

A lot of companies are located in Remscheid - Heyco too also VBW (stahlwille) , Matador, Padre etc. since the steel industry is located there too.

I was hoping you'd chime in Monte! So, it is just merely similarity and no corporate connection? Maybe it's just my untrained eye, but I've always thought Hazet and Elora looked similar, and the Dowidat looks about the same to me.

 

[Monte]

The wrenches are very similar from each manufacturer since the DIN standard basically says how they should look like, but the forgings differ from each other

some pictures for comparison:

Hazet
Elora
stahlwille
Gedore

 

[nyad]

The wrenches are very similar from each manufacturer since the DIN standard basically says how they should look like, but the forgings differ from each other

some pictures for comparison:

Hazet
Elora
stahlwille
Gedore

Monte, from your pictures, DOWIDAT most like the Gedore.

 

[nyad]

nyad-the undisputed king of duplicate threads! Only 13 posts and 2 sets of duplicate threads already!

Ha...ha...make you confused?

 

[Alfajuj]

I don't think they look alike at all.
I've got some combination wrenches from Hazet (two types, one extra-long and one standard), Stahlwille and WGB. If you lay them side by side, you'll see that they are completely different in appearance, including shape, finish, texture. Yes, they have a "German look" about them, but I would'nt say they look alike.

 

[Hawk321]

Dowidat was bought from Snap-On!

 

[goodfellow]

Dowidat produced some excellent designs. They were not only functional, but the design suggested that the tools were meant for professional mechanics. Somehow the "look and feel" just seemed right.

That said, there were also some "dogs in the mix". Case in point -- whitworth tools. I think the Dowidat 220 series of box-end wrenches were one of the best tool designs ever. They fit with the idea of "professional tools". On the other hand, the 12 series of open end wrenches seemed downright "agricultural" in comaprison. It's as though that tool line was made in the "basement" of the factory. You can clearly see the difference in refinement here. These are some of my older Whitworth models and were actually sourced through my MAC vendor back in the day.



Now look at the 12 series open end compared to the much more refined 620's below it. What a difference --





Also the very deep offset 2 series box-ends (of which I only have a few) are superior in fit/finish and represent the utilitatrian "German" professional wrench.

 

[nyad]

Dowidat produced some excellent designs. They were not only functional, but the design suggested that the tools were meant for professional mechanics. Somehow the "look and feel" just seemed right.

That said, there were also some "dogs in the mix". Case in point -- whitworth tools. I think the Dowidat 220 series of box-end wrenches were one of the best tool designs ever. They fit with the idea of "professional tools". On the other hand, the 12 series of open end wrenches seemed downright "agricultural" in comaprison. It's as though that tool line was made in the "basement" of the factory. You can clearly see the difference in refinement here. These are some of my older Whitworth models and were actually sourced through my MAC vendor back in the day.



Now look at the 12 series open end compared to the much more refined 620's below it. What a difference --





Also the very deep offset 2 series box-ends (of which I only have a few) are superior in fit/finish and represent the utilitatrian "German" professional wrench.

What a "DOWIDAT" collection!! I have never saw such wrench...thanks for your sharing.

 

[kiraj]

 

[jedigazza]

I've taken some pictures of my DOWIDAT wrenches....cannot find DOWIDAT anymore..

hi there from Australia.

to my knowledge, Dowidat was the supplier of the tool kit on older mercedes i think 70's and 80s, perhaps you might find the spares from an old auto tool kit

 

[chrismenke]

They look nice, but all I can think in my head (over and over again) is "whaddya' gonna dowidat?"

 

[spacedoutbob]

I have a set of Dowidat Deep Offset Standard Combination Wrenches that I purchased at least 25 years ago from a Tool Dealer that sells Stahlwille, Hazet, Koeken tools. They have held up well.

Bob

 

[kiraj]

 

[Matt Irvine]

I have a big 36 mm Dowidat combination spanner, a pair of 24" stilsons and a few odd ball spanners, very well made!

 

[cosmik binturong]

speaking of odd ball Dowidat:

 

[chopper1]

My only Dowidat piece. Picked it up last week.

 

[espyking83]

Thought you were speaking in some sort of obscure ebonic make-shift tool slang, "I make DO-WID-AT".


Oops.

 

[Plombob]

Too bad the Gedore links are dead. Would be nice to know about the Dowidats. I've got a few pieces, all good stuff. Will keep an eye out for more.

 

[cosmik binturong]

My only Dowidat piece. Picked it up last week.

i still like it!

 

[superautobacs]

Thought you were speaking in some sort of obscure ebonic make-shift tool slang, "I make DO-WID-AT".


Oops.

Cosmik,

Cool spanner!





IIRC, there was a dispute between the Gedore brothers and as a result, Dowidat decided to create his own line of tools. Dowidat built up a wall within the existing Gedore factory and made his half. The Dowidat line up of hand tools was reputed to be fairly well-rounded.

 

[cosmik binturong]

Cool spanner!

indeed, here's another one, never posted:



a Dowidat 3/4" fine rat head.

 

[mrborohachi]

Sounds just like what happened with Adidas and his cousin splitting off and starting Puma

 

[superautobacs]

a Dowidat 3/4" fine rat head.

and it's a 3/4" stubby to boot! The Teeny Turner next to it looks even cuter.

Sounds just like what happened with Adidas and his cousin splitting off and starting Puma

Interesting; never knew that.







Here's my only contribution.....just two, boring, measly spanners:

front side:



rear ends:

 

[kiraj]

 

[Matt Irvine]

Heres my small collection of Dowidat, I have a few flogging spanners and a 3/4 drive socket somewhere, I'll see if I can find them.


9/16x5/8 double open ender, 1/2 combination, multigrips (?), 7/16x1/2 double open ender, 3/16Whit x 1/4Whit double open ender, 4" adjustable, 10" adjustable, flat screwdriver, 3/4Whitworth combination, 36mm combination


All made in Germany except the screwdriver? Can anybody explain this?


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[kiraj]

 

[Blöckw@rt]

The Dowidat No.11 is one of the strongest combination wrench I ever held in my hands, absolutely heavy duty !