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My Small But Growing 1/4" drive Socket Set Collection

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A lady gave me a bunch of old tools today including partial Walden and Thorsen sets. I had enough to spares to make both reasonably complete. The Thorsen set even has the cross bar and just needs the correct 1/2” socket.:thumbup:
 

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A lady gave me a bunch of old tools today including partial Walden and Thorsen sets. I had enough to spares to make both reasonably complete. The Thorsen set even has the cross bar and just needs the correct 1/2” socket.:thumbup:

Of all the Thorsen I’ve managed to collect, yours is the first Thorsen crossbar I’ve seen!
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Posted this on duro indestro thread as well. Early chromium vanadium set
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Here is an odd set, maybe japanese?
 

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Some p&c stuff I have been collecting.
 

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here is an old Husky set from 1918. Interested to see if Home Depot will warranty one of the cracked sockets [emoji16][emoji16]

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The marking on the hex key ("PAT. DEC 31, 1918") refers to Sedgley's patent 1,289,558, and, as Todd points out, the original Husky Wrench Company was not formed until 1924. Secondly, those sets, whether Husky, New Britain or None Better branded, are usually accompanied by a hex key with a "PATENTED DEC. 12, 1922" marking, which refers to Chase, 1,438,900, and assigned to New Britain. I have a 1/2-inch hex drive Husky set with that same label and a hex key with that marking. Photos on the GJ New Britain thread linked here. There may be another explanation, but I suspect that hex key may not be original to the sockets and holder.
 

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[Here is a bit later one( 40s i think)Only says made in USA on L handles
 

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I had to search for several months on eBay to find the 7/32” socket to complete this set. The non-matching 1/2” socket is an extra to make the set more useful. The combination spinner/extension came from OTG.
-Don
 

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I found this partial Craftsman heritage label 1/4” socket set at a garage sale yesterday. I had everything but a sliding Tee in early =v= tools to complete the set. Unlike most of the Craftsman tools I find, I think this one will be a keeper.
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Artisan 1/4 set.
 

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Unmarked breaker, sockets regular sk.I have 2 artisan 1/2 inch sets both same thing.
 

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Nuggies set I just finished collecting pieces for.
 

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You are on a roll recently. I never see any of those.
Here is a 1/4” drive Duro Chrome wartime set with more than half of the sockets marked -D-I. The green paint is proving difficult to remove. The spinner handle has totally disintegrated leaving just the shaft behind. I modified a generic plastic handle from a broken Phillips screwdriver as a replacement but didn’t get any pictures of that yet.
-Don
 

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I run into that spinner problem as well!
 

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I run into that spinner problem as well!

Here is the set with the spinner included. I was able to fill in a couple of D-I sockets replacing the Duro marked ones but the set may have come with a mix since they all had the same dark finish. There was a war on, after all.
The second set I was excited to find at an estate sale yesterday. It’s a Wards Riverside set, obviously made by Duro with the formerly mystery sockets that Twertsy IDed as being sold by Wards a while back. I pulled out the extra Indestro socket that a previous owner had added and put in an unmarked Duro extension I had lying around which was perfect for the set.
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Took like 2 years. Tried to keep it all 51 dates but wound up with a couple 52s. Here is a walden set with a t handle.
 

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Here is the set with the spinner included. I was able to fill in a couple of D-I sockets replacing the Duro marked ones but the set may have come with a mix since they all had the same dark finish. There was a war on, after all.
The second set I was excited to find at an estate sale yesterday. It’s a Wards Riverside set, obviously made by Duro with the formerly mystery sockets that Twertsy IDed as being sold by Wards a while back. I pulled out the extra Indestro socket that a previous owner had added and put in an unmarked Duro extension I had lying around which was perfect for the set.
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Neat stuff don. Early wards stuff is interesting. They seemed to use duro indestro as a supplier quite a bit.
 

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Here is a walden set with a t handle.
Nice. I’ve never seen a set with a Tee. Is that a 7/16” knurled Walden 6 point socket? Although it would seem hard to believe, that is an extremely rare socket because generally most all of the sets have a 12 point 7/16” socket. It took me a few years to find the one I have. I only know of a couple others that have been found, including one in the UK.:bowdown:
PS.. if you need a replacement screw for your ratchet, I’ve found some excellent stainless machine screws that just need to be cut to length.
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Apparently I I have 2 7/16 6 point sockets. Did not know they were unusual.
 

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The rare ones are the knurled style of 6 point dark finish sockets like the style in the first picture. The dark finish 6 point sockets with the two lines like the ones in the second picture are common. I should have been more specific. If you have two of the knurled style, I’m very jealous!
-Don
 

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Ok, it's the earlier knurled style that's unusual. Great info. I mostly bought it for the t handle, the unusual socket is just a bonus!
 

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I got this Thorsen set at a swap meet this morning (for free :) ).

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I sent the picture to my brother, who sent me back a picture of the exact same set he bought in 1970. Note the difference in price, I suppose it means mine is a couple years newer.

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Hi All

Some nice sets her:bowdown:! I will post mine eventually when back from travel.
I have a question though; I see in most of your 1/4'' set, the sockets are a mix of 12 points, 8 points and 6 points? is that the way it was "back in the days"?
My sets, mostly European, are all uniform. Either 6 or 12 points.

Thank you!

Thor
 

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I have a question though; I see in most of your 1/4'' set, the sockets are a mix of 12 points, 8 points and 6 points? is that the way it was "back in the days"?
Here's a summary chart I created for a different site, focused on WWII specs and sets, that you might find helpful.

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You can ignore columns 3, 4, & 5, which are esoteric to that subject area.

The other columns will give you an idea of what sockets were being offered by some of the major socket drive mfgrs (by model number) before, during, and after the war, with respect to service openings (column 1) and the number of points (column 2).

I will highlight a few things.

- For square drain plugs and square fasteners (as Stuart and Otg alluded to...), typical sizes were 1/4", 5/16", and 3/8", although you will find some oddballs out there, too.

- For hex fasteners, the Army was using a mix of 6- and 12-point sockets early in WWII. In 1945, they wanted all 6-point sockets. They may have taken their cues from Plomb and Walden-Worcester, who both seemed to have a strong belief in hex sockets for all sizes. Most other mfgrs were offering a mix of 6- and 12-point.
 

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24 sets for sale on eBay UK, Military surplus £95
Britool, Williams, and King ****..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-Vinta...-Sets-Britool-Williams-King-****/274065054378
 

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Super rare...I sold this one on ebay. Made by SK in the 1930's..."BRAZIL". 1/4 inch set. I have seen larger ones too.
 

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Very nice intact label on that particular set, beltdrive. If you sold it on eBay, there are several candidates here who may have bought it! :) If you'd care to see more examples of Brazil sets, a few have been posted here on this thread, and also on the S-K thread, where you will also find a discussion on their production history.
 

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Fantastic Brazil set. Got ambitious and painted the p&c set I have been collecting. Had virtually no paint left so figured what the heck.
 

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