NOS Montgomery Ward Socket Set

[NJ Marty]

I picked up this what looks to be a nos or very lightly used
Montgomery Ward socket set at a sale this weekend. The
green hammered paint is still mint after a long storage in
original box.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Swert set

 

[d42jeep]

Nice Wright sourced Powr-Kraft set. That one would be a great addition to the Powr-Kraft thread.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=387224
-Don

 

[NJ Marty]

Thanks, I was wondering who made these for Ward.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Interesting socket set I have never seen that particular brand anywhere.


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[davethorik]

That ratchet is badass
Great pick!

 

[Username already in use]

That's a dandy of a set. Nice find!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Eye candy! Nice find, Marty.

What era is that, Don? Early 60s?

 

[woody 73]

very nice eye candy...

 

[driftpin]

The Wright 'Tootsie-Roll' ratchet.

I have a 3/8" metric socket set bought new in the mid-1960's and given to me as a present, because I wanted to work on the family's VW Beetle cabriolet, bought new. I still havethe socket set and I use it frequently, it's still the set I reach-for when I'm working on one of my vintage metric-fastener motorcycles. It came-with a 'Tootsie-Roll' ratchet.

 

[outofbounds]

I picked up this what looks to be a nos or very lightly used
Montgomery Ward socket set at a sale this weekend. The
green hammered paint is still mint after a long storage in
original box.

That's a peach there!

 

[d42jeep]

Eye candy! Nice find, Marty.

What era is that, Don? Early 60s?

With the lack of Wards catalog info, it’s difficult to date the sets. I’m a little surprised by the lack of Powr-Kraft branding on the box. Maybe mrbill can comment on when these tootsie roll ratchets with the unusual selectors were made by Wright.
-Don

 

[outofbounds]

With the lack of Wards catalog info, it’s difficult to date the sets. I’m a little surprised by the lack of Powr-Kraft branding on the box. Maybe mrbill can comment on when these tootsie roll ratchets with the unusual selectors were made by Wright.
-Don

The interesting thing to me is these sets lacked "Made in USA" labeling but were in fact USA made by Wright. I can't believe, particularly in that period when Japan product was beginning to be introduced, that they didn't find it important enough to execute on the tools.

 

[d42jeep]

The sockets shown in the 1961 Farm Book look like they were Indestro sourced so the OP’s set is likely newer than that.
Although the drive tools did not show a COO, some of the other tools did. These Thorsen sourced wrenches and the snips certainly did.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks for the first reply and continued thoughts on its age, Don

 

[3baygarage]

Black selector Wright, in 1970 Christmas catalog, if it helps.