Old work shop?

[Stillgottimefor1]

Must’ve been a workshop there before. The Harvester Deering wrench had me thinking Harley...don’t know what the other big multi wrench is from. The Proto La looks borderline Plumb. The Williams with all the markings might be military? Let me know what you think....

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[ZRX61]

Those are buggy wrenches...

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That's a cool proto wrench

 

[Provincial]

The Proto "Size Field" wrench with the pebble background behind the size markings was made for a few years in the 1950's during the period that Proto used the "Proto Los Angeles" marking. It seems to be a carryover from the Pebble Plomb design, but current thinking is that it did not follow the Pebble design era directly, that there was a short period in between with a different design.

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

Thanks, seems like I read something on here about wrenches made during the transition time.


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[Stillgottimefor1]

They have a big oily place in their back yard where they want to put a garden, but the ground is oily. I have bought buckets of wrenches they dug from the ground and saved for me. Layers of oily wood and dirt preserved them. Sadly most are ruined except for something to display.


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[Private Lugnutz]

The Williams with all the markings might be military?

No, it's a common 1/2" x 9/16" Williams Superior, made of carbon steel, from the late 20's to early 30's.

The markings indicate the type and size of the nut and bolt the opening is used to turn. That hexagon shape followed by a "C" signifies Hex Cap. The bolt heads for Society of Automotive Engineers (S.A.E.) and Hex Cap had the same across-the-flats diameter. The same size bolts in the United States Standard (U.S.S.) had larger heads. At this lower range, 1/16" larger.

The size of the milled opening on the end with 1/4 USS, 5/16 Hex C, and 5/16 SAE markings is 1/2". The size of the milled opening on the end with 3/8 Hex C and 3/8 SAE markings is 9/16".