P&C question

[dieselmike]

I like how P&C was a Oregon based company. Alloy Artifacts cannot be currently contacted. What the heck did I find? I thought all P&C was made in Portland?????

 

[JeremyManning]

I have some P&C marked CANADA wrenches as well

 

[flathead74]

Proto acquired P&C and they had a plant in Canada that opened around 1952 or so. They were probably making P&C branded tools at both locations.

 

[dieselmike]

i guess the proto plant in ontario made P&c, challenger and proto... i wonder if were gonna find some old plomb canada tools one day LOL!

 

[Gort the giant robot]

I currently own appox 300 plus P&C tools. I have not paid much attention to them. I buy them and have just been putting in a tool box to be cleaned later. I do have a NOS Proto socket that is also stamped P&C. When I get around to cleaning and sorting them I will check what country they were made in. I do know some are WF { Wright Field } marked. I just checked 5 P&C sockets that i have in my computer room. 3 are marked Made In USA and 2 have no COO marked on them.

Gort.

 

[lbgradwell]

i guess the proto plant in ontario made P&c, challenger and proto...

Fleet & Penens too...

 

[dieselmike]

ive never seen fleet canada! ooooh goodies to find

 

[lbgradwell]

They're out there:

 

[Gort the giant robot]

Damn, now I have to look at my Proto tools also. Now I will have to get a passport and head North. getting ready to go to the flea market in about 20 minutes. Might get lucky.

Gort.

 

[Lost Road]

awesome proto canada collection, eh!

 

[dieselmike]

not a bad collection! heres some of mine

ive got the photo canada adjustables, but theyre made in USA.
i've got the same penens set =)

 

[Gort the giant robot]

let us not forget Proto (Protomex) was made in Mexico also. Protomex became Urrea in later years. I have started collecting Urrea tools also. Have not found any Protomex tools yet, but I have a feeling they will show up in the U.S. sooner or later. They might be a little rusty tho.

Gort.

 

[Outlawmws]

Urrea?

 

[lbgradwell]

awesome proto canada collection, eh!

not a bad collection!
i've got the same penens set =)

Collection of photos! I don't own any of those tools; they're just photos from my research files...

Maybe the Penens set is yours, Mike!

 

[dieselmike]

haha! those are my wrenches! got em from rickster IIRC!
heres a nice little pic for your archives

 

[lbgradwell]

Nice shot. Sad to think that only Gray & Fuller still produce in Canada.

That Lufkin came from Barrie, ON, but I do not believe they still manufacture there.

 

[dieselmike]

KMS is selling "canadian" beach boxes.... when i ordered a intermediate cab the box said china. this pic is taken on a small beach box