Show off your DOE's!

[d42jeep]

It has become obvious to me that my postwar Barcalo DOE wrenches have multiplied somewhat recently!
-Don

 

[LesserSon]

Barcalo definitely pops up. 5 does, sized 5-16x13-32, 3-8x7-16, 1-2x9-16, 19-32x11-16, 5-8x3-4. Holder is stamped "Barcalo Buffalo USA PatApldFor". The Charles Vallone patent (1830577) was granted 8Nov1931. "Super Rare" unsold 6- and 8-wrench sets like this on eBay asking over $100! Even the Alloy Artifacts site doesn't show a 5-wrench version, so this must be super-duper rare, right?
(The red "paint," or whatever it is, dissolves in either alcohol or mineral spirits, so if you have one, don't clean it with anything like that.)

 

[Mintgrun]

that is a super-duper-cool holder
nice set

 

[2oolhound]

Cross Country was a private label brand stamped out by Indestro, presumably for Sears.
see: http://alloy-artifacts.org/duro-indestro-p6.html

The second one is a Duro Chrome. The little "X" is actually a stylized "DC" (for Duro Chrome.
see: http://alloy-artifacts.org/trademarks-and-logos.html



it's "IndEstro".
"IndUstro" is a cheapie line of imported stuff from Asia - no connection to "IndEstro".

Thanks for all your info four.cycle. Specially on the Cross Country. I think my canadian spell check changes the spelling of Indestro on me, I know I've corrected it a few times. And thanks for the info on my Planet wrench too.

lesserson - that is a nice wrench holder.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Interesting set, LesserSon. I have the 6-wrench version (with a 25/32 x 7/8) from the same time period (between 1928 and 1931). http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5591317&postcount=38

 

[four.cycle]

I think my canadian spell check changes the spelling of Indestro on me,

hmmmm.... wonder if that's what's happening to some Ebay sellers?

I see stuff listed on Ebay all the time under "IndUstro" - which is actually an Asian-made line of tools, btw. I P/M the sellers and tell them they should fix it - most of them do.
Of course, if they're listing a 2775 Indestro Super ratchet in mint condition for $4 bucks, I generally just keep it to myself and pick up cherries on the cheap.

Our guys on the counter would call it "IndUstro", and write up sales receipts for "IndUstro" tools. Drove me crazy.

May have mentioned this before - if you're buying stuff on Ebay click "advanced search" and enter "Select Steel wrench" and then in the "exclude" box enter "Indestro". You would be amazed how many Indestro wrenches are listed as just "Select Steel Wrench" on the cheap - seems the sellers haven't figured it out yet.

 

[Outlawmws]

Today's' DOE additions:

Long C craftsman "CI"
Dunlap ("W" on one end )
Almost just like the Dunlap, but no MFG. (a "65" on the far side on one end)
Challenger

 

[LesserSon]

Thanks for all your info four.cycle. Specially on the Cross Country. I think my canadian spell check changes the spelling of Indestro on me, I know I've corrected it a few times. And thanks for the info on my Planet wrench too.

lesserson - that is a nice wrench holder.

I think it may be more correct to say Indestro made wrenches with the Cross Country brand. The brand was on more than wrenches.

And just to appease those who will point out that transmission grease is not a DOE, here's my latest joy - a full set of Bonney -Zenel- miniature engineer wrenches, most with the Zenel decal.

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: while i was sorting out a few tools this afternoon i figured one of my drawers might be picture worthy for a post on this thread. see anything you want close ups of just ask otherwise this is just some of the DOE's i own.

cheers

 

[Outlawmws]

A couple of DOE's from last weekend: A Barcalo and a Thorsen grind off. (not seen this for Thorsen, althoug I did see 4-5 FMC grindoffs this weekend. probably by the company when they went surplus?...)

 

[Zeeman]

Here is what I can contribute. I'm working on three complete sets. One for me, and one for each of my sons. It seems like a slow go, but I hope to get theirs complete by Christmas.

The bottom Craftsman was a total rust bucket, and I worked on it some.
The Daytons are wrenches from Grainger that belonged to my father. I used them a little bit while helping him on a '30 Model A Tudor, my 55 Belair, and a lot of other projects.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Picked up this 1929 (HU date code, B shield logo) Bon{/}ney CV 1723 and an even older HINSDALE at the flea market this morning. I don't normally collect wrenches as primitive as the Hinsdale, with the bulky shanks and heads, but I couldn't resist the extra large and exquisite forged-in branding!

 

[Zeeman]

Yep, that's a cool looking doe.

 

[Outlawmws]

I picked up 3 heavies from an estate sale this afternoon. Plvnb, all three.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Yep, that's a cool looking doe.

Thanks, Zee.

I should've posted these, too, out of the same haul. I don't see too many Blue-Points (Snap-On).

 

[Offwith]

You probably already know, but the "Big K" Kawasaki spanners were only supplied with 1980s KZ series bikes. Quite sought after nowadays.

Offwith

 

[Offwith]

Some great ignition/tappet spanners on this thread. Love Lug's jeep kit too.

I had forgotten I am still missing the 0/1 BA from this dinky little King **** set. To the car-boot sales!!!!

The spanner holding the case open was a steam-rally rummage box find. No maker, but I really liked the 1940 date and the Crown Inspector's mark. On the reverse the sizes are marked (7/16BSW - 1/2" BSF x 3/8BSW - 7/16BSF).

Offwith

 

[Jim C.]

Here's a few DOE wrenches you don't see too often.... It's a Craftsman =V= era Whitworth set.

Jim C.

 

[r_olson_06]

Here's a few DOE wrenches you don't see too often.... It's a Craftsman =V= era Whitworth set.

Jim C.

Them are really hard to come by. Where did you get them?

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[Jim C.]

Them are really hard to come by. Where did you get them?

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They are hard to come by! That particular set came from an online auction.

Jim C.

 

[Outlawmws]

An interesting addition this AM; A Bonney? (B in a diamond) DOE very short jaws, no sizes, just "562" and "662' on each jaw, once on opposite sides...

With the short jaws, had to be for square nuts/bolts.

 

[twertsy]

An interesting addition this AM; A Bonney? (B in a diamond) DOE very short jaws, no sizes, just "562" and "662' on each jaw, once on opposite sides...

With the short jaws, had to be for square nuts/bolts.

That would be Billings.

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks, I couldn't remember.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I picked up this Bonney (CV) DOE that's branded WRIGHT over the weekend. Everything is Bonney, right down to the date code (B.T.) Has anyone ever seen one of these before?

Just found the same wartime Wright Aeronautical contract wrench, UNAIU.

The head on the 9/16 end has unfortunately been squared off with a grinder for extra clearance.

One other interesting DOE to report – this Billings ISN 1020 miniature engineers wrench made in the Vitalloy/M series concave panel style.

It has remnants of ocean grey paint on the shank. And it appears to have been made for R and L Tools, which I never heard of before. They were apparently located in Philly.

 

[demeter008]

A really old Bonney. There are no other marks - not even sizes - besides the B-shield.

Edit - I have a new theory on this one: someone stole it before it was stamped or the gullets ground to widths. They ground the V-gullets at home, and didn't have a set of stamps to mark the sizes. It is however, pretty close to a #31.
Two Bonneys - size markings are the same, but not the sizes.
Two more Bonneys - sizes are the same (1029), but the markings explain the last pair - the across-flats fractional size has replaced the earlier standards.

Well. I don't think I claim any DOE torques. I can see where having some select sizes may be convenient...

 

[four.cycle]

I believe it would be irresponsible on my part to not give you guys a heads up on this one.

ends Wednesday. no bids so far.

HERBRAND 8-pc SAE open-end wrench set (Triangle era)
1/4" - 1"
used.
$15.00 + $6.00 shipping now. 0 bids now. ends Weds. 09/07 16:00 PDT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-VTG-HERBR...907597?hash=item2ef3bf798d:g:ktYAAOSw0UdXuX3F

 

[MShaw]

My set of Blue Point Supereme OEs. I originally had from 5/16 to 1 1/8 I purchased between 1954 and 1960. In 1962 I purchased 1 3/16 X 1 5/16, 1 3/8 X 1 1/2 and 1 7/16 X 1 5/8 from a repo. Recently I added 1 1/4 X 1 7/16, 19/32 X 11/16, 25/32 X 13/16 and 1/4 X 5/16 of the same era from Ebay.

Now I have every size Snap on sold in that era. To complete things I have four duplicate openings.

 

[Username already in use]

Just found the same wartime Wright Aeronautical contract wrench, UNAIU.

The head on the 9/16 end has unfortunately been squared off with a grinder for extra clearance.

Excellent find. That (B) is just odd, isn't it. Yours even has the same date code. Too bad about the end that's been ground down.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

My set of Blue Point Supereme OEs. I originally had from 5/16 to 1 1/8 I purchased between 1954 and 1960. In 1962 I purchased 1 3/16 X 1 5/16, 1 3/8 X 1 1/2 and 1 7/16 X 1 5/8 from a repo. Recently I added 1 1/4 X 1 7/16, 19/32 X 11/16, 25/32 X 13/16 and 1/4 X 5/16 of the same era from Ebay.



Now I have every size Snap on sold in that era. To complete things I have four duplicate openings.

Very nice, I have been picking those up as I find them, it's really the only set of DOE I have been actively collecting. Although I wouldn't mind putting a set of the early snappies together either.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Excellent find. That (B) is just odd, isn't it. Yours even has the same date code. Too bad about the end that's been ground down.

I'm convinced it's an effort to minimize their branding.

 

[four.cycle]

recent acquisitions.

I found the "Hy-Power" holder design kind of interesting - you flip the lever over to release the steel wire bail.

Note the "equivalent" sizes on the metric sizes of the wrenches. My guess is that perhaps tolerances on metric fasteners may have been a bit looser in 1931.

Bridgeport Hy-Power 6 pc SAE metric open end wrench set

723 3/8" x 7/16" and 8mm x 11mm
725B 1/2" x 9/16" and 12mm x 14mm
27 5/8" x 11/16" and 15mm x 18mm
729 5/8" x 3/4" and 16mm x 19mm
31 25/32" x 7/8" and 20mm x 22mm
33C 15/16" x 1" and 23mm x 25mm

Bridgeport Hardware Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

holder patent no 1809450 - Granted: Jun. 09, 1931

Bridgeport Hy-Power 6 pc SAE metric open end wrench set 01 by four.cycle, on Flickr

Bridgeport Hy-Power 6-pc SAE metric open end wrench set 02 by four.cycle, on Flickr

Bridgeport Hy-Power 6-pc SAE metric open end wrench set 03 by four.cycle, on Flickr

Bridgeport Hy-Power 6-pc SAE metric open end wrench set 04 by four.cycle, on Flickr

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Here's a Dunlap set I picked up, which is also mentioned HERE:
http://www.thegaragegazette.com/index.php?topic=22041.15

Dunlap 4485 5 pc SAE open end wrench set

5/16" x 11/32"
3/8" x 7/16"
1/2" x 9/16"
5/8" x 11/16"
3/4" x 7/8"

manufactured for Sears Roebuck and Co. by Moore Drop Forging Co., Springfield, Massachusetts USA

holder patent no 2181764 - Granted: Nov. 28, 1939

(patent number and "4485" are stamped on bottom of holder clip)

Dunlap 4485 5 pc SAE open end wrench set 01 by four.cycle, on Flickr

Dunlap 4485 5 pc SAE open end wrench set 02 by four.cycle, on Flickr

 

[Rileysan]

recent acquisitions.

I found the "Hy-Power" holder design kind of interesting - you flip the lever over to release the steel wire bail.

Note the "equivalent" sizes on the metric sizes of the wrenches. My guess is that perhaps tolerances on metric fasteners may have been a bit looser in 1931.

Bridgeport Hy-Power 6 pc SAE metric open end wrench set

723 3/8" x 7/16" and 8mm x 11mm
725B 1/2" x 9/16" and 12mm x 14mm
27 5/8" x 11/16" and 15mm x 18mm
729 5/8" x 3/4" and 16mm x 19mm
31 25/32" x 7/8" and 20mm x 22mm
33C 15/16" x 1" and 23mm x 25mm

Bridgeport Hardware Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

holder patent no 1809450 - Granted: Jun. 09, 1931

Nice set. How unusual are metric wrenches from this era? It seems to me a odd to see such an early example unless they were marketing these overseas.

I checked AA and found no reference to this set.

Brian

 

[four.cycle]

Not a clue about when they started making metric wrenches.
You will note that if you look at the metric markings on those, some of them are off: 1/2" is not 12mm, it's 13mm.

I contacted Todd at ToolArchives.com about that set before I grabbed it off Ebay - he had never heard of them either. I had to go by the patent number to figure out who made it before I purchased it. Definitely an oddball, but they do seem to be pretty well-made.
The holder is actually a more intriguing piece than the wrenches - I've never seen one designed that way.

The Dunlap set actually surprised me - they seem to be pretty well-made for what was considered Sears "low end" line of tools. It appears from looking at the photos on TheGarageGazette.com that mine are missing the Japaning on the shanks.

 

[LesserSon]

Those wrenches are from a time when industry standards for fasteners were still a new thing. American employment was still more agrarian than industrial, and I bet European imports accounted for a higher percentage of manufactured goods sold in America. Some toolmakers may have considered American conformity to metric standards was imminent, or maybe the obvious thriftiness of having one tool fit four nuts instead of one (two ends times two standards) was appealing in the Depression era. I think the enormous industrial growth that accompanied WWII and subsequent era is probably the only reason fractional sizes persist. We tend now to view American dominance in industry as inevitable, but if it hadn't been the only place in the world that wasn't having its factories bombed every day for five years, America probably would have had to conform to metric before the middle of the 20th century.

 

[Outlawmws]

Added another Plvmb yesterday:

 

[BFBOB]

Thanks to LesserSon for feeding my addiction oops, I mean graciously selling me a couple of his wrenches, my USA Nickel collection has grown to FOUR!! I really like the x's & arrows design.

 

[LesserSon]

BFBOB, I actually spotted another Bridgeport "X" dOe at the flea today, and looked it over on your behalf. I'm pretty sure it was a dupe of one you have, and it wasn't in nearly as good shape, so I passed on it.
But I indulged myself on this gorgeous, 11" circa Nov1945 Zenel 3034A (15/16x1-1/16) with the remnant of a decal.
Also got a Bonney E26 and a smallish Blue Points Chicago DOE, neither really spectacular.

 

[WaltEbie]

I'm new to this site (been a Ford Barn guy for several years) and seeing all these DOEs prompted me to go check mine - gotten mostly from my father and his father - and I'll be 80 next month. Anyway, among all the stuff I found a bunch (maybe 15 or so) small wrenches that I'm derusting by way of electrolysis. Here are three that I'm guessing some of you can identify - I put the quarter in the pic for scale - the top one being about 3 5/8 long. It's identified as THE 'SUPERWRENCH' and has a symbol on the left side that appears to be a diamond with "W" in it. The second has a circle with a star in it and the letter B on the right end, and the third just says "Made In The USA" and has what looks like a letter "D" stamped just past the USA. If you know, I'd like to hear. By the way, in all my other wrenches I didn't find a single larger DOE.

 

[twertsy]

I'm new to this site (been a Ford Barn guy for several years) and seeing all these DOEs prompted me to go check mine - gotten mostly from my father and his father - and I'll be 80 next month. Anyway, among all the stuff I found a bunch (maybe 15 or so) small wrenches that I'm derusting by way of electrolysis. Here are three that I'm guessing some of you can identify - I put the quarter in the pic for scale - the top one being about 3 5/8 long. It's identified as THE 'SUPERWRENCH' and has a symbol on the left side that appears to be a diamond with "W" in it. The second has a circle with a star in it and the letter B on the right end, and the third just says "Made In The USA" and has what looks like a letter "D" stamped just past the USA. If you know, I'd like to hear. By the way, in all my other wrenches I didn't find a single larger DOE.

Top - Williams
Middle - Kastar
Not sure on the bottom.

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[Outlawmws]

twertsy is sure on it today!