Show off your DOE's!

[twertsy]

Nice Wright set Outlaw!

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks I figure I got it for way less than a buck!

 

[BlueBomber]

So, I am not a DOE collector or fan. They just don't do anything for me. However, I recently had to buy a whole pile of them plus some combos to get some DBEs I was after. Today, I finally went through them for ID and processing.

There was quite a variety, from early USA to cut steel and foreign ****. Some of the recognized brands (Herbrand, Indestro, Merit, Ford, Kraeuter, Gedore, Barcalo) will go up on eBay, others into the junk tub for projects or scrap.

Here's the whole lot, with some close ups.

 

[LesserSon]

Bonney CV 10-½" (unfinished forged blank) DOE.
(More pics http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5811588&postcount=380 )

 

[Outlawmws]

That wrench blank is very cool!

 

[Bielio]

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[Bielio]

Anyone use stahlwille DOE?
Been meaning to order a set.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Since we're doing foreign auto kits... ...I just happened to find this today...

It's the first Jaguar wrench I’ve ever found. As far as I can tell it’s from a 1950’s production tool-kit. Two British mfgrs supplied the tappet wrenches: T. Williams and Garrington. The “A/F” stands for “across the flats.”

 

[Outlawmws]

Cool Jag wrench Lug! I think I have a coupe kicking around, but in terrible shape as I recall.

I have a growing pile of car or Motorcycle branded wrenches, I have a thought of using then for pull handles someday...

A couple new additions:

Kawasaki and a small Proto offset DOE.

 

[Jim C.]

I have a few sets of DOE wrenches that I picked up along the way. I probably use combo wrenches the most, followed by DBE wrenches, and then DOEs. Still, if I see a nice set of vintage DOEs, I'll buy them every time. Here's an older Craftsman -V- set with its original retainer. None of the wrenches appear to have seen much use prior to me buying the set. The sizes include:

7/8 x 3/4
3/4 x 5/8
11/16 x 19/32
9/16 x 1/2
7/16 x 3/8

Jim C. (sorry the pics are upside down....not sure why that happened)

 

[bulletpruf]

Came across this one at a flea market today in Prague, Czech Republic. Marked, "DERBY MADE IN POLAND." Set me back all of $.40.

 

[Jim C.]

Here's one of my favorite Craftsman DOE wrench sets. The wrenches are from the =V= era. Unlike a few of my other DOE sets, I do use these particular wrenches frequently on vintage car and woodworking machine restorations (usually during the re-assembly process only). The sizes include:

1/4 x 5/16
3/8 x 7/16
1/2 x 9/16
19/32 x 11/16
5/8 x 3/4
25/32 x 13/16
3/4 x 7/8
15/16 x 1
1 1/16 x 1 1/8

Jim C.

 

[twertsy]

It was a tappet day!

Top to bottom: Fairmount DOE (not tappet) -- I grabbed this one because of the unusual size markings. One head is marked 7/8 and the other 5-8; Herbrand tappet; Hinckley-Myers tappet (Bonney made); Armstrong tappet; OTC tappet; Craftsman tappet. Bottom is a Cornwell SOE. Labelled "13 Cornwell 65"

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

Figured I would bump This thread, Williams DOEs

Sorry my pictures really **** today...

 

[chopper1]

It was a tappet day!

Top to bottom: Fairmount DOE (not tappet) -- I grabbed this one because of the unusual size markings. One head is marked 7/8 and the other 5-8; Herbrand tappet; Hinckley-Myers tappet (Bonney made); Armstrong tappet; OTC tappet; Craftsman tappet. Bottom is a Cornwell SOE. Labelled "13 Cornwell 65"

Todd, any chance of getting a close-up of that Fairmount?

 

[twertsy]

Todd, any chance of getting a close-up of that Fairmount?

No problem Mike. I'll try and remember to get you more pics this afternoon.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Fairmount DOE (not tappet) -- I grabbed this one because of the unusual size markings. One head is marked 7/8 and the other 5-8

We in the WWII collecting community see a lot of Fairmount DOE ISN 28-S wrenches with the same thing, Todd. The 28-S is one of the five (5) jeep kit wrenches. One end marked 25/32 and the other end - and it's always the other end - marked 5-8. They are shorter (or longer) than the variants with the fractional 5/8 marking if I recall correctly, indicating it wasn't merely an errant stamping die, and likely a different production generation (either earlier or later). Vintage remains an issue/open question.

You'll want User Name Already In Use to chime in here. He has several examples of each variant of the the 28-S.

 

[Username already in use]

You'll want User Name Already In Use to chime in here. He has several examples of each variant of the the 28-S.

Yeah, I found a few of the 28-S marked 25/32 and 5-8...

And I was able to find an identical wrench marked as 5/8 instead of 5-8. Here's a detail of the ends: Both have the 'A' forge mark on the shank.

To illustrate Private Lugnutz' point about length, the 5/8" marked wrench is shorter than the 5-8 marked one. Here you see the 5/8" wrench sandwiched between two 5-8" wrenches.

And here's a group shot of the 5 'Jeep' wrenches.

There's also a variety with a more rounded head as opposed to the ones I posted here which are more sharp. I think the one Twertsy found is one of the more rounded head varieties.

 

[Username already in use]

Digging through a box of DOEs and I came across this one that inspired some investigation. The L-Keystone trademark was used by Lakeside Forge. This is a #25 'Special'.

 

[BFBOB]

I've got a bunch of DOE's, but this is the only one I consider remarkable, pretty much just because of the neat graphics - X and arrows. I'd like to have some more, but this is the only one I've ever seen.

 

[LesserSon]

During lunch today, stopped into a thrift store and picked through their wrenches. This guy popped up, badly rusted. I cleaned it up, but it'll never be as pretty as the chromed ones on AA. 1930s-40s.

 

[Outlawmws]

BFBOB, you left the pic(s) out.

 

[INSP380]

My 1950's Snap-On offset set:

 

[INSP380]

My 1950's Blue Point Supreme...

 

[INSP380]

The one wrench I can't live without. You can just about dismantle any 60's GM product with this one wrench....

 

[INSP380]

A Proto type made by Brush Wellman out of Beryllium Copper. It was a fail on their part, material was not hardened. I got it from the company VP, broke several while ripping apart a SBC as a kid.

 

[BlueBomber]

I've got a bunch of DOE's, but this is the only one I consider remarkable, pretty much just because of the neat graphics - X and arrows. I'd like to have some more, but this is the only one I've ever seen.

This style was made by Bridgeport in Connecticut. They definitely are easy on the eyes!

 

[twertsy]

A Proto type made by Brush Wellman out of Beryllium Copper. It was a fail on their part, material was not hardened. I got it from the company VP, broke several while ripping apart a SBC as a kid.

Reminds me of the nutmasters................

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Yeah, I found a few of the 28-S marked 25/32 and 5-8...

And I was able to find an identical wrench marked as 5/8 instead of 5-8. Here's a detail of the ends: Both have the 'A' forge mark on the shank.

To illustrate Private Lugnutz' point about length, the 5/8" marked wrench is shorter than the 5-8 marked one. Here you see the 5/8" wrench sandwiched between two 5-8" wrenches.

And here's a group shot of the 5 'Jeep' wrenches.

There's also a variety with a more rounded head as opposed to the ones I posted here which are more sharp. I think the one Twertsy found is one of the more rounded head varieties.

UNAIU,

Because we're sorta insular (narrowly-focused on certain wrench sizes and pretty much indifferent to other sizes in our collection and research), I didn't think about until Todd's ISN 730-A (7/8 x 5-8) that the alternate fractional size marking style (hyphen, versus diagonal) appeared on other FairmounT DOEs besides the ISN 28-S (25/32 x 5-8). Seems logical now, of course. That stamping die was in their system, obviously. What's interesting is that it does seem to be confined to the 5-8 (so far), and obviously got used in the whole production run.

 

[LesserSon]

Apologies if I've posted some of these before. Just an assortment of wrenches I haven't researched. The S-shaped one at bottom...any idea what the big D stands for? I don't think it has any other markings.

 

[BFBOB]

What? Not a single Penncraft? I just have to rectify that oversight. One lonely Bernzomatic crept in because I haven't been able to find a 10 x 11mm Penncraft. Can't find a 16mm or 18mm either, but they may not even exist.

 

[Outlawmws]

Well now we can guess who probably has been bidding up the Penncraft on Eprey they talked about in the DBE thread...

 

[BFBOB]

Not me, Outlaw.
I only buy cheeep (well, usually).
And I don't like DBE's.

 

[MShaw]

When I worked at New Britain (early 1970s) we made Husky and Penncraft. Other than the nomenclature stamping both lines were identical. Since the Husky metric line covered all sizes it would be reasonable to expect the same coverage in Penncraft.

 

[twertsy]

Almost got the lineup for my Big Chief box!



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[Username already in use]

Nice lineup. Which are you missing? I know I have one of the smaller sizes.

 

[Outlawmws]

Looks like 15/15, & 11/16 at least.

 

[twertsy]

I'm missing the 4020 (1/4 X 5/16) and 4039B (1-1/4 X 1-5/16) "the bookends" smallest and largest.

Looks like 15/15, & 11/16 at least.

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[Outlawmws]

I'm a dummy, I was looking at only one end...

 

[four.cycle]

first time I've ever seen this "brand" name. figured I should post it here:

Norivell (VLCHEK ?) 5-pc open-end wrench set w/original clip holder
used. heavy "patina"
no sizes marked on wrenches.
$10.00 + $13.00 shipping now. 0 bids now. ends Thurs. 07/21
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-193...:g:jL0AAOSwepJXcBM5&item=272308111944&vxp=mtr