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[bill300d]

Yeah, I noted that too. However, given how the wrench was bent, it wouldn't surprise me if it was a user modification. A quick search of AA turned up nothing like it on the Fairmont pages. I'll try to look more closely at it later in the week.

Yes it looks user modified. Some of these older wrenches have a shallow broach which is ok for square nuts but not so much for hex hence the modification.

 

[LesserSon]

Some Bonney acquisitions from the last few weeks. Somehow forgot to cross post to this thread. Two little guys in the first pics are the oldest I have seen. The two middle pics have unfinished gullets. The last two are from this weekend.

 

[d42jeep]

I picked these two Craftsman wrenches up recently and they are similar on the front side but on one there is no indication of manufacturer on the opposite side. I'm not that knowledgeable about Craftsman. Opinions?
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

well, the " =V= " is Moore Drop Forge....
on the one with no mark, if I had to make a wild guess, I'd say Moore as well, but only because of the size. how long has it been since they stamped out 19/32" open-ends?

and you've got the pointy "A" and relatively the same beam design/shape on that one as well. I'd think it would be reasonable to assume they're from the same era.

 

[Jim C.]

Here's a different DOE speciality wrench by Williams. According to an old Williams catalog, it's used for adjusting the "eccentric cam on Bendix internal brakes." One end is 3/16" & 5/16" while the other is 1/4". The model number is 1721BR. I doubt I'll ever use it for anything, but I liked it because it's unique.

Jim C.

 

[Username already in use]

The model number is 1721BR. I doubt I'll ever use it for anything, but I liked it because it's unique.

Very unique. I would have snapped it up as well. Nice find.

I added some DOEs to the box today as well.
Barcalo, P&C, Craftsman (CI)

 

[TheBigMortboski]

I've got a bunch of old DOEs at my old place, probably be another month before I can go rescue them. I'll post pics then (if I remember).

 

[zktk01]

Here are a couple of sets I have

 

[toolmutt]

I have others but this one is the most intriguing.

 

[toolmutt]

I can only seem to load one photo per post.

 

[toolmutt]

Reverse.

 

[toolmutt]

Both ends are the same.

 

[LesserSon]

A 1930s gently-sloping depressed panel Craftsman Vanadium wrench with no manufacturer mark.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Cross-linking a couple DOE engineers wrench kits I just added to this thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6360055&postcount=51

 

[twertsy]

New tool trade arrival from FL.

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[Private Lugnutz]

Wow! Those look fantastic together, Todd. (Off topic in this thread... but I've always been more fond of tubular style DBE wrenches. They look better, and they feel better in the hand, in my opinion.) Even the roll-up is in terrific condition. Nice additions.

 

[Sawdustmaker]

Here is my humble collection. The one in the lower left was my grandfather's for his Model "T" touring car. The lower right is what I believe is a vintage Craftsman as it has the same underscore "C" as my 1940 drill press. Metric DOEs not included in these pics.
OOPS! Sorry got the pics out of order.

 

[Sawdustmaker]

OK, here are the metric wrenches all of the ones on the left are Craftsman. The three on the right are Proto, Yamaha and Hi-Test. Have never heard of Hi-Test.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

2 DOE that I thought deserved being posted. Top appears to be a Bonney CV, the lower wrench is a heavily modified Bluepoints.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

A very intriguing DOE engineers wrench showed up on the General Discussion Board recently. All the features of a bulky 1930's wrench, with no brand, an Industry Standard Number (ISN) on the shank ("No. 723"), fractional inch size markings on the faces of the jaw on the same side, and millimeter size markings on the faces of the jaws on the flip side. The m/m markings made me think Bridgeport, but the earliest Bridgeport DOE engrs wrenches I knew of with SAE and m/m markings were the double-paneled wrenches from the 1950's. It just seems so anachronistic seeing the m/m size markings on a 1930's era wrench. But I went through my 723's and I was surprised to see I had the exact same wrench! Bridgeport kept nagging at me and I think I traced it to their 1940 catalog.

Link to thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362508

 

[Outlawmws]

Possibly lug or one of the other militaria types can ID this tappet wrench?

No maker anywhere - sizes on the heads on this side

a "93" on the other side of one head

"Made in USA" on the opposite head, "Alloy Steel" on the beam, and a forged in "8" near the head...

And Battleship grey paint was once everywhere, so maybe Navy?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

It looks like a Vlchek to me.

 

[Outlawmws]

Is it military issue?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Highly likely. The remnants of paint that color, called "Ocean Grey" in several wartime references, has been found on wartime wrenches, including Vlchek, Williams, and others. I have a Vlchek somewhere similarly marked, with the same paint remnants, but it is marked Vlchek and it's not a tappet wrench. I don't know what that "93" is. Probably some kind of model or part number. I'll dig out some references tomorrow to see if I can find it.

Edit: Here's a good comparison below. This wrench is a little older, also made by Vlchek, but not marked Vlchek. The "tell" is the Chrome Molybdenum marking on the shank. The slightly raised capital C and M are Vlchek signatures. As is the placement of the forge number. Yours has a forge number in the same place and the composition (ALLOY STEEL) on the shank. The paint on this one was confined to the shank, not the heads, and is sticking pretty good, but it's also Navy grey.

 

[Outlawmws]

Cool! thx Lug!

 

[LesserSon]

Outlaw, here's an eBay example of more recent vintage, confirming Lug's identification of your wrench as Vlchek. The openings are 5/8&11/16 and it is a number 93.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/192183669335
Or this older one
https://www.ebay.com/itm/262987483310

 

[Outlawmws]

Thx LS!

 

[d42jeep]

I took a picture of my current Thorsen DOE wrenches and thought I should post them here as well as the Thorsen thread.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Impressive, Don.

Outlaw,

I just took a look through some prewar Vlchek catalogs. They include tappet wrenches with model numbers 90 through 96 (covering 7/16" through 1"). Finishes were bright plated with buffed heads or "Velco" (which was their economy line brand name for cadmium). While we tend to automatically associate cadmium-plating and chemical treatments (zinc oxide, black oxide, phosphate, etc) with wartime wrenches, black japan and paint (enamel) were also a common alternative.

I'd say you have a wartime contract tappet wrench there.

Here's a link to the 1941 Vlchek cat on TTA: http://www.toolarchives.com/node/3213

 

[LesserSon]

Picked up two Kraeuter does today. The larger one is very thin like a tappet wrench but not very long. It also has had its larger opening reground even larger.

 

[d42jeep]

I found a variety of DOE wrenches at the Tahoe flea market yesterday including the first Alfa Romeo wrench I've ever seen.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a new addition to the Barcalo shrine that Tin Medic alerted me to on eBay. First I've ever seen.
-Don

 

[Outlawmws]

I always like finding a unique set of ignition wrenches, especially intact! Nice find!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

There’s nothing special about this 1920’s era ISN 721 (3/8 x 5/16) Williams made DOE wrench, per se...

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...except maybe the application. The ”KELLY PRSSS” stamped into the shank...

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...refers to the cylinder press machine, named for its inventor, built and sold by The American Type Founders Company for all kinds of commercial printing, including newspapers, magazines, catalogs, etc., in the first half of the last century.

I’m supposing this wrench, and perhaps a few other tools, came with the machines for making adjustments.

Here’s an ad for ATF “Kelly Press” machines:

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And here’s a good article about them: http://www.apa-letterpress.com/T & P ARTICLES/Press & Presswork/Kelly Press.html

 

[d42jeep]

Here are four that I picked up on Friday. Top to bottom - Hazet (Germany), unmarked Barcalo, P&C and PowrKraft.
-Don

 

[Provincial]

Here is one of two Hinsdale DOE's I acquired recently. They are 13/16 by 45/64 openings, and have a number 1728W stamped on them. They are marked Chrome and Vanadium on each side of the Hinsdale logo. I believe that a regular 1728 would have 11/16 by 13/16 openings, so the W must signify the special opening size.

45/64 is 0.703, or 17.856 mm, and does not seem to match any Whitworth size. The wrenches are chrome plated, so they should not be WWII vintage. I assume that they were a special order item, but not marked specially for a customer.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

 

[Sunset_Z28]

My wife came across some old tools at a garage sale while I was at work the other day and sent me a pic. I could tell this wrench was pretty big and it was only $2 so I told her to buy it. Once I got home it was about twice as big as I expected. It looked to me like someone had welded it on both ends to lengthen it or something but it didn't make much sense to me. After a little buffing it looked less like a weld and I was able to make out some numbers. Come to find out it's an International Harvester PO13596 wrench and every one I've found online look that way. I'm not sure if it's some crude casting that they didn't bother cleaning up or what. Anyways, I guess it can stick around as a $2, 2' wall hanger.

 

[EOC_Jason]

Couldn't believe I found this set complete (and cheap)! At any estate / garage sale you are almost guaranteed to be missing one wrench or socket out of a set... I think they almost do it on purpose... lol...

 

[Outlawmws]

Jason, was that with the rack? nice find!

 

[twertsy]

Couldn't believe I found this set complete (and cheap)! At any estate / garage sale you are almost guaranteed to be missing one wrench or socket out of a set... I think they almost do it on purpose... lol...

Nice rack!

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