EOC_Jason
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Jason, was that with the rack? nice find!
Yep, rack & wrenches were all together... I've never actually seen a metal rack like this, it's just cool....
Jason, was that with the rack? nice find!
Lots of Plomb have a mark like that from the shadow of the rack they went into plating on.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.
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
Neat! Thanks for sharing. I love it when stuff like that happens. My great grandfather bought a coat made in Gloversville, NY in the teens. It was full length made from a brown bear pelt.Here is an image from a recently discovered 1960 Barcalo catalog and my matching wrench.
-Don
Oh neat. I had no idea metric ones were being made. Thanks for sharing.Something to keep my eye out for.Here are two metric DOE wrenches that I've had for a very long time. I now believe that they were made by Lectrolite.
-Don

#1 looks like a New Britain made wrench, but the actual brand escapes me at the moment![]()

Could it be a True Craft? The True C is just worn off?#1 looks like a New Britain made wrench, but the actual brand escapes me at the moment![]()
Oops sorry I didn't see your reply yet before I responded. I think we're on the same train of thought.Truecraft.




Yeah my grandfather bought certain brands. I haven't seen a True Craft yet, but he bought a lot of Penncraft.
Yep....Lectrolite.Here are two metric DOE wrenches that I've had for a very long time. I now believe that they were made by Lectrolite.
-Don