Show your Indestro and Duro-Chrome tools

[JjKk40]

This got lost in the mail over a month ago and when I got home from work yesterday was in my mailbox!!!! I love collecting these old catalogs! I have mostly Bonney and now to add this Duro catalog now to my collection!

 

[d42jeep]

Nice 1938 catalog. That one would be a great addition to Internet Archive if you would be willing to share it.
I received a wartime D-I 1/4” drive 3/8” 8 point socket in a partial socket set yesterday.
-Don

 

[bbbarracuda]

Found this partial set of wood handled nutdrivers. 1/4”, 11/32”, 3/8” and what looks like a circle that seems to be about 7/16” across
I’m not sure what the round one is?
Any help appreciated.

 

[Provincial]

The tapered round tool is for knurled nuts, like those used on electrical gauges and some radio applications. Usually, a piece of round brass with threads inside and knurled on the outside so your fingers can grip it. The tool wedges onto the upper edge of the round nut with enough friction to spin it off.

 

[four.cycle]

Nice 1938 catalog. That one would be a great addition to Internet Archive if you would be willing to share it.

^

 

[four.cycle]

@bbbarracuda -

Do those nut drivers have any part numbers on them at all?

Those are VERY interesting.

 

[bbbarracuda]

There's no part numbers on any of the drivers. The only other markings are the sizes. The round one has no markings, other than the Indestro MFG Corp Chicago Patent Pend.
It seems pretty shallow only about 5/16th deep, so it would only work on knurled nuts with a very short shaft.

 

[humber2]

The knurled tool will even work on knarled nuts but is usually for rosette screw heads such as those holding a speaker into a cabinet.

 

[four.cycle]

^ that unit is designed for what were then being called "radio knobs". those date from the 1920s to maybe early 1930s.
there are a few different places where those knurled sockets have been discussed.
Stevens Walden made them in different sizes! (Going back as far as when it was "Stevens Mfg. Co." in New York.)

do let me me know if you're looking to part with them.

 

[JjKk40]

Nice 1938 catalog. That one would be a great addition to Internet Archive if you would be willing to share it.
I received a wartime D-I 1/4” drive 3/8” 8 point socket in a partial socket set yesterday.
-Don

Oh yes its going out to Mark soon along with my 1940 Bonney!

 

[bbbarracuda]

@bbbarracuda -

Do those nut drivers have any part numbers on them at all?

Those are VERY interesting.

I don't know anything about Indestro, what makes them interesting?

 

[four.cycle]

^ IF the "socket" part of that unit does NOT come off the end of the hex shaft, and IF the hex shaft is not removable from the wood handle, they are neither the model 3F or 11M sets shown on page 25 of the 1935 Indestro catalog, which causes me to think they're earlier than that.

Unfortunately 1935 is the earliest Indestro catalog available, so anything prior is just guesswork.

 

[bbbarracuda]

The socket or the wood handle are not removable. (At least by just pulling)
The 11/32nd socket is loose on the shaft and will slide toward the handle. The end of the shaft is "swedged" so there is no way the socket is removable.

 

[Outlawmws]

A Stamped Indestro I picked up today:

 

[genog]

I went to a Flea Market hosted by one of our local High Schools.
I saw a familiar face, Carlos
He said, I have some new stuff!
So, I bought this cool Duro set and a pipe wrench

 

[d42jeep]

This Indestro DOE wrench that I found on Saturday came out of the evaporust today looking really good,
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I spotted this pair of ignition pliers on eBay that came in a 1945 Duro ignition wrench set. Since they are often missing and the price was reasonable, I picked them up.
-Don

 

[Username already in use]

Found this complete 19 piece Indestro hex drive socket set at the flea yesterday.
I couldn’t say no.

 

[d42jeep]

I found an Indestro 1/4" nutdriver at a sale in Nevada yesterday. I have more than a few nutdrivers but this is the first Indestro I've found.
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

Found this complete 19 piece Indestro hex drive socket set at the flea yesterday.
I couldn’t say no.

I bought a (copy of that?) set that was made in Japan. Mine's missing the small socket set.

 

[Username already in use]

Found this Indestro Super 3/8 drive RHFT ratchet today.
These are some really smooth ratchets.

 

[genog]

Found a couple of DBE's
Super Quality and Handy-Hex

 

[JjKk40]

Catalog from 1938 is currently being added to Marks website ITCL....

 

[bmwrd0]

Oooh, I like that cover.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I like that cover.

I especially like the way they cleverly and deftly placed the catalog number ("38M") on the license plate of the truck.

It's also noteworthy from a historical and industry perspective. Just a couple years later the Plomb Tool Company featured a very similar 'planes, trains, automobiles and smokestacks' layout. Coincidence? Maybe. But keep in mind that no Plomb cover prior or after looked like that.

 

[LilRick65]

Found these yesterday in a tool box I bought. Dam near brand new condition.

 

[bruskie24]

This 1/2" set and box belonged to my grandfather, it originally had a 1/4 set that went with it according to the tag in the toolbox, but that's missing. I love the smoothness of the ratchet mechanism.

 

[four.cycle]

^ both the 3226 and 3277 are extremely rare animals.

 

[Username already in use]

19MM Indestro #44019 combo from the flea.

 

[Mintgrun]

I've got one metric combination wrench in that style. A 14 mm # 44014.





Yesterday, I came across the top three DOEs, to go with the two little Duro-Chrome wrenches.





It's funny how much variation there is between them. It's also a little annoying, when trying to put "sets" together. You'd think they'd at least be consistent with how they marked the convex/concave sides. The mouth of the 17 mm wrench sure is shallow, compared to the size of the head. Sort of like the tiny red 6/7 mm wrench. Oh well. I guess variety keeps it interesting.

Tom

 

[The Bean]

I just picked up these Duro Chrome sockets and 1/2" drive ratchet at a house sale. I don't know how old or how much they're worth...anyone have a clue?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice old stuff. I bought a similar set off ebay for 80$

 

[The Bean]

Nice old stuff. I bought a similar set off ebay for 80$

Got mine along with a few Williams wrenches, a small three-drawer flat file, a few misc wrenches, a brand new medium size porcelain enameled roasting pot with lid, a 14.5" long wood-handled Stanley No.25 screw driver, two wire brushes (one never used),and a half-full 1 gallon can of Dutch Boy pure linseed oil, all for $11.00.

 

[The Bean]

I present to you the original dual pawl ratchet with 80 tooth action, the Duro - Chrome 699 (yeah, it's the same ratchet I posted the other day):



Anyhow I was doing some work and needed a ratchet, I grabbed the 699 because I just cleaned it up and it was sitting on top of my tool box. I'm using it and it seems like one of the finest tooth ratchet I have ever used, seemed odd because it's so old. I counted the teeth by rotating it a 1/4 turn and came up with 20, I was surprised. So I looked over at Alloy Artifacts and here is what I found in part:



Anyhow I though it was very interesting and thought others might as well, the bad news, it's "permanently assembled" meaning if I break it I might as well pitch it.

I discovered this old post. Great info. Thanks Mickey O.

 

[four.cycle]

@The Bean
The ratchet was introduced right after WWII and was produced for only a few years. A 1948 Motor Age magazine advertisement claims they were offering them in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive, but I believe you'd be hard pressed to find anybody who's seen anything other than the 1/2" drive model.
They were apparently troublesome, and not easily serviceable. The 699D appears in the 1951 catalog (35M) and the 1953 catalog (35).

 

[The Bean]

@The Bean
The ratchet was introduced right after WWII and was produced for only a few years. A 1948 Motor Age magazine advertisement claims they were offering them in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive, but I believe you'd be hard pressed to find anybody who's seen anything other than the 1/2" drive model.
They were apparently troublesome, and not easily serviceable. The 699D appears in the 1951 catalog (35M) and the 1953 catalog (35).

This one is like new, works real nice.

 

[Semi-hole mechanic]

Indestro Select DBEs SAE

 

[Oldtuleguy]

This one is like new, works real nice.

I have 3 of those, awesome ratchets. Mine work like butter.

 

[bmwrd0]

On Thursday, I picked up this handy little box:

Now, most of the stuff isn't Indestro/Duro (the hex socket set is, though) but I could not pass up that label:

A nice listing of everything that goes in the set! But, my question is, are the sockets marked Indestro Select? I know the wrenches are marked Select Steel, but I have never seen a socket marked that, while I have seen some marked Indestro Select.

 

[d42jeep]

My guess would be Indestro Select but four.cycle might know for sure. I’ve never seen any Select Steel sockets.
-Don