TecoMaster, Gray, and ??? Whitworth wrench

[matthew]

Just picked these up last weekend. I seem to be developing a collection of miscellaneous wrenches...

The top one is a 7/16" x 1/2" Whitworth. A little worn, but kinda cool. Anyone recognize the maker? Is T-W the brand name?

The middle is a Gray 15/16" x 1", in quite nice condition. I couldn't leave it for $1.

The bottom is a 3/4" TecoMaster Professional. Sorry for the lack of detail, have to mess with the lighting to get better pictures. Anyone know who the OEM of the wrench was?

Also two other pieces are also orphans I've had for a little while - a Duro Chrome 1/2" x 9/16" open-end, and an Indestro Select 3/4" x 25/32" offset box-end.

 

[lbgradwell]

Yes, T-W is T. Williams - a British manufacturer of car toolkits...

The Gray is from their now-extinct lower-end "Maple Leaf" series.

The TecoMaster is the first example of that brand I've ever seen. The Timothy Eaton Company! I'll dig out some more info on them a bit later...

 

[matthew]

It's funny, I had never seen Tecomaster before, although I had heard of it. Then I found this last weekend, and just barely missed out on a 1/2" drive Tecomaster socket set that was on Kijiji the very next day...

Come to think of it, I wonder why they didn't brand the tools as Eaton Viking, like so many other products were?

 

[lbgradwell]

Well, Viking was the name for the appliances in much the same way Sears brands appliances Kenmore & tools Craftsman...

You might want to look at this thread.

Although some of the TecoMaster tools were made by Snap-on (possibly Par-X), your wrench certainly does not appear to be a Snap-on and likely dates from a later time...

 

[matthew]

Well, Viking was the name for the appliances in much the same way Sears brands appliances Kenmore & tools Craftsman...

Pretty sure I remember some outdoor power equipment branded as Viking, too. And my parents old barbeque was a Eaton Viking. Always thought they used it as a general Eaton's house-brand