Tiger tools wrench

[Oldtuleguy]

Came across this tiger tools wrench, I am assuming gambles?

 

[d42jeep]

Yeah, according to AA they were made by Vlchek although I wouldn’t have guessed that.
-Don

 

[Username already in use]

I'm not sure on Vlchek being the supplier for the DBE. Based on the raised panel design, that looks solidly Duro/Indestro to me.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a Tiger Tools marked breaker bar that arrived in the mail yesterday. It showed evidence of having had a hard life and was missing the socket retaining spring and ball. I found a perfect spring and ball and it is now fully functional again. My question is who made it for Gambles? It has a bit of a Duro look to me.

 

[d42jeep]

After doing some more checking, the bar looks very close to this early S-K example shown in these Alloy Artifacts images. S-K was known to have produced many tools for Gambles.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

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[30-30remchester]

I have a beautiful @2# cross pean shop hammer, I acquired in1974, when I bought out an old contractor. Takes some serious study but it is marked "TIGER". No crude casting. The head is finely machined for a beautiful finish. I have used it in my construction business/shop since 1974 and I have never replaced the handle. I very well could have the original handle.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Gambles used the tiger logo from 30s through ww2, then switching to artisan. Your hammer could be one of theirs.

 

[d42jeep]

Came across this tiger tools wrench, I am assuming gambles?

I found this one at an estate sale yesterday. It looks like the one that OTG started the thread with. Like Username mentioned upthread, it looks kind of Indestro.
-Don