Oldtuleguy
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Tiger tools wrench
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d42jeep
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Yeah, according to AA they were made by Vlchek although I wouldn’t have guessed that.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Gambles used the tiger logo from 30s through ww2, then switching to artisan. Your hammer could be one of theirs.
d42jeep
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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.
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This was made by Diamond Calk Horseshoe. (I posted this on the stickied Adjustable Wrench thread, and it was suggested to also post it here.)
I'd like to think there was a perplexed homeowner who, every time he picked this up, for his entire period of wrench ownership, would spend a few seconds wondering why there was a 9/16" marking near the hanging hole.
I'd like to think there was a perplexed homeowner who, every time he picked this up, for his entire period of wrench ownership, would spend a few seconds wondering why there was a 9/16" marking near the hanging hole.
d42jeep
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That is not the only Diamond made adjustable that failed to have the hanging hole broached. Probably made during WW2.
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