Vintage proto torque wrench

[ekegelmann]

ANYONE GIVE ME THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS PROTO TORQUE WRENCH 6065? STAMPED LOS ANGELES AND LIVERMONT PAT PEND. IT HAS A 3/8" DRIVE. ANY HELP WITH VALUE, YEAR MADE ETC... i PAID 12.50 AT A LOCAL SALE. SCORE OR POOP? THANKS - JEN

 

[chopper1]

ANYONE GIVE ME THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS PROTO TORQUE WRENCH 6065? STAMPED LOS ANGELES AND LIVERMONT PAT PEND. IT HAS A 3/8" DRIVE. ANY HELP WITH VALUE, YEAR MADE ETC... i PAID 12.50 AT A LOCAL SALE. SCORE OR POOP? THANKS - JEN

With it saying Los Angeles, it dates between 1950 and September 1956

 

[B_Bimmer]

Has anyone attempted to disassemble and clean an old proto wrench like the OP's? I got one in box at an auction a while ago, I feel a good cleaning would bring it back to life, but have no idea where to begin.

 

[r_olson_06]

ANYONE GIVE ME THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS PROTO TORQUE WRENCH 6065? STAMPED LOS ANGELES AND LIVERMONT PAT PEND. IT HAS A 3/8" DRIVE. ANY HELP WITH VALUE, YEAR MADE ETC... i PAID 12.50 AT A LOCAL SALE. SCORE OR POOP? THANKS - JEN

It is a nice pick up at that price if you wanted one. But to flip it I don't know if it is enough. I got one on an estate sale several years ago in the original box. Proto LA with the flying lady. I tried to sell it for $50 with no luck. Then $25 and still no hits then I ended up trading it on here and I think it was my first gj barter. But all in all if you bought it to have one you did good.

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[ssdave]

Neat collectible, but as a user it's worth about $50 minus the cost to recalibrate it; so not much value as a user, if any.

 

[Iggi]

Great piece for what you paid. Great tool company

 

[thehorse13]

There are many youtube videos out there that will show you how to test the calibration on your wrench. If it checks out OK, you have an excellent tool. $12.50 is a steal if the wrench is working correctly.