Wards

[Bigwheels]

Here is a 1/2 inch drive set i picked up at an eatate auction came with the montgomery ward tool box. I will post pics of that later. Stamped wards chromium vanadium has 2 tone finish seem to be very nice and similar to indestro super in size and shape. Any info from the experts would be appreciated. Era, quality , what were the 19/32 and 21/32 used for i see those occasionally and are included in this set.

 

[four.cycle]

Your photos are too small for me to be able to make out any detail, but:

Indestro was a contract supplier to Montgomery Ward for years.
If they look like Indestro Super (chrome plated and polished, single knurled band at drive end) they were most likely made by Indestro.

sample photo:



Your ratchet looks to be the equivalent to either a 3202R (1/2" square female drive reversible ) or (more likely) a 3201 Indestro (1/2" square male drive reversible), with the difference being that the Montgomery Ward versions had that "paddle" handle with the depressed panel.

sample photos:



There are a whole mess of other photos you can compare yours against in this thread HERE:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36699

All that may not be necessary, though - it's real easy to tell from the patent number: 1902878.

Among other things, the 21/32" socket fits the connecting rod nuts on Ford "A" and "B" models. Not a clue what the 19/32" is for.

You have what appears to be a pretty complete set there. Cherish it.

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Montgomery Ward / Powr Kraft tool thread HERE:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200826
(get some bigger pictures for us old guys)

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

among other things, the 21/32" socket fits the connecting rod nuts on ford "a" and "b" models. Not a clue what the 19/32" is for.

15 mm

 

[Farmer J.]

15 mm

Or 5/16" Whitworth / 3/8"BSF. They are standard at 0.6" across flats, 19/32" AF corresponds to 0.5938" or 15.0813mm so a useful size could do both metric and whitworth/british standard.

 

[Bigwheels]

Thanks for all the info its cool because i picked up a wizard set and a indestro super set at the same auction and they all look very similar paid less than twenty five dollars per set with tool boxes full of miscelaneous tools

 

[MShaw]

The 19/32" was an old 5/16" heavy pattern nut. I ran across them when removing the cast tanks from a radiator on an old Austin Western road grader in 1965.