West Germany wrench mystery

[1stDuke]

I have a set of West Germany wrenches that I cannot determine who the manufacturer is. They are metric combination wrenches that have an interesting ratcheting feature. I have done internet research but cannot find any information on the wrenches. Does anyone have an idea who manufactured these wrenches? Attached are pictures of one of the wrenches.

 

[Outlawmws]

It pretty clearly states "Blucher" and something about patent, (Pending? translates roughly to patent locked?) on one side

have you searched for Blucher?

 

[1stDuke]

Under close examination the word is actually "Blecher". I tried searching that name but could not find anything related to tools. West Germany had thousands of tool manufacturers after WWII so maybe it was a small company that did not operate for very long.

 

[1stDuke]

There is a trademark stamped on the wrench that looks like this:

 

[Outlawmws]

As a WAG, I'd translate that to "CH Deutchland"

 

[billymade]

Been looking here; maybe monte can help...

http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/marken.phtml

Maybe this? : "hermann blecher" son of founder: they make cutting tools.. possibly wrenches in the past?

Blade company:
http://www.blecher.com/

Engine company:
http://www.blecher.de/

German wikipedia says:

Blecher stands for:
a hamlet in the municipality of Odenthal , see Blecher (Odenthal)
a surname , see Blecher (surname)

Origin and Meaning [ Edit ]

The name "Blecher" comes from the professional surname family of metal-processing industries, or the manufacturer of items from sheet metal . The oldest of this family have Klemperer and Klemperer (t) . Elsewhere, developed for the same profession in the 17th Century, including the names of plumbers and tinsmiths .

 

[1stDuke]

billymade, Thank you for providing the link. What a great resource for German made tools information.

 

[lbgradwell]

...something about patent, (Pending? translates roughly to patent locked?) on one side

More like "key patent" - where "key" is used in the sense of "wrench" - I think...

As a WAG, I'd translate that to "CH Deutchland"

I think it'll end up being "H.B. Co." or "Hxxxx Blecher Company".

I've seen the name before, but don't know the story.

 

[lzenglish]

billymade, Thank you for providing the link. What a great resource for German made tools information.

I agree! This link is a wealth of information "billymade"!

Thanks,

Wayne

 

[Monte]

maybe it´s "C.H. B(lecher)"
Abbreviation for the first name ("C"... Christian ?) middle name "H" (Hermann...etc. ??) and the "B" for the surname ???

The name "Blecher" is not patented and patents filed with the name "Blecher" gives 698 results...

 

[Kasiano]

The company was called H. Blecher & Co., founded in 1920. Also producing portable concrete mixers and operating from Holzen (then a village in the county of Iserlohn, now a district of the city of Dortmund), it went bankrupt in 1974.

 

[rust in the eye]

Looks like another gimmick wrench. Perhaps Herr Blecher is the Ron Popeil of Deutchsland.
It's a different design than what I've seen before for this purpose. Have you tried using it?

 

[RTM]

Looks like that wrench was introduced about 1974, if my rusty German is still functioning. Will paste a bit more in a few minutes, gotta walk the dogs (waited 11 years another hour won’t hurt), but confirms Kasiano’s comment on who they were.



Something about a ratcheting wrench made of Chrome Vanadium put it on the screw, (damn snippet view) and Internet Archive doesn't seem to have a copy.


Google Translate says:
The new ratchet wrench from H Blecher & Co KG Holzen is made of chrome vanadium and can be used universally. The wrench does not have to be removed when looking at it, but keeps contact with the screw. Just by a slight pre-order pulling back the nut in....

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Here is the patent for the back end

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Don't trust the translation of the title.

DE7237045U - Allen screw with key - Google Patents