When were these Wright tools made?

[M-EGT]

I was going through stuff and my grandparents and came across this. I never knew my grandpa even had a socket set. He said he hadn't seen it in years.

I was wondering when it was made?

It is almost complete, just missing 3 pieces I believe.

 

[Hiball]

I'm not sure if they date stamped the "Allied/Cougar" line or not, it was kinda wrights lower priced line (made in TX last I heard) and now some of the line is imported. If I was guessing It could be anywhere from 90's - current.

 

[Duarte]

or missing two pieces if the case counts.
Probably missing a couple of spark plus sockets and the one 1/4" socket maybe?

 

[M-EGT]

Looking at the list it front, it appears to be missing the 1/4dr 1/4 socket and 1/4dr extension.
And Hiball, what you say confirms my thoughts that its from the early 90's

 

[sselander]

I have two Wright Cougar sets in metal cases that look very similar to that Wright Allied set. They have gone to a plastic cases now, and I believe a different manufacturer.

The trademark name for Wright Allied was registered in 1985 and cancelled in October 2005.

http://www.trademarkia.com/wright-allied-tools-73333912.html

I purchased the Wright Cougar sets new - sometime around 2000

 

[M-EGT]

thanks, I appreciate that info.

 

[SMKS]

We can probably ID the manufacturer if you provide more pics of the ratchet. If you search pas threads you'll see lots of poeple saying the previously USA-made versions were produced by Danaher (now Apex) for Wright. Who knows if the old Wright Allied tools were made by Danaher, though.

Now, they're imported. I saw one of the new imported Cougar ratchets a while ago at Harry Epstein:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143748

More info on the formally USA-made tools