Wood Specialty Mfg.Co.

[JunkNstuf]

A Wood Specialty ....& its a wire stripper! (?). Never seen any other tools from them. Anyone else?

 

[four.cycle]

^ It was originally "Wood Specialty Mfg. Co." because the device was invented by one Mr. Stuart G. Wood.

Speedex / Speedex Mfg. Co., Division of General Cement Mfg. Co., Textron Inc., 400 So. Wyman St., Rockford, IL / formerly Wood Specialty Mfg. Co. / "Speedex" and "Whiz Master" wire stripper / patent 2313793 Mar 16 1943 Start G. Wood / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wood-specialty-mfg-co.530621/ / https://www.machine--tools.com/By-L...tic-wire-stripper-crimp-electrician-tool.ASPX /


1956 Electronic Design Speedex Mfg. Co. (Wood Specialty Mfg. Co.) ad pp 112

 

[d42jeep]

Do you think that they may have been supplied to Snap-on? I have a couple. Same patent number.
-Don
Another one. My Snap-on ones are both missing the adjustable wire gauge.
Somewhere I have yet another brand with the gauge.

 

[four.cycle]

^ makes perfectly good sense.

 

[d42jeep]

Other possible images of interest.
From 1945

-Don

 

[RTM]

Mine is a Speedex, no close up shot available

 

[Jgaz]

I think I have the same Snap-on wire strippers that d42jeep shows above.
These were purchased in the late 70’s I think

This pair belonged to my Dad. Can’t really see a Mfg.



I almost sure I still have the brochure that came with the snap-on strippers if it helps anyone.

 

[four.cycle]

@Jgaz - your second pair were made by Ideal Industries:
Ideal / Ideal Industries Inc., 1375 Park Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178 / https://www.idealind.com/ / owners of Pratt-Read, S-K Tool, Western Forge / patent 1730980 Oct 8 1929 Robert J. Montgomery & 2179581 Nov 14 1939 Herman Gerhard Jan Voogd & 2246350 Jun 17 1941 Joseph Dottl /

 

[JunkNstuf]

^ It was originally "Wood Specialty Mfg. Co." because the device was invented by one Mr. Stuart G. Wood.

Speedex / Speedex Mfg. Co., Division of General Cement Mfg. Co., Textron Inc., 400 So. Wyman St., Rockford, IL / formerly Wood Specialty Mfg. Co. / "Speedex" and "Whiz Master" wire stripper / patent 2313793 Mar 16 1943 Start G. Wood / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wood-specialty-mfg-co.530621/ / https://www.machine--tools.com/By-L...tic-wire-stripper-crimp-electrician-tool.ASPX /


1956 Electronic Design Speedex Mfg. Co. (Wood Specialty Mfg. Co.) ad pp 112

Thanks four.cycle ...you posses a wealth of information..

^ It was originally "Wood Specialty Mfg. Co." because the device was invented by one Mr. Stuart G. Wood.

Speedex / Speedex Mfg. Co., Division of General Cement Mfg. Co., Textron Inc., 400 So. Wyman St., Rockford, IL / formerly Wood Specialty Mfg. Co. / "Speedex" and "Whiz Master" wire stripper / patent 2313793 Mar 16 1943 Start G. Wood / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wood-specialty-mfg-co.530621/ / https://www.machine--tools.com/By-L...tic-wire-stripper-crimp-electrician-tool.ASPX /


1956 Electronic Design Speedex Mfg. Co. (Wood Specialty Mfg. Co.) ad pp 112

Thanks, four.cycle …you are a wealth of information

^ It was originally "Wood Specialty Mfg. Co." because the device was invented by one Mr. Stuart G. Wood.

Speedex / Speedex Mfg. Co., Division of General Cement Mfg. Co., Textron Inc., 400 So. Wyman St., Rockford, IL / formerly Wood Specialty Mfg. Co. / "Speedex" and "Whiz Master" wire stripper / patent 2313793 Mar 16 1943 Start G. Wood / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wood-specialty-mfg-co.530621/ / https://www.machine--tools.com/By-L...tic-wire-stripper-crimp-electrician-tool.ASPX /


1956 Electronic Design Speedex Mfg. Co. (Wood Specialty Mfg. Co.) ad pp 112

 

[Jgaz]

@Jgaz - your second pair were made by Ideal Industries:
Ideal / Ideal Industries Inc., 1375 Park Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178 / https://www.idealind.com/ / owners of Pratt-Read, S-K Tool, Western Forge / patent 1730980 Oct 8 1929 Robert J. Montgomery & 2179581 Nov 14 1939 Herman Gerhard Jan Voogd & 2246350 Jun 17 1941 Joseph Dottl /

Thank you sir!

 

[four.cycle]

^ no problem.
apparently there were earlier and later patents as well... you'll have to chase that down at datamp.org -
start with the patent number on YOUR unit (2313793) and it should lead to the other patents

 

[d42jeep]

^ It was originally "Wood Specialty Mfg. Co." because the device was invented by one Mr. Stuart G. Wood.

Speedex / Speedex Mfg. Co., Division of General Cement Mfg. Co., Textron Inc., 400 So. Wyman St., Rockford, IL / formerly Wood Specialty Mfg. Co. / "Speedex" and "Whiz Master" wire stripper / patent 2313793 Mar 16 1943 Start G. Wood / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wood-specialty-mfg-co.530621/ / https://www.machine--tools.com/By-L...tic-wire-stripper-crimp-electrician-tool.ASPX /


1956 Electronic Design Speedex Mfg. Co. (Wood Specialty Mfg. Co.) ad pp 112

I found this pair marked General Cement Mfg. Co. at a NV estate sale yesterday. It even has the usually missing depth gauge. It seems to be in good working condition
-Don