Wrench ID anyone?
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Private Lugnutz
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Williams. Not sure exactly when, since it's out of my niche, but definitely post-war, either 50's or 60's or perhaps later. Someone will know. 3bay. It was a short-lived logo.
Oldtuleguy
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Cool logo
3baygarage
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Yes, Williams, and seemingly short lived as Lugz said. The wrenches and sockets are around though. Harder to find something when no one knows what the heck to call it.
Can’t find the thread right now,maybe it was on the Garage Gazette, but there was a major breakthrough recently when Twertsy posted the Williams trademark info on that logo. Maybe he will chime in and refresh us on that.
I long suspected Williams made those tools as I’ve found them in the unfinished state around Buffalo where Williams was located.
I do have the 3/8” and 1/2” ratchets with that logo. Here is the ratchet patent, circa 1955
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2706424?oq=US2706424+A
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Starts with a DBE I posted on pg 97 of the DBE thread and continues onto pg 98.
'My small but growing DBE wrench collection'
3baygarage
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Thank you. 
So the trademark was applied for in 1950 and registered in 1951.
So the trademark was applied for in 1950 and registered in 1951.
woody 73
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Interesting that in 40 plus years of collecting tools I have yet to run across any of them.
Thank you for sharing the information and picture.
Thank you for sharing the information and picture.
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ScreechAwl
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Interesting. No idea I had a "rare" tool. I've got a couple of Superwrenches in my toolbox that came from my grandpa's stuff. So I am familiar with the Williams brand name. I wonder why they dumped a perfectly good script logo in favor of a single letter "W". Were they trying to hide the name for some reason?