Wrench identification?

[wtn1271]

Anyone recognize this logo? It is on a 30mm-24mm doe wrench. Looks like a W / B with a triangle in between the 2 letters. It is stamped 'Germany' as well. My attempts with Google have been unsuccessful. Closest find was Whitman & Barnes but doesn't really match and figure it would be marked England instead.
Probably easy for some to ID but it is new to me. Might not even be too old but figured this would be the best section to post in. Thanks.

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[ToolFinder]

I have a whole set of these wrenches. I don't know who made them, I bought them at a thrift store near an old ford plant that closed down.

 

[ToolFinder]

try finding the tools from the old world thread. Someone from Germany might be able to tell you who made them.

 

[wtn1271]

Ok ,thanks. Found the same logo on a wrench listed on ebay. Description says Dowidat and Mercedes-Benz, not sure how accurate.

 

[woody 73]

I tried the following without much luck:

https://www.dpma.de/english/trade_marks/application/index.html

 

[Private Lugnutz]

try finding the tools from the old world thread. Someone from Germany might be able to tell you who made them.

The thread is up on the General Discussion board. I always get good results with that crew.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I have a Mercedes Benz wrench it doesn’t look like this so I don’t think it is one of those like the eBay ad says.


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[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I looked up Dowidat on google looks pretty close to this one. So my guess would be Dowidat they had a German made line too which is what this one appears to be.


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[Private Lugnutz]

What do you mean by "too"? Dowidat was a German tool manufacturer, located in Germany. The company was founded in 1949 by one of the Dowidat brothers who left Gedore (full name Gedore Werkzeugfabrik Otto Dowidat KG, "GEDORE" being an acronym of "GEbrüder DOwidat REmscheid") in a spat. Later Dowidat merged with Belzer and then in 1988 they were bought by Bahco.

Also, when you say you looked it up, what did you look up? The monograph logo? Because the logo is the key. Wrenches with this pattern, inset size panels and the CHROM VANADIUM marking, were coming out of Germany like crazy in the 50s. If you located the logo, post it.

 

[wtn1271]

Here's what I found:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/W-B-Combin...5-Made-in-Germany-Mercedes-Benz-/153690458398
Seller has another wrench listed with same logo, different sizes, but no further info.

 

[wtn1271]

Turns out to be WGB.
A few other threads about the company are on the web. Here is one,
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365410
Thanks to all who posted.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Glad you found who it was made by.


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