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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: HeelSpur on April 06, 2014, 05:20:28 PM

Title: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: HeelSpur on April 06, 2014, 05:20:28 PM: A neighbor down the road dug this up today and gave it to me. Don't know how long it will take to ID it but I thought we might as well have a little fun with. I've got a lil vinegar on it now to help break down the crud but I'm sure it will take more than that.
Anybody that wants to take a guess at what brand it is, you have 1 guess.
Winner gets a prize.

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And the prize;

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Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: rusty on April 06, 2014, 05:46:54 PM: I'll go with Utica, but mostly for fun, cause that would really make it Danielson given the design timeframe ;P

Danielson made adjustables for at least a dozen companies...
So it will come down to what it is marked (pick any of several)

Only Danielson's jaws are truely square...
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: Hm Wrench on April 06, 2014, 10:06:47 PM: Throw My guess in for Proto.

Thanks, Kirk
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: mvwcnews on April 06, 2014, 11:58:15 PM: The prize is from the stage of Vise-Grip's development where the "fixed jaw" surface is held in with a rivet stud rather than welded in place. You'll sometimes find these with a very wobbly jaw plate if the rivet got bashed or the stamped body deformed slightly due to extended use. Roughly WWII vintage.
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: Billman49 on April 07, 2014, 03:37:17 AM: Quote from: mvwcnews on April 06, 2014, 11:58:15 PM
The prize is from the stage of Vise-Grip's development where the "fixed jaw" surface is held in with a rivet stud rather than welded in place. You'll sometimes find these with a very wobbly jaw plate if the rivet got bashed or the stamped body deformed slightly due to extended use. Roughly WWII vintage.

Early 'Mole' grips in the UK had the same problem - in the 1960's we also had lots of cheap cruddy imports that deformed rather than grip... Mole grips were the bee's knees... By 2000 they were being made in Spain and re-imported back into the UK..

Interesting now (the parent company has been absorbed into Irwin) that they are being sold in the UK as Vice Grips..
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: keykeeper on April 07, 2014, 06:16:18 AM: My guess is Wards Master Quality.
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: bonneyman on April 07, 2014, 10:23:35 AM: The neck looks Crescent to me.
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on April 07, 2014, 11:14:14 AM: I say Diamond Calk or Dimalloy, but you're al ong ways from Duluth!!!!

DM&FS
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: lbgradwell on April 07, 2014, 11:39:05 AM: There are a number of brands that can be ruled out right away (most, in fact)...

I'll go with J.P. Danielson.
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: volvadi on April 09, 2014, 11:04:35 AM: Bonney
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: john k on April 09, 2014, 06:36:57 PM: Why would one leave a nice little adjustable in the mud? I think I see something in the crusty bit, and say Diamond Caulk too.
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: HeelSpur on April 09, 2014, 07:48:28 PM: A bunch of the crud is gone and I can't make out a single letter yet.
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: rusty on April 09, 2014, 08:12:47 PM: he he ...what are you going to do if it is Chinese with no name on it at all? LOL
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on April 09, 2014, 08:33:11 PM: Rusty, they you'd wind since you brought it up first......my fear is that whatever rust abatement plan ensues, that all the lettering will disappear anyway and it will say April Fools or something like that.....

DM&FS
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: oldtools on April 09, 2014, 08:51:48 PM: Looks like a horseshoe stamp? Diamond Calk?
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: HeelSpur on April 10, 2014, 03:06:19 PM: Does anybody disagree with Utica? If not, Rusty wins the prize.

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Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on April 10, 2014, 03:14:33 PM: unless it was a utica/bonney during the tranisiton.....lol. But then there would be no second prize.......

DM&FS
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: rusty on April 10, 2014, 05:52:49 PM: Wow...I am amazed you found anything on that wrench to be honest ...
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: HeelSpur on April 10, 2014, 05:58:44 PM: Quote from: rusty on April 10, 2014, 05:52:49 PM
Wow...I am amazed you found anything on that wrench to be honest ...
Its crusty enough that's for sure. Had to chip some of the chunks off to help the vinegar out a lil bit. Send me your mailing info.
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: rusty on April 21, 2014, 08:05:37 PM: Got a nice red , white and blue box in the mail today.
I always wanted a red, white and blue box, this is great!

OK, ok, it had a really nice pair of vise grips in it also :)

I almost like these better than the later design, I am trying to figure out why they added the release lever, it locks and unlocks very nicely the way it was designed.

Anyhow, thankyou, this is a really neat tool :)
Title: Re: What brand is it? (game/give-away)
Post by: Plyerman on April 21, 2014, 08:15:57 PM: Congrats Rusty, and good show on the giveaway HeelSpur