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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: bird on April 07, 2014, 08:05:02 PM

Title: wrench names
Post by: bird on April 07, 2014, 08:05:02 PM

(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af81/11numnum/BIRD-HP/Pictures/2014-03-20/th_wmcoandleonard_zpse588f03b.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/11numnum/media/BIRD-HP/Pictures/2014-03-20/wmcoandleonard_zpse588f03b.jpg.html)



Is anyone familiar with these companies?  W and M co.  and Leonard/ kelvinator?

Title: Re: wrench names
Post by: rusty on April 07, 2014, 08:37:24 PM

Well, you do have interesting tools stashed away ;P

W&M is a mystery maker, presumed to be Mossberg...

Kelvinator made refridgerators, that a 'reefer' ratchet ...

(Hard to tell who made it from this side, Bonney perhaps?)

Edit: Kelvinator might be a brand name now that I think on it)

Title: Re: wrench names
Post by: boombernova on April 08, 2014, 03:57:17 AM

This made me open for sure

Title: Re: wrench names
Post by: bill300d on April 08, 2014, 03:07:13 PM

I don't think the refrigeration ratchet is a Bonney, but it sure looks like a Walden-Worcester.

Title: Re: wrench names
Post by: bird on April 09, 2014, 10:31:24 AM

I have a Walden one, which is marked walden. The only marks are kelvinator and leonard...... does anyone know leonard?
cheers,
bird

Title: Re: wrench names
Post by: bonneyman on April 09, 2014, 03:01:39 PM

A gentleman by the name of Charles H. Leonard founded a company in 1881 that eventually came up with cleanable refrigerators. Being that is a reefer wrench, I'd bet that there's a connection. That's my opinion, anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_%28appliances%29

Title: Re: wrench names
Post by: humber2 on April 10, 2014, 02:22:14 AM

Quote from: bonneyman on April 09, 2014, 03:01:39 PM

A gentleman by the name of Charles H. Leonard founded a company in 1881 that eventually came up with cleanable refrigerators. Being that is a reefer wrench, I'd bet that there's a connection. That's my opinion, anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_%28appliances%29

wiki gives the answer as both 'fridge names continued for many years here in New Zealand

Title: Re: wrench names
Post by: bird on April 14, 2014, 11:41:28 AM

Here are the reefers I have:
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af81/11numnum/BIRD-HP/ToolPics/Cast%20and%20Ratchets/th_SDC11656_zps7afa37cd.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/11numnum/media/BIRD-HP/ToolPics/Cast%20and%20Ratchets/SDC11656_zps7afa37cd.jpg.html)

(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af81/11numnum/BIRD-HP/ToolPics/Cast%20and%20Ratchets/th_SDC11655_zpsed088c55.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/11numnum/media/BIRD-HP/ToolPics/Cast%20and%20Ratchets/SDC11655_zpsed088c55.jpg.html)