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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: HeelSpur on April 19, 2014, 12:46:32 PM

Title: ? what brand are these?
Post by: HeelSpur on April 19, 2014, 12:46:32 PM

Got these two together but are no manufacturing marks that I can see except for a faint tag on the 8" one that kind of looks like the Ridgid tags, stampings, or whatever you call them. Seems to be goldish in coloring.

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/002-36.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/001-26.jpg)

Title: Re: ? what brand are these?
Post by: lbgradwell on April 19, 2014, 01:35:44 PM

I'd bet fairly heavily those were made by Toledo...

Title: Re: ? what brand are these?
Post by: HeelSpur on April 19, 2014, 02:01:02 PM

Quote from: lbgradwell on April 19, 2014, 01:35:44 PM

I'd bet fairly heavily those were made by Toledo...

I believe you are correct, I searched around for Toledo and found a couple that have the boxed end on them. Thanks.

Title: Re: ? what brand are these?
Post by: lbgradwell on April 20, 2014, 12:52:09 PM

Yeah, I've been studying the minute differences in pipe wrenches for a couple of years now as I've been intending to start a comprehensive thread on the topic...

Your unmarked wrenches share at least three significant design features with known Toledo products: the shape of the "cheek" design, the knurling on the nut and the flared ends.

An earlier example:

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/Toledo2.jpg)


And an example from after the merger with Beaver...:

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/Toledo-Beaver1.jpg)

Title: Re: ? what brand are these?
Post by: oldtools on April 22, 2014, 01:19:21 AM

nice wrenches...