Tool Talk
Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Mike H on January 19, 2015, 08:25:48 AM
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I posted some calipers and dividers that my mechanic gave me
this past Sat. There were also a few wrenches.
L to R
Crescent type wrench no name 6"
Craftsman Combo Box End 1/2" & 9/16"
Am I correct in thinking this is an alteration by a P.O.?
Combo Box End Williams 9729 Superrench 3/4" & 5/8"
This is the main reason I even posted this pic;
I know you wrench collector types aren't going to believe this,
I had never heard of this company until I saw this tool.
This type unusual with the 2 bevel depression leading to the ends?
Combo Box End Craftsman 3/8" & 7/16"
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Combo Box End Williams 9729 Superrench 3/4" & 5/8"
This is the main reason I even posted this pic;
I know you wrench collector types aren't going to believe this,
I had never heard of this company until I saw this tool.
Well, actually, that IS rather hard to believe.
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Williams was more in the industrial end of the tool world. Was recently bought out by Snap-on. I have Williams wrenches back to WWI, in my 1920s catalogs they have a big ad. J. H. Williams and Son, New York. You will find more Williams wrenches the longer you stay in the old tool world, I even have a near complete set of Williams sockets. Superrench was one of their trade names. They had a flat bar wrench model with a reinforcing bar that is still one of the heavier types I've ever encountered.
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Don't forget that Williams bought out Whitman & Barnes in 1920; they were calling themselves "THE WRENCH PEOPLE" well before that.
( https://books.google.com/books?id=NZxCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA54&dq=williams+whitman+barnes&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4Ma9VMmxD6vmsATp5oDYDg&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=williams%20whitman%20barnes&f=false ) gives considerable detail about J.H. Williams' production capacity in 1920.