Pulled two box end wrenches out of a box this morning.
One is 1 5/16....1155 (bob) PLVMB (bob) MADE IN U S A....1 1/4 (17 1/2 inches long)
The other is 1 1/16 CALIF-TOOL 1 1/4 (16 1/2 inches long)
They are as alike as a big brother and his sidekick. They have the same look. I read the comments in AA, but came away about as confused as before. I know there is some kind of A. Plomb connection, but the smaller wrench has no a. Plomb mark.
Any thoughts?
A PLOMB is for Alphonse Plomb, and I had a combo wrench so marked some years ago. Also had the CALIF TOOL mark on it.
Can't remember the Plomb connection, though.
California Tool Co was a "distributor" / HW outfit. Many manufacturers supplied them.
I finally found my Plomb box end No. 1151.
Like the CALIF-TOOL, it is 1 1/16" X 1 1/4".
They are strikingly similar in form. But the Plomb is about 1/4" longer and has better "fit and finish".
Clearly, they are related.