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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: gibsontool on October 28, 2017, 09:40:54 AM

Title: Help
Post by: gibsontool on October 28, 2017, 09:40:54 AM

Picked up this Craftsman pipe wrench yesterday and was trying find out about how old it was and who might have made but I not having any luck. Does anybody have any info on one of these??

Title: Re: Help
Post by: bill300d on October 28, 2017, 02:04:09 PM

gibson
 All that I know is that it appears in the 1954 catalog, it's not in the 1952 or 1955 catalog and I don't have the 1953 catalog to check it. So a 1 maybe 2 year run.
 It more than likely has a J in a circle code on it which would indicate Reed Mfg. as the mfr.

Title: Re: Help
Post by: gibsontool on October 28, 2017, 02:24:55 PM

Thanks Bill.  I'll have another look but I didn't see any markings on my first look.

Title: Re: Help
Post by: Yadda on October 28, 2017, 08:21:59 PM

Cool tool!

Title: Re: Help
Post by: gibsontool on October 28, 2017, 09:53:14 PM

I had another good look a this guy today and I can't find any thing that resembles a makes code.

Title: Re: Help
Post by: Northwoods on October 28, 2017, 09:59:30 PM

Strange. I ran across one in Baldwin City, Ks. two days ago. Never saw one before.