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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Varidrivegt14 on January 27, 2012, 07:18:41 PM

Title: New Find
Post by: Varidrivegt14 on January 27, 2012, 07:18:41 PM

While looking through a box of "shop wrenches" today in the tool room at work. i Found this Plomb double box end wrench 1120 5/8-9/16 wrench it has a date code 0D which i think makes it a 1940. If im wrong please correct me. Anyways this one had to come home as it isnt being respected thrown in a box of chinese chrome vanadium s and kobalt junk. No one will miss it!

Title: Re: New Find
Post by: Varidrivegt14 on January 27, 2012, 07:19:24 PM

typo its an 1130.

Title: Re: New Find
Post by: lauver on January 27, 2012, 10:44:57 PM

varidrive,

You're probably right on the 1940 date code. Tools from 1939-1945 were marked "Plomb Made In USA", a change from the earlier "Plomb Los Angeles".

Title: Re: New Find
Post by: Branson on January 28, 2012, 08:47:20 AM

Having the made over the in puts it between late '39 and 1941.  '39 and '40 examples I see show OC, but the '41 I just looked at has the OD like your Plomb. 

Title: Re: New Find
Post by: lauver on January 28, 2012, 10:55:16 AM

Branson & Varidrive,

According to Alloy Artifacts, the "0D" code indicates 1940 production.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

But, 1940 or 1941, we're not talking about a huge discrepancy here.  And, if we're wrong, nobody dies.

Title: Re: New Find
Post by: Branson on January 28, 2012, 08:44:16 PM

Quote from: lauver on January 28, 2012, 10:55:16 AM

Branson & Varidrive,

According to Alloy Artifacts, the "0D" code indicates 1940 production.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

But, 1940 or 1941, we're not talking about a huge discrepancy here.  And, if we're wrong, nobody dies.

I got my information here -- on the Plomb Tool site:

http://plombtools.com/YearMarkings.aspx

But yeah, not a huge, or even a big discrepancy, and no, nobody dies.