Tool Talk
Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: EVILDR235 on March 12, 2012, 08:39:39 AM
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Went to a garage sale yesterday Among other things, i picked up a Marshall- Wells-Northern King 6 inch adjustable wrench. Very nice condition with only a very fine surface rust. It has a plain hang hole like early Proto adjusables. I see Marshall Wells was a hardware company. Anybody else ever find any tools by this company ?
EvilDr235
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Marshall-Wells was a wholesaler with Northern King & Zenith among their house brands. With HQ in Duluth and branches along the Northern Pacific RR main line, most should turn up in the northern U.S.
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Just last week I found and cleaned up a very rusty framing square that is a Marshall Wells. Their logo is pretty cool, unfortunatly the old square,(patent date 1911) is fairly pitted from rust but it does seem to be true and square! It's a well made tool with a heavy, hardended corner tapering in thickness on both legs. I'm going to go ahead and use it in the shop.
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The only way i can do pictures is if you send me a email at evildr235@webtv.net and i can some in a return email.
EvilDr235
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There were Marshall Wells retail stores in Canada as well. At least in Alberta. Not sure of other places. I remember seeing paint stir sticks, cloth carpenters aprons and yard sticks with their name on but no tools just the giveaways.
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Just last week I found and cleaned up a very rusty framing square that is a Marshall Wells. Their logo is pretty cool, unfortunatly the old square,(patent date 1911) is fairly pitted from rust but it does seem to be true and square! It's a well made tool with a heavy, hardended corner tapering in thickness on both legs. I'm going to go ahead and use it in the shop.
Sounds like a really good square, and if true, there's no reason not to put it back on the job. Glad it's going to the shop.
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Here is an example of the Marshell wells logo for you .