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Title: Mondays pawn shop buys
Post by: Neals on April 01, 2012, 10:10:50 PM

Top is 2 duble-hex wrenches Canada
Gray Canada
Shelly British made. Marked in W & BSF sizes Couldn't find anything on it other than probably         
          Automotive or motocycle
Victor 225 No country on it. Style looks USA feels Asian
Qualicraft Helix Japan- Couldn't resist, US patent 3555939 issued Jan 19 1971. Design looks poor
6 inch Central pocket rule USA with 64ths/mm and metric equivilents on the back
4 1/4 truecraft adjustable Japan- my first 4 inch adjustable

Title: Re: Mondays pawn shop buys
Post by: lauver on April 02, 2012, 01:40:05 PM

Neals,

Your Victor 225 DOE looks German, perhaps sometime in the 1960's thru 1980's.  Is it SAE or Metric?  Is it labeled "DIN 225"?

Title: Re: Mondays pawn shop buys
Post by: Neals on April 02, 2012, 04:19:15 PM

Here are some better pictures of the Victor. Not sure if the 225 is a DIN # or a part number. The finish appears to be a flat chrome that is super thin.