Tool Talk
Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: northkid on January 13, 2013, 10:10:19 PM
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Found this at a yard sale last year. Approx 4' tall. Have not been able to find out exactly which wrenches where sold off this display. Any info out there?
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The wrench is an engineer's wrench, so I'd surmise the display was selling them.
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How much does it weigh?
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Made of wood so not very heavy.
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That is really cool! Your photo was saved and it is on my bucket list to make one.
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From an ad
Style 'A' - For Garage and Auto Supply Houses
- 6 wrenches deep -
Engineers, 15' angle # 21,25,29,23
Check Nut Wrenches, 15' angle # 623,627,631,635
High Service Wrenches (unreadable, sorry)
Cap Screw Wrenches, 15' angle #???,???,721(?), 727, 723, 7???
Style 'B' - for Machine Shops and Mfg. Plants
- 6 wrenches deep -
Engineers & Cap screw wrenches 15' # 23,725,25,27C,28S,731A,34,736
Set Screw Wrenches 22 1/2' # 525,527,529,531
S Wrenches with flat handle 22 1/2' #661A,662B,663G,664B
Textile Machine Wrenches 22 1/2' #260B,761G,763A,764B
I dunno which style you have.....
These were for USS / SAE wrenches with williams extended ISN's btw....
Sorry, no date with ad, cost about $80 - 90 back in the day filled with the wrenches...
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Oh man I need one of those, now!!
Oh wait, I don't have any free wall space.
I don't even have space to put up my wrenches. They are laying around stacked on top of each other as it is.
Drat!!
yours Scott
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Thanks Rusty
I have style B according to your ad. Went and cleaned board and found most of the #'s.
This is what I have
Top wrench lying flat is 2?
Row of 4- 725, 25, 27C, 28S
Row of 3- 736, 34, 731A
Row of 4- 760B, 761C, 763A, 764B (thats how I read mine)
Row of 4 lying flat- 525, 527, 529, 531
Row of 4 S lying flat- 664B, 663C, 662B, 661(no letter visible on this one,but has crack in wood there)
Now I need to fill this board!!! Will have to go through my pails of stuff and keep looking.
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Reckon that is a cool display board!
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Scottg, Because you already have the wrenches, you NEED to build a copy of that display. Lack of wall space is no excuse. It will hang quite nicely from the rafters on chains.
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Scott, between your stuff and mine I think we could fill that! I have to have at least 30 of that vintage Williams. Now the board is 4 foot tall?
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So cool cant wait to see it filled up.
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I'm in late on this, but the photo so well painted, I thought it was metal as well. This thing trumps my SK display for sure. I'll check my Wiliams stash and see if I have a "gapper" or two. I prolly have more Armsrongs from that era, but I will dig once the dust settles......
DM&FS
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I'm in late on this, but the photo so well painted, I thought it was metal as well.
DM&FS
There's a really super spray paint that looks like metal instead of spray paint. The fish in the picture was
sprayed with this paint. The surface is paper mache and six pack rings. Something I carved for the
company I used to work for.
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Boss tool board!
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One just sold on eBay for $650.00
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ad page on ebay; seller; gdawg
on his page, punch in "Williams Wrench"
it list the wrenches for the board
1935 Williams Silent Salesman Hardware Store Display Board
54" tall
set #A board with 102 wrenches (6 each)
45 lbs
$64.30 complete
your board may also be another year, they would just change the tool numbers on the board
like Walden & Mossberg were doing.
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Scottg, Because you already have the wrenches, you NEED to build a copy of that display. Lack of wall space is no excuse. It will hang quite nicely from the rafters on chains.
+1 on that, Scott. The way you work with wood, that display would come out one of a kind!
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ad page on ebay; seller; gdawg
on his page, punch in "Williams Wrench"
it list the wrenches for the board
1935 Williams Silent Salesman Hardware Store Display Board
54" tall
set #A board with 102 wrenches (6 each)
45 lbs
$64.30 complete
your board may also be another year, they would just change the tool numbers on the board
like Walden & Mossberg were doing.
It's funny that the display alone sold for TEN TIMES the cost of the display complete with 102 wrenches sold for back then.