As some of you know, I got these for a amazing price a while back.
I was wondering a rough date on them and any other info people have is always appreciated.
Heres a picture if you don't remember them.
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/image_zpsf5c65664.jpg)
The design & numbers carried over from PLOMB-- I have a rusted, pitted "pebble" PLOMB 3724 3/4 that otherwise is identical in appearance to the wrenches in your set. (sorry for the poor quality scan -- my computer & peripherals are "antique" )
Oily might be able to help. I bought some NOS line wrenches from him a while back....but I don't think they held on to that design for too many years after 1949. I have a couple regular Proto wrenches that have very small pebble inserts on them and I would guess they were the subsequent generation to these, but alas, no dates to work with.
DM&FS
They seem to still appear in the 1962 catalogue. That's that latest one I have access to...
Oh you just want to gloat again !! Hehhehehehe
You deserve it too. Scores like this only happen a few times in a lifetime.
The most desirable line wrenches ever made.
yours Scott
Mvwcnews- thanks. Your right there pretty much identical exept the name.
Dimwittedmoose51- I wish oily was still around to help us out on this. I didn't think they were that old, could be thoe.
Lbgradwell- thanks ile have to see if I can find a PDF of more recent ones.
Scott's- I really did trually wana know more. If I can gloat a little in the proccess that never hurts LOL.
Quote from: dimwittedmoose51 on February 19, 2013, 03:20:26 AM
Oily might be able to help. I bought some NOS line wrenches from him a while back....but I don't think they held on to that design for too many years after 1949. I have a couple regular Proto wrenches that have very small pebble inserts on them and I would guess they were the subsequent generation to these, but alas, no dates to work with.
DM&FS
Has anyone heard from oily he hasn't been around for quite some time?
Quote from: Ietech on February 23, 2013, 10:22:06 AM
Has anyone heard from oily he hasn't been around for quite some time?
He posted that he was going to take some time away from the Interweb...
I got an email form him...businees load is preventing him form doing tool stuff for the foreseeable future. He's fine and so is the family...
DM&FS
If they have Los Angeles on them, they are in the 1948 to 1956 time frame.
EvilDr235
Quote from: dimwittedmoose51 on February 23, 2013, 12:28:40 PM
I got an email form him...businees load is preventing him form doing tool stuff for the foreseeable future. He's fine and so is the family...
DM&FS
Glad to hear this. Thanks for letting us know.
Thanks --- I really liked his posts and the pics --- sorry for derailing the Proto posts I should have started a new thread.
VERY nice! Congrats! Don't let go of them. I had a set of pebbled Proto tappet wrenches a while back that I stupidly parted with. Wish they were still in my box...