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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: leach on September 02, 2013, 10:18:52 AM

Title: indestro super tool
Post by: leach on September 02, 2013, 10:18:52 AM
i got this at swap meet last night cost me a hole 50 cents and maybe 6 dollars in gas lol its a indestro super usa #4787 made for holding screws to put in tight places spring loaded in the front for holding and has a magnet on top cool tool all the other tools were way to high priced last night well maybe the tools last night had gold in them with a lot of rust over the gold lol have a nice labor day all

                                                                                                                              LEACH
Title: Re: indestro super tool
Post by: scottg on September 02, 2013, 11:11:46 AM
Aggravation reducer.
 Life would be so much poorer without these. Everyone who owns a wrench should have several.
I never saw one marked Indestro, but Indestro didn't make it.
 This pattern was made the company that made all of this pattern. And I have no idea who.
  But they made them for everyone. So you see different marks on them depending on where you are in the country. 
    yours Scott
Title: Re: indestro super tool
Post by: Lostmind on September 02, 2013, 01:23:42 PM
In the '60's , the guys in the ignition shop called them "rimac" or Rimrac"
I think that referred to the original maker?
I have several , saves a lot of cuss words.
Title: Re: indestro super tool
Post by: bonneyman on September 02, 2013, 04:22:06 PM
Bonney made 'em, and I have several versions of the GENERAL brand. Both standard and phillips. the phillips holder is one nice tool to have!
Title: Re: indestro super tool
Post by: rusty on September 02, 2013, 04:37:19 PM
>In the '60's , the guys in the ignition shop called them "rimac" or Rimrac"

RIMAC , there is a NOS one on ebay.

RIMAC was Rinck-Mcllwaine, Inc of Hudson,NY.

They turned into a post office box at some point
rimac seems to be listed as owned by Snap-On in the 70's...(?? suspect)

They seem to have been making clutch and valve tools in the 1930's....