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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Bus on September 26, 2013, 10:59:00 AM

Title: Four Inch Utica and Plomb Wrenches
Post by: Bus on September 26, 2013, 10:59:00 AM

I bought this 4" Utica Crescent type with the wide shaft at the Baraboo Wrench Auction after the wrench club meet. Except for a smaller diameter adjusting knurl it's just like the Plomb 704 in my collection.

Title: Re: Four Inch Utica and Plomb Wrenches
Post by: lbgradwell on September 26, 2013, 12:10:41 PM

Very interesting, Don.

It would seem that Utica manufactured for Plomb just prior to Plomb's acquisition of J.P. Danielson in 1947, after which they had the capacity to manufacture "in-house".

According to AA your Plomb is from sometime after ~1941 (due to the reinforcing ring around the hanging hole) while the Utica is likely a bit earlier...