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#1
Wrench Forum / Re: Plomb / Proto wrenches
Last post by Sudsy - January 08, 2026, 10:13:42 PM
My combo set is going to be the more common Plomb "made in USA' since it seems I already have a complete set of them.
Open end are going to be the Pebbles. I'll have to scratch up a few to fill that out, the slots in the roll have "Los Angeles's" in them for the time being.
#2
Wrench Forum / Re: Plomb / Proto wrenches
Last post by d42jeep - January 08, 2026, 09:22:08 PM
I agree with Yadda. Plomb pebbles are attractive and useful wrenches. I believe that they are going up in value as well.
-Don
#3
Wrench Forum / Re: First one of these I've se...
Last post by d42jeep - January 08, 2026, 09:11:19 PM
I have a small collection of dual marked. I'm always on the lookout for them.
-Don
#4
Wrench Forum / Re: Another odd ball needing t...
Last post by Sudsy - January 08, 2026, 10:33:25 AM
Spline wrench
#5
Wrench Forum / Re: First one of these I've se...
Last post by Sudsy - January 08, 2026, 10:32:17 AM
Quote from: Lewill2 on January 08, 2026, 09:21:17 AMI have a 4-inch crescent style adjustable wrench that is marked Plomb Tool Co on one side and Proto on the opposite side.

The other side ??
Now I have to go back through my stuff again
#6
Wrench Forum / Re: First one of these I've se...
Last post by Lewill2 - January 08, 2026, 09:21:17 AM
I have a 4-inch crescent style adjustable wrench that is marked Plomb Tool Co on one side and Proto on the opposite side.
#7
Wrench Forum / First one of these I've seen i...
Last post by Sudsy - January 07, 2026, 10:24:01 PM
This has to do with my other Plomb Proto thread
https://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=27305.0

So I've been sorting though my wrenches and discovered I have a Dual Lable Proto / Plomb Tool Co 3/4" combination wrench !! I've heard of them but I've never seen one before.
Are they as rare as I've heard ? Is this fully true.............

From Ai:
Tools marked with both "PLOMB" and "PROTO" logos were produced during a transitional period following a trademark dispute. The dual branding appeared on tools made in 1948 and early 1949, as Plomb was required to cease using its name and logo due to legal action from the Plumb Tool Company.
 The company initially attempted to use the "PRVTV" trademark in 1948, but this was deemed a paper-only change and not legally valid.
 After a court-ordered shutdown in December 1948 and re-opening in January 1949, Plomb began producing tools with both the "PLVMB" and "PRVTV" marks, which were later replaced by the official "PROTO" trademark.
 The final court order required compliance by March 1950, after which the "PROTO" brand was fully adopted.
 These dual-branded tools, such as the 7/16" and 1/2" box end wrenches from 1948, are now considered rare collectibles.

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#8
Wrench Forum / Re: Plomb / Proto wrenches
Last post by Yadda - January 07, 2026, 08:08:38 PM
I like them all, but I vote Plomb Pebble.
#9
Wrench Forum / Plomb / Proto wrenches
Last post by Sudsy - January 06, 2026, 09:51:23 PM
I haven't been on this site that often in the past few years
I had been here quite a bit while my son was going to college. He got his Associates in Auto Science and got hired right up by Jaguar / Audi.
I had been building a tool set for him, try to keep him out of Snap-On truck debt and I caught the bug. Now I have far more than I need and it's time to start sorting through.

He has an impressive set and here I am a few years later with all the leftovers including quite a few Plumb / Protos of which I've become a big fan.

Here's the question - If you were going to keep one set of open end and one of combo, which would you keep? Plomb Cadmium, Proto Pebble, Proto Los Angeles, Proto "Made in America", Proto "Professional" (Stanley?).......
#10
Wrench Forum / Re: Another massive wrench fin...
Last post by Sudsy - January 06, 2026, 09:26:29 PM
What part of the country did you find it in?
If the west then start looking in oil rig tools
By the Great lakes or near the ocean, shipbuilding
Locomotive is always possible, that could be anywhere.