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Anyone recognize this ratchet: Co Op Deluxe

Started by Northwoods, March 03, 2020, 09:49:48 PM

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Plyerman

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March 04, 2020, 07:43:22 PM
Walden Worcester. Hmph, never heard of them..?
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TheMechanist

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March 23, 2020, 05:34:36 AM
What I have manager to learn: Walden Worcester from the state of Massachusetts was a very prominent manufacturer of automotive specialty tools. The company started as the Walden Manufacturing Company in 1906 and was created by F E and Charles Walden. Unfortunately, they went out of business sometimes between 1990 and 2000.

Lewill2

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March 23, 2020, 07:18:37 AM
Copes book page 319. Organized 1906 as Waldon Manufacturing Company bought by Warren Bellows in 1907 and reorganized as Walden-Worchester Inc in 1914. Additional information given in Copes entry.

In 1926 the company was consolidated with Stevens & Company to form Stevens-Walden-Worchester Inc

Lostmind

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March 23, 2020, 08:46:00 AM
I think they made assembly tools for Ford?
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mvwcnews

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March 23, 2020, 11:58:50 AM
Alloy Artifacts has a good time line history of Walden-Worcester ( http://alloy-artifacts.org/walden-worcester.html#history ).   Most of the major wrench makers would do contract production & that customer could stamp their brand on the tools.   For example, there was a
"BROWNBILT" brand of wire handle sockets all of which look identical to comparable Walden-Worcester.

coolford

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March 23, 2020, 03:20:51 PM
While checking through my ratchets today (I do this every few years to check for rust) I came across this ratchet.  It is a Truth which became Owatonna Tool Co.  Truth made Co-op tools, and I have a Co-op socket set with the same ratchet in it.  However, the Co-op ratchet although being the same is not marked.

Northwoods

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March 23, 2020, 06:29:56 PM
Quote from: coolford on March 23, 2020, 03:20:51 PM
While checking through my ratchets today (I do this every few years to check for rust) I came across this ratchet.  It is a Truth which became Owatonna Tool Co.  Truth made Co-op tools, and I have a Co-op socket set with the same ratchet in it.  However, the Co-op ratchet although being the same is not marked.

Thanks, Coolford.  I passed the info on to the facebook guy who originally posted the pictures.  You get an attaboy.
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