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Offline Ken W.

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Barcalo / Buffalo Wrenches.
« on: August 22, 2011, 10:03:36 PM »
I was out estate saleing and found these 2 Barcalo wrenches.One is 19/32 x 11/16 and the other one is 5/8 x 3/4.I've never seen this type of Barcalo wrenches before and I'm in Buffalo and Barcalo is everywhere.Have you guy's seen these before ?
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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 10:11:51 PM »
Quote from: Ken W. on August 22, 2011, 10:03:36 PM
I was out estate saleing and found these 2 Barcalo wrenches.One is 19/32 x 11/16 and the other one is 5/8 x 3/4.I've never seen this type of Barcalo wrenches before and I'm in Buffalo and Barcalo is everywhere.Have you guy's seen these before ?

I recently bought one myself.  I'll check on the size in the morning.  First one I've encountered.
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 10:26:26 PM »
Nice looking wrenches! Are they the panel wrenches that I'm thinking of? I will check my stash, or as I call it "My Pile"!

Wayne

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Re: Barcalo / Buffalo Wrenches.
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2011, 11:12:41 PM »
Alloy Artifacts shows one, but no timeline.
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2011, 07:04:56 AM »
I think I have one but it is unmarked.
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Re: Barcalo / Buffalo Wrenches.
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2011, 07:16:31 AM »
I have these three-first looks like cadimum plate-top & second one down are unmarked by name.  Only the bottom one is  marked Barcalo, probably all made  by the same company.  All three are available for tool adoption!!   Cranky
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Looking for USA made ratchets-all sizes-drives and lengths  also S-K SuperKrome wrenches ditto.  Like to trade vs buy run it past me-nothing is cut in stone!

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Re: Barcalo / Buffalo Wrenches.
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2011, 08:23:19 AM »
Most of the Barcalo wrenches I find are double box wrenches and double off set box wrenches and most are 1/2 x 9/16.
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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2011, 09:47:15 AM »
Mine is marked - Barcalo - Buffalo - U S A - , cadmium finished.  DOE, 15/16 and 1".

While the example in AA doesn't give a date, aren't there general dates for the use of cadmium plating?  That could give a clue to the dates of the "geometric panel" Barcalos.  AA does note that their tappet wrenches in the 1934 catalog came in "sand blasted steel" or cadmium plate.
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Re: Barcalo / Buffalo Wrenches.
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 07:02:40 PM »
general dates for the use of cadmium plating? 

Sort of, it was popular before WWI as a cheap finish option, and used during the war because chrome was scarce, but by the 50's it is rare to see it as a finish option...

I seem to remember a design patent on that panel wrench design...will have to look later...
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« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2014, 05:18:20 PM »
My favorite OE wrench pattern. One of at least 8 different Barcalo OE wrench patterns.  Chuck Garrett
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Re: Barcalo / Buffalo Wrenches.
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2014, 06:17:51 PM »
Also have a 5/8-3/4 identical to crankys
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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2014, 10:47:43 AM »
They go at least to 15/16-1"  Chuck Garrett
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« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2016, 04:35:29 PM »
I have 2 sets of the "geometric pattern". One set I'll call T-1 is marked Forged USA and the other Marked Barcalo USA  I call T-2.  Both go from 5/16 thru 1  1/8.  I would like a patent # and any documentation as to date etc.
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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2016, 10:12:50 AM »
I have several, but they are unmarked.

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« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2016, 04:24:55 PM »
Been going thru me research notebook.  There was a set of 5 in a sheet metal holder mkd Forged USA, sizes 5/16 -3/4. This with the cad pltg thing would put production  mid to late 30s possibly as late as 1941.  Barcalo may have made these under contract.  Does the PN 655MH indicate Massey Harris?
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