Unusual Indian Wrench Find and Other Stuff

[dimwittedmoose51]

Found this DBE Indian Motocycle wrench at an auction today in a box of other old wrenches.  Needless to say, the burgundy scotchbrite pad I carry to auctions paid off today as I was able to remove enough grunge to find the logo.  Can't tell what the other side says if any of you know.  It'll likely go to ebay unless one of the forum members wants it.  The tire carrier wrench I think is a Billings and the middle wrench an IK..   Anyone ever heard of a Buhl wrench?.  I think that first letter is a B.  The Snap on came from a $45 box of tools that must've had a dozen different collectible brand names in it, but no full sets.  Another box had an SK green socket box full of Taiwan stuff and only 2 SK's.  Also had a welded-tight 42470 and that was a tad heartbreaking.  The old Thorsen 77 Ratchet was pretty cool too.

 Another $10 box had had like a dozen Vise Grips and a few didn't have hte release trigger making them pre'58.  One was made by Metcoid and another from ACE with a diamond logo over the ACE letters.

I'll post more photos as time allows.

DM&FS

[OilyRascal]

You already know I'm drooling over that Thorsen.  Steel wool in my pocket at sales from now on - great idea.

[amertrac]

Here I thought I was the only one polishing tools at auctions. I carried a small adj. wrench in my pocket as a worry stone and after two years it was brand new again   bob w,

[rusty]

>Can't tell what the other side says if any of you know.

Says "See other side"
(ducking)

>Anyone ever heard of a Buhl wrench?.

 Buhl Malleable Co., Detroit, Mich. One of many many Malleable iron foundries, also made hardware, small machines etc....
There is also a related wholesale hardware concern with the same name (and with family relations to the folks running the foundry, likely as an outlet), so it is unclear exactly whose name is on the wrench, the makers, or the sellers....

[Papaw]

I have an alligator wrench with Buhl & Sons on it.

[keykeeper]

I had one of the Tire Carrier wrenches, never found anything to lead me to believe it was a Billings. I always understood they were for Studebaker cars. The one I had didn't have anything to identify it as Billings, could you elaborate why you think it is that maker? Really curious if I missed something on mine.

[dimwittedmoose51]

It has a horizontal diamond with a capital B inside it on the left, and your info that the wrench is for Studebakers makes sense, as the right side of the handle has a crazy looking S inside some enclosure.  Maybe I dshoulda looked up AA's logos before speaking, as I was more or less guessing.  That's a no-no on the web.  lol

DM&FS