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Offline leg17

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Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« on: December 03, 2015, 08:07:01 PM »
A very knowledgeable description.
Sounds like the seller really knows his stuff.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Williams-Open-End-Wrench-41-Vintage-Chrome-Alloy-1-5-8th-USA-13-3-8-In-Farm-/161906902791?hash=item25b2674707:g:kNoAAOSwNSxVa3gi

ebay lot number   161906902791

Guess I have a lot to learn.

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2015, 07:43:39 AM »
Eeeck!

Where to begin?

sadly, it's kind of a neat wrench
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Offline leg17

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2015, 12:41:55 PM »
Looks kind of typical European or Asian style supplied with machine tools or machinery.

The specifics detailed in the eBay ad were remarkable!

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2015, 10:12:19 AM »

Looks kind of typical European or Asian style supplied with machine tools or machinery.

The specifics detailed in the eBay ad were remarkable!

Leg17,

The seller is obviously very creative... probably smoking opium as he wrote the ad :grin:

The wrench is clearly European, most likely German.  I'm guessing it was an automotive or motorcycle kit wrench ca. 1950 - 1960's.

I can't identify the makers mark; can anybody decipher the letters inside the triangle?
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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2015, 10:57:12 AM »
Looks like a cousin to my Netsuren Japanese wrench (65 mm)
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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2015, 11:10:08 AM »
I see an S so I am guessing  Stahlwille , but I cant prove it.

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Offline gibsontool

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2015, 12:06:06 PM »
When I still working we installed one MDF press and one LVL press in two different manufacturing plants in western Canada. Both were supplied by the German Company Dieffenbacher and the tools they supplied with the machinery were very similar to these. I thought I might still have a few kicking around but I can't seem to find them. Similar wrenches also came with a German lathe we had.

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2015, 05:06:23 PM »
My eyes are seeing the Pi symbol inside the triangle but I've been told my eye sight ain't what it used to be.
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2015, 02:29:40 PM »
You can tell it's a chrome alloy because the metal's so dark.

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2015, 01:09:22 PM »
I see an S so I am guessing  Stahlwille , but I cant prove it.

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Funny thing is, Stahlwille is very good tools, on par with Snap-On. If it was Stahlwille, I would be more impressed (likely to buy) than if it was Williams (which are also better quality tools)

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Re: Williams Wrench Extremely Rare!!
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2016, 10:31:27 AM »
Look like it could be either a Hazet (USA) or a Walter (WGermany)
Definitely a kit tool and (just reaching here) by the style of markings and especially the shape of the indentation where the marking are, I'm leaning toward Walter which would make it a VW, Mercedes or Porsche tool.
« Last Edit: February 18, 2016, 10:33:13 AM by Sudsy »