I saw this wrench a week ago and passed it by in an anti-social moment. Today I saw it again and thought of you guys, and how you would enjoy seeing an unusual botched-up wrench. So, for $1, here it is.
It's an 8-inch Santo "First Quality" wrench according to the boss on the handle. That's where the BS starts. On the other side of the handle the following legend is embossed: "Tested for Hardness, Bending and Moment Load Japan".
The wrench is bent, and has badly mushroomed jaws. The testing assurances were meaningless. On reflection, I know how the wrench's owner must have felt as it crumpled up on him. I bought a shiny new Mazda 929 in 1988 that did the same thing over time.
Ah, the inscrutable East!
