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Offline dimwittedmoose51

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Wrenches Only from the Flea MArket weekend.....
« on: September 27, 2012, 02:57:02 AM »
Had enough left from the Flea MArket posts on GD to make a Wrench topic post too.

Left to Right(sorta)

Indestro #220 metal embossed box with rat and sockets in it(prolly not complete, but the box is really cool...)
Whitman and Barnes 504 S wrench
Whitman and Barnes 376  S wrench
Williams 688  S wrench
No Name 302 Single Swrench
Deere Offset DOE
Williams "special" 7/8"x 11/16" DOE
Chrome X Quality/Western Auto  2727 DOE
Arcturus  41-W-1008-10  25/32" x 5/8"DOE
Armstrong (Old logo too!!) #30 "special"  7/8"x11/16" DOE
Lakeside  5/8" combo
Stamped DOE  " Magneto Eisemann"
Cast iron 2256 with a 3 on one end  (implement tool?)
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Re: Wrenches Only from the Flea MArket weekend.....
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2012, 02:58:09 AM »
...and closeups...
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Re: Wrenches Only from the Flea MArket weekend.....
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2012, 04:03:58 AM »
I like that Indestro box.
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Offline keykeeper

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Re: Wrenches Only from the Flea MArket weekend.....
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2012, 12:31:19 PM »
The Arcturus is a military contract wrench from a General Mechanics Tool Kit or maybe a Jeep kit.
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Wards Master Quality 1/2" drive sockets (Need size 5/8), long extension, & speeder handle.
-Vlchek WB* series double box wrenches.
-Hinsdale double-box end round shank wrenches.

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Re: Wrenches Only from the Flea MArket weekend.....
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2012, 04:43:47 PM »
The malleable cast iron oddball tool on the right has been described as a tool used to assemble woodburning cooking stoves.

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Re: Wrenches Only from the Flea MArket weekend.....
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2012, 06:11:00 PM »
>tool used to assemble woodburning cooking stoves

It is certainly the strangest of the bunch....
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

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Re: Wrenches Only from the Flea MArket weekend.....
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2012, 06:28:06 PM »
...obviously a "one time use" tool, as it looks rather fragile to me!!

Thanks all

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