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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sudsy on June 18, 2018, 02:29:22 AM

Title: I never knew GM CO out of Long Island made sockets
Post by: Sudsy on June 18, 2018, 02:29:22 AM

Today's find,
I have an interesting multi-tool this company made but until this afternoon I never knew they made sockets

Title: Re: I never knew GM CO out of Long Island made sockets
Post by: lptools on June 18, 2018, 05:13:51 AM

Hello, Sudsy. Nice find!! I see sockets with that label on occasion, but rarely a set or a box. Here is a link that shows some of their tools. Regards, Lou
http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/02/vanished-tool-makers-gm-co.html

Title: Re: I never knew GM CO out of Long Island made sockets
Post by: Sudsy on June 18, 2018, 10:07:16 AM

Great link, that's more info then I've seen anywhere else
Also, now I finally know who made that odd little ratchet I have around here somewhere

Title: Re: I never knew GM CO out of Long Island made sockets
Post by: crankshaftdan II on June 18, 2018, 11:10:12 AM

I have at least three of those unusual ratchets and socket sets-was also wondering who might have been the mfgr.!!   A lot of other forums indicated that the ratchets might have been from Wright tool co. in ohio-but this most likely cinches that they were from N.Y.!

Title: Re: I never knew GM CO out of Long Island made sockets
Post by: bill300d on June 18, 2018, 03:07:49 PM

I'm not so sure that they manufactured any their own tools. Take that socket for instance, It looks very similar to an Oxwall socket.