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Title: Duro Chrome 1/4" Drive Sockets
Post by: lptools on July 22, 2019, 06:23:16 PM

Hello, Does anyone recognize these?  Duro Chrome 1/4" Drive, numbers 4543, and 4545. Thanks, Lou

Title: Re: Duro Chrome 1/4" Drive Sockets
Post by: mikeswrenches on July 23, 2019, 05:33:15 AM

Lou,they may have been used to work on carburetors. I bought a couple that looked like that back in the early 60's. I realize my identification record isn’t too good right now, maybe this will redeem me...or not.

http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Carter_tools.htm

Mike

Title: Re: Duro Chrome 1/4" Drive Sockets
Post by: d42jeep on July 23, 2019, 06:24:40 AM

Are you sure about the numbers? I found these in the 1935 Duro Metal Products catalog.
-Don

Title: Re: Duro Chrome 1/4" Drive Sockets
Post by: lptools on July 23, 2019, 06:07:45 PM

Hello, Don. I checked again, and the numbers are  4543 & 4545.. Thanks, Lou

Title: Re: Duro Chrome 1/4" Drive Sockets
Post by: d42jeep on July 23, 2019, 07:23:58 PM

Those were the closest ones I saw. There aren’t that many Duro catalogs out there. After checking more thoroughly I finally found a 1940 catalog to check. It looks like they changed the part numbers of the refrigeration sockets between 1935 and 1940.
-Don

Title: Re: Duro Chrome 1/4" Drive Sockets
Post by: lptools on July 24, 2019, 04:12:28 AM

Hello, Don. Thanks for taking the time to look that up, and for sharing the info!!! Regards, Lou