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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bgarrett on June 10, 2011, 12:10:24 PM

Title: estate sale today
Post by: bgarrett on June 10, 2011, 12:10:24 PM: from the left, Cornwell combination wrenches, 1", 15/16, 13/16, 3/4, 5/8
from the top, 7/8 Plomb 3/4
11/16 Vlchek 5/8
SK Wayne 5/8
5/8 Chrysler Tech 11/16, Master Award, Kelsey Hayes Patented, Loc Rite Tool Division USA
9/16 Bon E Con 11/16
1/2 Bon E Con 9/16
1/2 Proto 7/16
3/8 Proto 5/16

all for $7
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Post by: bgarrett on June 10, 2011, 12:19:04 PM: heres an odd Craftsman.
ignore the pencil.
Has anyone else found one like this?
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Post by: jimwrench on June 10, 2011, 01:00:30 PM: Looks like a mistake. Is the 6/8 end really 1/2 ?
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Post by: bgarrett on June 11, 2011, 07:51:36 PM: One end is marked 5/8 but is really 9/16 and the end that is marked 9/16 is actually 5/8.
Both sides of the wrench are mis-marked like that
Has anyone else found a wrench that has the wrong sizes marked on it?
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Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on June 12, 2011, 05:59:14 AM: Might've been some schmuck at the factory wanting to stir up some skit.

Similar to the Cadillac assembly line person many years ago that stuffed an empty Coke bottle in a rear fender panel in one of the Eldorados with a note inside it saying something like,"Congratulations you rich SOB, you finally found the cause of that incessant rattle in your car!!"

Maybe a true story, maybe urban legend. None the less, great finds!!
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Post by: Papaw on June 12, 2011, 07:48:04 AM: Heard the same story with an aspirin bottle on a Rolls Royce many years ago.
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Post by: rusty on June 12, 2011, 10:11:17 AM: Perhaps it was made in China....
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Post by: bgarrett on June 12, 2011, 02:06:53 PM: Does anyone know about the Chrysler Tech Master Award wrench in the first picture?

Kelsey Hayes Patented, Loc Rite Tool Division USA
According to Alloy Artifacts KH took over about 1964
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Post by: lzenglish on June 12, 2011, 02:21:57 PM: All nice looking finds! Also, I have not heard the name "Kelsey Hayes" mentioned in many many years. Didn't they make high performance brake calipers, and or brake shoes and pads?

Wayne
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Post by: bgarrett on June 12, 2011, 03:09:41 PM: Kelsey Hayes made the rims, (car wheels) for Fords throughout the 1930s and 40s and 50s. Maybe later too but I dont have any cars newer than 1966 so I dont know
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Post by: 1930 on June 12, 2011, 07:42:58 PM: Kelsey Hayes made rims for alot of early manufacturers including Dodge Brothers
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Post by: rusty on June 12, 2011, 08:13:05 PM: > I dont have any cars newer than 1966 so I dont know

LOL! I love it ; )

KH was still making things for ford up to the 90's, a nasty UAW strike scared the bejeepers out of ford, and others, and caused some of the , *cough* diversification in the auto parts industry..

They were making brake parts all along, and in fact were one of only 4 companies in ther mid 60's making disk brakes for the auto industry. They are also responsible for the 2 wheel rear anti-lock system used on many trucks...

They were also bought...then sold by Fruehauf (trucks) along the way...

There is much more to their history, they are actully an interesting company, but most of it is not tool related and way to complicated and long to go into here...
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Post by: bgarrett on June 13, 2011, 07:35:33 AM: Rusty, the only reason I have a 1966 Chrysler Convertible is because my parents left it to me when they died.
Its been in the family for 41 years. My favorite car is my 1931 Ford
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Post by: lzenglish on June 13, 2011, 07:07:31 PM: Kelsey Hayes were very well known for their Trailer Brakes in the 60' and 70's as well. I knew it would come to me sooner or later!

Wayne