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Buying, Selling, and Trading => Buying, Selling, and Trading => Topic started by: johnsironsanctuary on November 26, 2013, 09:05:29 AM

Title: Plomb WF23 and WF40 Speeders for sale
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on November 26, 2013, 09:05:29 AM

l posted these on Ebay. If anyone here wants them, let me know.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301028038555?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/301028038555?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558).

Title: Re: Plomb WF23 and WF40 Speeders for sale
Post by: rudeawakening55 on November 26, 2013, 09:35:42 PM

  The WF stands for Wright Field in Ohio, these are from the WWII tools by Plomb especially made.

Title: Re: Plomb WF23 and WF40 Speeders for sale
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on November 27, 2013, 08:40:17 AM

Thanks, RA, I figured with Plomb being a west coast company, that WF was Western Forge.

Title: Re: Plomb WF23 and WF40 Speeders for sale
Post by: OilyRascal on November 27, 2013, 07:19:33 PM

I recall reading lengthy debates on WF standing for "War Finish" versus "Wright Field".  I can't recall the facts set forth or consensus obtained.

Title: Re: Plomb WF23 and WF40 Speeders for sale
Post by: Papaw on November 27, 2013, 07:39:41 PM

War Finish and Wright Field have nothing to do with each other. In my experience WF always stands for Wright Field and if noted at all War Finish was spelled out.

WF is Wright Field and much of the military contract stuff carries that designation.

War Finish is marked on tools destined for the civilian market since chrome was considered vital to the war effort and these tools were not chromed.