Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: amecks on May 21, 2021, 09:03:37 PM
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There's a Mr. Simpson in Elbridge NY who runs a flea market in his yard. He has a sign up that says "Simpsonian Institute". I went there to find a makeshift bowl for a birdbath which I found - for a buck. I asked him if he had any old wrenches around. He takes me into a barn that is packed full of everything you could imagine from the last two centuries. "Any of these wrenches are $2 each" and he points to 3 small piles of pipe wrenches, wood handle monkey wrenches and several auto wrenches - for which I have a soft spot. I bought these three- an 11" with a tire iron, and two Vlchek 15" wrenches slightly different from each other. One will thread apart but the other will hit the stop (I'm keeping that one - I don't have any auto wrenches larger than 12"). I forgot to take photos before I cleaned two of them.
If it seems like I'm buying a lot lately - don't forget I'm still not working til June 1st and have too much time on my hands.
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The one on the right is stamped Vlchek Drop Forged. The other 15 has the V shield logo and there's a circular mark on the jaw.
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Hello, Al. Nice finds. I know the place, have been there a couple times. Mr. Simpson quite a charming, intelligent, guy. I believe he may have been a Science teacher in the JE district. Regards, Lou
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I have a whole boxfull of 9" atuo wrenches and quit buying them--except for the Ford marked ones.
I bought one today. Ford USA was lightly stamped on--not forged in.
It was a lightweight Moore product.
Do you suppose it was near the end of the product line--near the end of including them in auto or tractor tools?
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I have several of these from different makers but I have NEVER see a 15" version, or even a picture of one, and you find 2 on the say day. Life just ain't fair sometimes.
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I have a whole boxfull of 9" atuo wrenches and quit buying them--except for the Ford marked ones.
I bought one today. Ford USA was lightly stamped on--not forged in.
It was a lightweight Moore product.
Do you suppose it was near the end of the product line--near the end of including them in auto or tractor tools?
Do you have a photo? The script stamped Ford tools are typically service tools used at the dealer or at the factories. I have not seen one with USA though, just Ford. Does it look like it was the same stamp that made both?
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No picture, but imagine a poor quality tool.
*It's actually only 8 1/4" long.
*The dynamic jaw is stamped, bent over laminated steel.
*The turnwheel is held in place by crimping
*The Ford script U.S.A is lightly stamped on the face of the dynamic jaw.
*M in a circle just below the rooster comb.
It is altogether sloppy and not at all suitable for use by a factory worker or a dealer mechanic.
It's yours for the cost of shipping.