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Offline HeelSpur

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Boker Adjustable Wrench
« on: March 16, 2014, 08:45:30 AM »
Picked up my first Boker wrench, read the history of the Boeker Bro's. Started searching for wrench sizes and came up with a 4" & 15" and the 10 incher I have.
Can I assume that Boker made wrench sizes like other companies?
4,6,8...


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Offline mvwcnews

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Re: Boker Adjustable Wrench
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2014, 01:19:22 PM »
In my scattered records of past sale results, I find a 6" H. BOKER USA with adjustment lock -- the image file showing it is stored on a different computer than the one I'm currently using for web & email work but I may be able to get that image attached to this note sometime later.  (I have 8 hrs at the cash register this afternoon & evening, plus getting ready to work with "Bus" tomorrow to ship out auction catalogs to his list of recipients. )
I have BOKER  pliers & scissors -- the markings are all stamped which suggests they were using  contract production sources  rather than having their own manufacturing plants.

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Re: Boker Adjustable Wrench
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2014, 04:46:04 PM »
Could it be the same as BOKER knife makers?
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Re: Boker Adjustable Wrench
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2014, 06:40:19 PM »
I don't *think* it is the same, Henry Boker on knives is usually Germany, with a guild mark. The wrenches are usually marked USA or nothing.  Think it is coincidental...

The quality of the adjustables certainly doesn't make me think of the German company....
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

Offline WiebeLC

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Re: Boker Adjustable Wrench
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2014, 11:46:17 PM »
Here is a website that explains the relationship between Boker of Germany and Boker USA.

http://www.boker.de/us/history.html

The wrenches may have come in after Boker USA was sold off