Okay, that is certainly a case where I would take pride in having the wrenches. When there is a story behind it and it involves people you know, it would be a neat addition to the collection. My biggest problem is that I can see some nitwit doing the cleaning like that on a Cassaday cutout and think they've done good by doing so.
On the same note... Does anybody do chrome plating in the US anymore? I have a few family tools that I'd love to have redone, even if it wasn't cost effective, just to preserve them and keep them in the family.