Plomb tool box

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Toolbox Plastic With Tray 24" Stanley. Toolbox plastic with tray 24". The finish is plain steel with polished box ends, but no trace of the likely original cadmium plating. This wrench again shows only minor differences from the previous examples, with the markings placed on the opposite side of the shank and an abbreviation for molybdenum.

To generalize from the examples here, the abbreviated marking for molybdenum was apparently used in and later. Plomb Tool offered Wilpen-marked wrenches for some years, but later dropped the Wilpen name and began marking the wrenches with the standard PLVMB logo.

The next two figures explore the timing of this change with date-coded examples from , suggesting mid as the crossover date. Our first example is shown in Fig. The construction of this wrench closely resembles the earlier Wilpen models, with the convex offset bends, but we don't have an exact match for comparison to either the early Wilpen or ChromeXQuality models. The markings have changed slightly from the earlier examples, with "Made in U.

Our next example for is a broken wrench, something we ordinarily wouldn't consider for display. However, this tool is still serviceable for at least the task at hand, which is to illustrate markings and construction styles of the time. The finish of the wrench is chrome plating with polished ends, although much of the finish has been lost due to rust and wear. The original polished chrome is best viewed on the left hand box of the inset.

There are several details to note in this transitional example. The construction closely resembles the earlier Wilpen models, with the doubly convex offset bends.

However, the wrench shank is somewhat longer than the earlier example, In addition, the box offset has been reduced slightly, from 1. The changes in the dimensions show that Plomb was already redesigning the wrenches for lighter service, even before the change in construction styles.

A later figure for the Plomb Wrench has a further comparison of dimensions leading to the same conclusion. These two examples from provide reasonable evidence that the transition from Wilpen to Plomb occurred in mid After the Wilpen experiment, Plomb transitioned into producing its own offset box wrenches. Offset box wrenches were offered in a standard x model series and a short x serices. The examples below are all marked for the USA Period, and as the x series wrenches were not offered in the pebbled style, the manufacturing dates would fall in the range However, tools with a plain or cadmium finish would likely have been made in or before.

In addition, the above figures have shown that the older construction style continued through , so the examples with later construction likely date from or later.

The construction of this later Plomb-marked x wrench is noticeably different than the earlier Wilpen model. Note that the offset shank is concave on the outer surface where it joins the box end, where the Wilpen example was convex on both sides.

Also, the offset shank joins the box at the top, the style favored by Plomb in its other box-end and combination wrenches. As with the previous figure, the offset shank is concave on the outer surface where it joins the box end, and joins the box at the top surface. In addition, the proportions of this wrench appear lighter in relation to its length than the Wilpen model; we'll have more to say about this in the next figure.

Since this wrench is the same model as an earlier Wilpen example, it will be interesting to examine some of the changes from the earlier model. The differences in the design of the box ends has been noted above, so we'll concentrate on the dimensional changes. The current wrench is somewhat longer than the Wilpen model, The shank of the current wrench is also significantly smaller, measuring 0.

These dimensional changes suggest that the later x wrenches were redesigned for lighter-duty service, and that the offset was reduced to better match the smaller shanks. A profile view of the wrench appears in the inset at the top, to illustrate the design and construction details. More comments will be made about these details in the next figure.

The inset shows a side view of the wrench to illustrate the design and construction details. Note that the offset shank joins the box end at the top of the box, the style traditionally used by Plomb for its box wrenches. As has been noted above, these later wrenches have a smaller offset relative to the box size than the earlier Wilpen models.

In addition to the long offset box wrenches described above, Plomb also produced an x series of short offset box wrenches. The design of these short offset wrenches was basically similar to the later x series shown above, especially with the curved concave surface of the offset shank. New Stuff in section Nine. Another Catalog added to our list. Future status of this Web Page. For those of you that are new to this page, let me begin with some thoughts and a little biography, to set the stage for what I hope will be a continuing program to discover and display historical information about a specific Tool Manufacturer.

A brand of hand tool considered by many to be "Top of the Line," during the first half of the 20th century. Forty years of Plomb Tool production, from to My name is Ed Boudinot and my interest in Plomb tools began in when my father purchased a new set of Plomb sockets and wrenches for me to use during my initial year at Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo, CA.

At that time the college was males only, and offered a degree in Aeronautical Engineering with a "hands on" curriculum requiring many hours of actual shop work. I kept these tools, whose number gradually dwindled, through 30 years of military service which included 3 Wars and subsequent retirement.

Several years ago in a nostalgic moment I made the decision to bring what remained of my Plombs back up to their original number, which in was approximately I have succeeded in this goal many, many times over and during this time have picked up tidbits of information from a myriad of sources which I will use as a basis for this web page.

It is my hope that the readers will be kind enough to make corrections, suggestions and most importantly, contribute factual data so that this web page can become a source of reference and information about Plomb tools. All appropriate material will be greatly appreciated and should be sent to my email address Gemlake jps.

The Web address URL will be circulated to those individuals identified as collectors of Plomb tools and other tool enthusiasts. The information available here will not and should not be used commercially in any way. Readers are respectfully urged to honor this request. This page is constructed using Microsoft Front Page, but due to Server restrictions the Extensions for Front Page are no longer available. This means primarily that I cannot use links so as to provide an Index for the different sections.

I will continue to conform to the present sectional arrangement so that after the first few uses the reader may more rapidly find the sections of interest. Bookmarks at top Blue underlined will jump the reader to any major changes from the previous update.

In Mr. Williams founded the company in Los Angeles, as a modest three man blacksmith shop, making chisels and punches on an anvil with hand hammers, heating their steel in a hand-bellows coke forge.

P icture taken from a "Report to Employees. These tools were sold generally to the master plumbers and retail hardware stores in the West. In John L. Pendleton joined the company as a partner. Much of the dynamic growth of the firm came under the leadership of his son, Morris B.

Pendleton, who started in as a forge helper, between semesters at College Pepperdine. He joined the company permanently in as General Manager and partner and in became president of the Company, later known as Pendleton Tool Industries, Inc. His drive and energy kept the company in business through a major depression and disastrous fire in the early 30's. Pendleton remained president until l and Chairman of the Board until About the company started in a very small way to manufacture tools for automobile mechanics.

The management developed this through various stages and in instituted the Automotive Jobber as a customer. In the insignificant wrench line was expanded. The few wrenches made at that time were made out of Model T Ford axles which were suitable in size and analysis for the company's purpose. In the first acquisition was completed with the purchase of the Paschall Tool Co.

This company had previously been a competitor and produced many of the same products. This was done in an agreement not to use the Plomb logo on the same type of tool produced by the Plumb Tool Co.

This similarity in name was to become a major problem which is described in the next section. A branch plant was established in Chicago in through the purchase of the assets of Cragin Tool Company.

In Penens was moved to Schiller Park Chicago where it continued tool production introducing two brand names, Fleet and Challenger. Strong gains were made during World War II. The Company geared up for production, contracts, and full scale output for the Armed Forces. It earned five Army-Navy "E" awards - and became a leader in the industry.

In and the company made inroads into the Latin American countries and resumed exporting overseas. Danielson Company, Jamestown, NY another manufacturer of hand tools, including a large variety of pliers type tools, was purchased in Protomex, S.

Foot note : The above brief history was taken in part from a pamphlet sent to me by Mr. Tom Burnes. Burnes was an employee of Proto Tools going back to the Plomb days. I have been unable to re-establish contact with Tom Burnes for several years. This history oriented pamphlet is one of the few that I have been able to discover, and is included primarily to establish a starting point and an overall look at the company as it developed and changed.

We will concentrate primarily on the years between and although the Plomb Tool Company did not change it's corporate name until Jan of A most vital phase of the Plomb story was totally absent from the above pamphlet. Legal action was initiated in by one Fayette R. Plumb alleged that the Plomb Tool Co. Consequently, in , as a result of the pending litigation, Morris Pendleton agreed to cease using the Trademark "Plomb" in advertisements by Mar 24 and to cease using the Trademark "Plomb" by Mar 24 Fayette Plumb then filed contempt action against Plomb and in a settlement was reached permitting Plomb to mark products with the word "Plomb" and advertise "Proto tools, formerly Plomb tools" both until Mar 25 Plomb Tool Co.

As a footnote here, Pl u mb Tools are still being manufactured primarily "striking" tools as a Division of Cooper Tool Inc. Another very interesting and important element in this history was the actions of Mr. Alphonse Plomb, whose last name was used to identify the tools from the very beginning. Comes with 21pcs of star flat and Alan key. Nairobi, Nairobi Central, 3 hrs ago — Hand Tools. Tolsen Tool Box. New Tolsen tool box set. Features: wide range of applications,perfect for home using.

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