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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by Wingnutt » Sun Oct 29, 2017 4:30 am

What are your thoughts on these, Bill?

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They're all 3/8-inch drive, all marked the same. WRIGHT FORGED ALLOY U.S.A. - P, with the model number (all 396X) and size, except the smaller ones (I don't think the 'FORGED ALLOY U.S.A.' would wrap around given the diameter, so only U.S.A.)
3960 - 5/16
3962 - 3/2
3964 - 7/16
3966 - 1/2
3968 - 9/16

I am interested in your thoughts on the date based on the construction, marking style, etc. You look at more Wright tools than me.

The "P" intrigues me, but no date stamp.

These are the deep sockets in my Friday "Early Bird" photo.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Sun Oct 29, 2017 5:30 am

Wing,

They look like some of the WWII-era sockets for sure but I wonder if they're more recent. "P" IS a date code for 1974 and Wright does make "industrial finish" sockets. Are they 6 or 12 point? Might be more recent impact sockets.

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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by Wingnutt » Sun Oct 29, 2017 5:41 am

Thanks. Everything else in the box was that era.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:18 pm

And then there was only the 8" extension to complete the 41-W-2620 set!
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:45 am

And then there was one! I found this 45+ dated S-151 41-W-3005 7/16" socket today. Just need the 5/8" S-155 socket to complete the set!
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:00 pm

With the addition of this S-155 5/8" 41-W-3013 socket I now have a complete set of Wright GMTK socketry (as far as I know). And it only took a little under two years to accomplish! A celebratory root beer is in order!
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by pjones » Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:33 pm

Congrats Bill! Your patience and persistence has definitely paid off!

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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by d42jeep » Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:18 pm

I found this Wright 1945 1/2" drive socket yesterday at an estate sale. It will be headed to Gibsonia soon to join its relatives.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:06 am

d42jeep wrote:
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I found this Wright 1945 1/2" drive socket yesterday at an estate sale. It will be headed to Gibsonia soon to join its relatives.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:45 pm

Here are some close-ups of the B-40 1/4" sockets that came from Tin Medic. Looks like Wright was at least making sockets in that size if only for specialty purposes. Plomb 1/4" ratchet included for size comparison.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by Wingnutt » Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:53 pm

Are they both marked B-40? Not sure why one would be pronged and the other not. What is the diameter? The TMC-45 were 5/16". Is one marked 41+ and the other 9+?

The Snap-On allusion is interesting. As you know, Snap-On was famous for guaranteeing its tools. With exceptions. Anything with tiny or fragile tips (e.g., pin punches, Phillips head screwdrivers) and anything with tiny forged structures (e.g., pronged carb sockets). These wold be marked NO GUARANTEE, NO GUAR. or something similar. So that "Non-Rpl"(which I am assuming stands for Non-Replaceable) lends some credecen to them actually being made by Snap-On, not just resembling them. Or Wright not only mimmicked the construction, but the policy. The things is, I'm not sure Wright had a policy. But, if they were made by Snap-On, they would have to extend the policy and mark them accordingly.

Couple more thoughts...

If Wright was getting these from Snap-On, that reinforces the idea they weren't making midget tools.

And even if Wright made these, I'm not sure that 1/4-inch drive carb sockets prove they were making standard 1/4-inch drive sockets.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:57 pm

Greg,

Wasn't trying to imply that they were made for or by Snap-On, just that they reminded me of them.

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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by Wingnutt » Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:58 pm

It's a good comparison and implication at this point! I edited, because I didn't see that you posted before I did, eliminating a lot of my initial post.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by mrbill » Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:35 pm

First unambiguous evidence I've seen of a Wright wrench from the WWII timeframe. This 11/16" x 3/4" P22 DOE has a "41+" date code.
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Re: The Wright Stuff

Post by d42jeep » Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:13 pm

I found these three 1944 Wright sockets at an estate sale yesterday. Now that your set is complete, what do I do with them? :?
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