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Hazet wrench

#1 Post by John Wurner »

I have two 17/19 Hazet wrenches, one with a capital A and one with the small a.
Which year tool kit would they be in?
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#2 Post by Mike Wilson »

John: if you go to "356tool.com" and check out the pics of the wrenches, you might be able to see the differences.

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Is it 356tools.com you were referring to with an s, Mike?

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Good catch, Chuck. Yes, it is tools with an "s".

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Nice site.

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#6 Post by John Wurner »

For info, received a reply from Eric, apparently the older wrench was used in tool kits up to the mid-50's.
Thanks, Eric (eric@356a.com)

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#7 Post by James Davies »

Were the wrenches with the sizes embossed into the square area used in 356 tool kits? The certainly were not used in the early-to-mid 50s ones. For the ones in Porsche kits, the sizes were stamped in after the wrench was forged.

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#8 Post by Rick Albro »

John, The only Hazet wrenches with the cast in numbers used in PORSCHE tool kits was the 8 9 starting with the late A's James is right that this style was not in the early tools kits prior to about mid to late 57. The second or lower wrench that you show has a small a and an under line "L". You do not show the front side of this wrench. The finish appears to be nickel... nickel has a yellowish tint when viewed against a white piece of paper. The numbers on the other side of the wrench could be helpful in further identifying what you have. There are round fonts and square fonts, there are large number and small numbers, there are symmetrical and asymmetrical heads. The "L" wrenches were used up to about 1956. Large font numbers are generally associated with early production mostly likely pre 55, this is not well documented. During the 1950's Hazet produced wrenches with burnished, nickel or chrome finishes, but the wrenches used in the Porsche tool kits were nickel finished mostly during the pre A era and later chrome finished. Dull grey finishes were likely burnished whereas slightly yellow finishes were nickel. The chrome plated finishes started showing up in 356 tool kits around 1955-56. There have been several threads discussing this topic previously. Often tool kits were lost or are incomplete so definitive answers are based on consensus rather than direct observation. Alan Hall gives a good description of how tool kits were not necessarily place in cars at the factory but some at the dealer or at any other point in the process from the factory to the first owner. Most of the early accounts and descriptions do not notice the fine details that these wrenches are rich in.
In the below link Alan Buchert gives a link the the Hazet web site that has a wonderful posting of the early catalog for their wrenches.
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=41806
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