Vintage Vanadium Tool CO. Combination Wrench 7/16″ SAE C-7 6 Point
Specifications
| Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| Brand | Vanadium Tool CO. |
| Type | Combination Wrench |
| System Of Measurement | SAE |
| Size | 9/16in. |
| Manufacturer Part Number | C-9 |
| Set Or Single Item | Single Item |
| Drive Type | 12 Point |
Vintage Vanadium Tool CO. Combination Wrench 7/16" SAE C-7 6 Point Design, Look, Finish and feel are similar to the MAC C7 The Vanadium Tool Company was a maker of hand-forged alloy steel tools located in Athens, Ohio. The company was founded around 1945 by the Harmon family and remained in operation until at least the mid 1970s. In 1969 the company was purchased by Alexander T. Topping, formerly the vice president of marketing for S-K Wayne Tools. (The change of ownership was noted in a 1969 issue of the Hardware Retailer publication.)A company catalog from the mid 1950s notes that their production process uses Bradley power hammers to shape the tools, and claims that the process produces tougher steel than the common faster production methods, apparently a reference to drop-forging. The tools available at this time included a variety of chisels, punches, scrapers, and screwdrivers, as well as wrenches in open-end, box-end, and combination styles.A later catalog No. 271 from 1971 offers a similar collection of tools, but with the addition of metric sizes in combination wrenches, plus a line of angle-head open-end wrenches with 15 and 60 degree offsets. The inside front cover of the catalog notes that the company had been making tools for more than 25 years, providing us with a mid-1940s estimate for the founding date. This catalog was received with a separate price list No. U-173 dated January 15, 1973.
