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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
I bought a 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" extra long boxend trailer ball combo from Harbor Freight. It was $8 and I use it for lots of other things and works fine.

Made in the USA, was it?

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
I bought a 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" extra long boxend trailer ball combo from Harbor Freight. It was $8 and I use it for lots of other things and works fine.

Made in the USA, was it?

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Originally posted by wrightd:
I have no idea was India's situation was in WWII or if we had any relations with them, particularly in trade in hand tools.

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Originally posted by wrightd:

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
I bought a 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" extra long boxend trailer ball combo from Harbor Freight. It was $8 and I use it for lots of other things and works fine.

Made in the USA, was it?

I was thinking that myself, until you just asked so I looked. It's not marked as USA. But I found it again on ebay, listed as US Army, here's the link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265041481952

I wish I knew. My limited understanding says steel was in great demand during WWII, which lends a little credence that it may have been a military issues tool, for heavy trucks and tanks etc., just wild guessing on my part. Interestingly I couldn't find this wrench on the alloy-artifacts website, which has lots of williams tool information going back a century. It's frustrating. If I can't figure it out I'll call Harry Epstein company and ask them straight up if it was, or was likely, made in the USA.

A couple more entries below Blackmore says it was made in India. Huh ? I'll reply and ask him. I have no idea was India's situation was in WWII or if we had any relations with them, particularly in trade in hand tools.

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Originally posted by fvyellowbird:

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Originally posted by wrightd:

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
I bought a 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" extra long boxend trailer ball combo from Harbor Freight. It was $8 and I use it for lots of other things and works fine.

Made in the USA, was it?

I was thinking that myself, until you just asked so I looked. It's not marked as USA. But I found it again on ebay, listed as US Army, here's the link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265041481952

I wish I knew. My limited understanding says steel was in great demand during WWII, which lends a little credence that it may have been a military issues tool, for heavy trucks and tanks etc., just wild guessing on my part. Interestingly I couldn't find this wrench on the alloy-artifacts website, which has lots of williams tool information going back a century. It's frustrating. If I can't figure it out I'll call Harry Epstein company and ask them straight up if it was, or was likely, made in the USA.

A couple more entries below Blackmore says it was made in India. Huh ? I'll reply and ask him. I have no idea was India's situation was in WWII or if we had any relations with them, particularly in trade in hand tools.

I got the impression that Blackmore was referring to the Harbor Freight version that he owns, not the Williams on you bought.

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Originally posted by wrightd:
Well I messaged Harry Epstein tool company with some questions about this very interesting wrench, let's see if they know anything more about it than we don't. My guess is they will know quite a bit more being in the specialized niche they're in.