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Sold Date: 02/12/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Advertising

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I will ship this very fine original set of very collectible older John Deere combination wrenches in their original roll pouch anywhere in the world and I will accept any form of payment for it. This is just one of the four sets of quality older John Deere tools I am now selling here on eBay so please checkout the other three sets of NOS (new old stock) of 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" sockets that I am offering here as well. I bought this great older set of the earlier Deere wrenches that were still made in the USA and have the special two legged deer logo on them about 15 years ago. I believe these fine wrenches have been obsolete and were replaced with the cheaper John Deere tools from Taiwan about 25 years ago. I bought this very nice set from a man who farmed about 30 years ago and had an appreciation for John Deere's high quality tools at that time. He told me that he bought these wrenches after he retired and never used them on his farm but only carried them in his motor home that he bought after he retired from farming. Judging from the condition of the plastic and cloth backed roll pouch and the condtion of the iwrenches themselves, I have no reason to doubt that man's word. I started collecting a lot of the International and John Deere tools about the time that they were obsoleted and searched the dealers inventory all over the USA and Canada to find what I was looking for. I recently sold all of my IH tools to a friend in Iowa who collects them. My interests have shifted a bit so I am now offering these fine earlier John Deere tools to the world here on eBay.
This is a great wrench set in very nice condition with only light use but what makes it very special to me is the original roll pouch. This pouch has black and clear plastic on the inside and black cloth for reinforcement on the outside. Two of the clear plastic pouches on the inside each have a tiny split in them but I never noticed them until I filled the pouches with water when I washed this pouch recently. These tiny splits are on the sides of the pouches and are hard to find unless you look for them very closely. Since they are there, I have to mention them but they do not appreciable detract from this fine wrench set. The black cloth on the back of the pouch has some minor wear in several places but it still looks good and functions well. I tried to show this minor wear in the second photo of this listing but it did not show up very well.
This nice wrench set includes the complete group of 14 SAE combination wrenches from 3/8" through 1-1/4". I have been told that these fine tools were made by the Bonney Tool Company and that is why they have the rounded corners in the 12 point hex just like the "Flank Drive" that the Snap-On wrenches and sockets have. I do like this feature because I believe it is easier on the hexes of the fasteners on the collectible cars, trucks and tractors that I work on. The only significant damage to any of these wrenches is inside the open end of the 1-1/8" wrench and I have shown that relatively minor damage in the sixth and seventh photos here on this listing.
There is not much more that I need to say except that if you collect the finest of the John Deere tools and want a somewhat unique set in an original roll pouch, then you should give some very serious thought to bidding on this scarce old set of "survivor" wrenches. This tool set comes from a smoke free and pet free home and has never been messed with other than washing the pouch with soap and water and using solvent to clean the wrenches. These wrenches have not been buffed or polished at all since they were made. I thought I would never sell this very hard to find wrench set but I found a great deal on a very valuable early farm tractor that I can not pass up so some of my other treasures are going to pay for that next treasure that is more important to me. I will very carefully pack these tools in a very sturdy box because I...