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Early A-H spanner with photo.
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Good photo. Really unusual spanner. I continue to advise against jumping to a conclusion that the "AH100" means Austin-Healey 100; it could very well be only a manufacturer's code.
Can you think of ANY other car that had both the make and model on the tool kit items? Even tools with only the make, and for much more expensive cars, such as some now-rare wrenches for Jaguar, had only "Jaguar" and no indication of which model of Jaguar. Could it really be possible that a less-expensive car would have had specially made tools?
I find it very hard to believe that it means Austin-Healey 100, but I enthusiastically welcome proof to the contrary.
Thanks for the photo.
Can you think of ANY other car that had both the make and model on the tool kit items? Even tools with only the make, and for much more expensive cars, such as some now-rare wrenches for Jaguar, had only "Jaguar" and no indication of which model of Jaguar. Could it really be possible that a less-expensive car would have had specially made tools?
I find it very hard to believe that it means Austin-Healey 100, but I enthusiastically welcome proof to the contrary.
Thanks for the photo.
tahoe healey
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I have a mixed set of spanners and tubular sockets from my XK 140. The spanners say nothing. The double ended socket tubes have two different markings. Some say BSF and some say A/F. I'm not sure what that means but its more confusing information. I bought other tools marked Jaguar but sold them with the Jag. (dumb huh?)
Healeysince59
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"BSF" is "British Standard Fine", "AF" is "Across Flats", 2 different fastener/spanner dimensioning systems. Not to be confused with "W" (Whitworth).
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Thanks, I did not know what A/F stood for.
Keoke
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Well Reid , /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif But it is certainly worth a bit of discussion. However, did you notice the "W" after the numerator of the end sizes on this wrench? Does that suggest it is of a Whit worth design produced for a special early introductory show car? ---Keoke
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...did you notice the "W" after the numerator of the end sizes on this wrench? Does that suggest it is of a Whit worth design produced for a special early introductory show car?
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The "W" just indicates that it is made on the Whitworth scale, like SAE or Metric or BSF. Lots of British cars of that era had at least some Whitworth-scale hardware.
...did you notice the "W" after the numerator of the end sizes on this wrench? Does that suggest it is of a Whit worth design produced for a special early introductory show car?
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The "W" just indicates that it is made on the Whitworth scale, like SAE or Metric or BSF. Lots of British cars of that era had at least some Whitworth-scale hardware.
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Reid, Is this the same tool you told me about, that was shown in a Healey club newsletter? Phil.
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Yes, apparently.
Reid, Is this the same tool you told me about, that was shown in a Healey club newsletter? Phil.
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Yes, apparently.
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What is the correct approach for restoration of tools like this? Is it best to retain the patina of age (this one actually looks pretty good) or try to make it look new again?
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Depends. In concours you will want it looking like new, so check real carefully to see what it looks like it was finished as when new (black paint, phosphated, etc.) and re-do it that way. If not for concours, anything goes, but you'd probably want to at least clean it, removing loose rust and dirt.
What is the correct approach for restoration of tools like this? Is it best to retain the patina of age (this one actually looks pretty good) or try to make it look new again?
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Depends. In concours you will want it looking like new, so check real carefully to see what it looks like it was finished as when new (black paint, phosphated, etc.) and re-do it that way. If not for concours, anything goes, but you'd probably want to at least clean it, removing loose rust and dirt.