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26th August 2010, 11:42 PM #1
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Mystery Tool Maker: "METRO" Brand - INFO?
Hi there
In my continued search of Dad's tools I cam across this little fella.
It is, I imagine a tool used with sockets, that's not where the mystery lies.
The only branding on this tool is one word METRO.
I have no idea if it is an Aussie tool or from overseas. It's the only one of that brand in all the gear I inherited.
Googling Metro Tool Socket brings me 100000000's of hits, mainly in reference to Metro delivery.
There is a reference to "Metro" on HTPAA, but the description of the type of products they produce does not match my example.
Any feedback you can give is much appreciated as I try to ID all these tools and figure out what to keep and what to chuck
thanks for looking
rod
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27th August 2010, 12:39 AM #2
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Can't be certain but it looks as if it is part of a set of sockets.There were a few cheap hex drive socket sets coming on the market thirty or more years ago and you come across bits of them occasionally in junk shops. If that's the case it was probably made in Taiwan.
Cheers,
Jim
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27th August 2010, 02:15 AM #3
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Mystery tool
Jim is correct it is part of a socket set. My Dad had a set. I can first rember it 65 odd years ago. it consisted of a shallow metal tray in wich I think contained 6 sockets the ends of the tray bent up and the bar you have pictured slid through a hex hole in each end and kept the sockets in place. Ths sockets were SAE so I would think it was made in USA.
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27th August 2010, 10:56 AM #4
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thanks guys, so far we all agree that it's a hex socket handle, but the age and origin is still unconfirmed. one vote for Taiwan, one for the US, could be anywhere from 30-65 years old
any more ideas out there? anyone got one for show and tell?
rod
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27th August 2010, 11:11 AM #5
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thinking back it's definitely far more than 30 years when I first saw them. However, I was busy being born 65 years ago so can't give any personal views at that time
Originally Posted by rocket1975
thanks guys, so far we all agree that it's a hex socket handle, but the age and origin is still unconfirmed. one vote for Taiwan, one for the US, could be anywhere from 30-65 years old
any more ideas out there? anyone got one for show and tell?
rod
Cheers,
Jim
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27th August 2010, 11:21 AM #6
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yeh mate, I know the feeling, if these are 65 years old then my dad wasn't even born
If they are 30 years old then I was in PreSchool 
love this old stuff though, hope to find out more about them.
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27th August 2010, 11:40 AM #7
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yep cheap stuff, the hex bar held all the sockets in place and it hung from a wall!
G'day I'm Dave!
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