Description
Nice vintage molybdenum Dreadnaught open end wrench 1/2″ x 9?16″ by Gray Tool Co. from Toronto, ON. Antique made in Canada collectible automotive and mechanic hand tools.
“Dreadnaught” was a brand of the Gray Tool Co. of Toronto. This firm was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1912 by Alex Gray as the Gray Ball Bearing Co. Ltd. It continues to be a family-owned firm and one of the few all-Canadian tool companies left.
Toolmakers like to give their products name which suggest strength and durability. In 1906, the Royal Navy introduced an entirely new design of battleship called the “Dreadnought” (i.e., “fear nothing”) fitted with steam turbines, making it the fastest and most powerful warship afloat.
