Comments on: Flickr Pool: Russian Spanner http://toolmonger.com/2009/06/18/flickr-pool-russian-spanner/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:57:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Aleksejs http://toolmonger.com/2009/06/18/flickr-pool-russian-spanner/#comment-1012971 Aleksejs Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:10:38 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=25920#comment-1012971 The markings on handle say that once it cost 2 roubles and 40 kopeyks - that's what those letters mean. Since prices were fixed - they were already "cast on/engraved onto" the tools. And yes - you have to be really carefull not to mix Lithuania with Russia ;) I could not find any more information on which factory exactly was making these, but the logo stands for "АЗ" that is shorthand for (most probably) "агрегатный завод" - "factory of agregates". The markings on handle say that once it cost 2 roubles and 40 kopeyks - that’s what those letters mean. Since prices were fixed - they were already “cast on/engraved onto” the tools.

And yes - you have to be really carefull not to mix Lithuania with Russia ;)

I could not find any more information on which factory exactly was making these, but the logo stands for “АЗ” that is shorthand for (most probably) “агрегатный завод” - “factory of agregates”.

]]> By: brandman http://toolmonger.com/2009/06/18/flickr-pool-russian-spanner/#comment-969424 brandman Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:49:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=25920#comment-969424 looks just like the solson pop-prow wrench from India. http://www.solsons.com/wrenchspanner.htm looks just like the solson pop-prow wrench from India.
http://www.solsons.com/wrenchspanner.htm

]]> By: Tomas http://toolmonger.com/2009/06/18/flickr-pool-russian-spanner/#comment-969379 Tomas Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:30:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=25920#comment-969379 hey, i am from Lithuania, and if you look at the map sometimes, or read some books, you will be amazed that Lithuania is not the same as Russia for quite a long time. hey, i am from Lithuania, and if you look at the map sometimes, or read some books, you will be amazed that Lithuania is not the same as Russia for quite a long time.

]]> By: David Bryan http://toolmonger.com/2009/06/18/flickr-pool-russian-spanner/#comment-966878 David Bryan Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:49:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=25920#comment-966878 You can piss off the Lithuanians and Russians at the same time like that. You can piss off the Lithuanians and Russians at the same time like that.

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