Found this British-made black finish wrench in my overflowing wrench drawer, it stood out from the rest, it's a nice tool. They were made by T. Williams of Birmingham and were apparently supplied in various vehicle tool kits, but the "superslim" name isn't just a trademark, it is indeed quite thin, about 7mm- when a standard 7/8" (across flats) nut is about 1/2" tall. It's a keeper.
Ad from 1962
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I bought my Williams OE spanners in the late 70's and I've still got them . The 8/10mm and 12/14mm spanners have obvious wear and tear marks but otherwise they're looking good. Mine are chrome plated . I think the 13/15 was saved because I've always had a pair of 13mm combination OES spanners . An awesome find nonetheless .
Nothing nicer than well-used quality tools.
I have a set of those black Superslims; kind of assimilated them off my dad when I got into mechanical things, along with some Britool ring spanners.
I think he bought them to try to fix car things when he was skint, and very quickly discovered that that wasn't his world! D.
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