This aluminum wrench was apparently intended for stainless fittings manufactured by the Ladish Co. in Brantford Ontario as part of their tank and pipe manufacturing. It appears the Brantford operation may have become the Tri-Lad company in the early 2000s.
The company was a subsidiary of Ladish Co. in Wisconsin, a company that had specialized in forgings of all types but mostly for automotive, farm and industrial purposes. Ladish had bought up the Tri-clover company of Kenosha Wisconsin in 1953 which manufactured stainless steel piping and fittings, that company was acquired by Alfa Laval in 1985 and closed down in 2000.
Ladish lost business in the 1980s and after a bankruptcy in 1993, has focused on aircraft parts as they built back, ownership has changed again, it is now known as the ATI Ladish Company, Inc.
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