Rare 1940s - 1950s Vlchek Motiv Forged Tools Display Board, Vintage Tool Display Rack

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We have for sale a Vintage 1940s-1950s Vlchek Motiv Forged Tools Display Rack
This is a rare and hard to find display board used to sell Vlchek Motiv Forged Wenches, this would have been displayed in an automotive store or hardware store for consumers to purchase individual wenches.
Measures 12” x 12” made of pressed Masonite, has 14 metal hanging brackets. The original prices are still hand written on the board in pencil, prices starting at .37 cents a wrench.

History;
Vlchek Tool began in 1895 as a small blacksmith shop founded by Frank J. Vlchek, a Czech immigrant who had settled in Cleveland, Ohio. They started manufacturing tools around 1910 and supplied most of the car manufactures of the day with tool kit designed to be carried in the automobile. Vlchek Tool sold out to Pendleton Tool Industries in 1959.
Condition is very good small amount of missing paint on outer edge.

*** If you know someone that collects old tools this is a must have.



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SKU #2277