Walden Worcester Wrenches Antique Automotive Tool Display Board - Manf: Walden Manufacturing Company Worcester, Mass. U.S.A. Estimate that this display board to have been made around 1919.
Measurements: 48" x 24" x 1 1/2"
Construction: Wood structure with a tin/metal front panel
Condition: This Item is a saved Barn Find - The metal front panel is intact, Metal tool holders are rusted, wood frame has some rot but, Bottom frame piece is missing - In all, very restorable.
History: Walden was founded in 1906 as the Walden Manufacturing Company and took its name from two of the founders, Charles M. and Frederick E. Walden. The company's first products were wrenches built around a distinctive wire-handle ratchet mechanism, invented and patented by Walden. In the years before 1920, Walden fixed socket wrenches were the standard tools for automotive repair, and nearly every garage and automobile dealership used these tools in their daily work. Walden was also a prime mover in the development of interchangeable sockets and drive tools.
The last picture I found on the internet for reference.