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vwhookup Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Albany Oregon 97321
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject: Tire gauge "Messko" |
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Does anyone have info on this tire guage? Age? Value? anything? Thanks and have a good day.
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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I love those gauges.......I have a couple. One with a Mercedes and one VW logo on the case and one w/o the case. I have seen sell for around $250 in perfect condition with case. With prices now.............it's anybody's guess.
They also are different with regard to how the increments are marked on the gauge. As for year, I think late 50's........early 60's, but that's only what I have been told. (no real proof) _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do
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oorwullie Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2003 Posts: 2365 Location: fribourg,switzerland
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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i have few of those, but none in a case like that. |
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IN2VWS Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 2521 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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As Bob said, they changed as the years went on, and tire pressures got higher. This can be seen in these catalog pic. The first is from a 1955 catalog, and the 2nd pic is from a 1966 catalog.
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks John..................I didn't think they were made as recent as that. _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do
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vwhookup Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Albany Oregon 97321
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: Tire gauge "Messko" |
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Thanks for everyones input it helps alot |
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r39o Samba Polizei
Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 9800 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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For me, it is the condition of the box. The gauges can take lots of abuse. Only a few I have are actually worn. But, the box can not tolerate any mishandling. In fact, my daughter managed to screw up a perfect red Messko labeled box for me and it was just sitting with the rest of mine in my office. While on the topic of labeling, they engraved what ever you wanted. Besides Mercedes or VW as Bob above states, I have seen BMW and Borgward too. In other words you will see many different ones. The VW one above is the first VW one I have ever noted.
The picture of my collection is now about 4 years old and I have added more since. It illustrates that the boxes came in several different shades. We have not yet figured out if it means anything or just the dye lots changed over the years. Can you tell which marque of car I am mainly interested in?
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oorwullie Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2003 Posts: 2365 Location: fribourg,switzerland
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:04 am Post subject: |
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r39o wrote: |
Can you tell which marque of car I am mainly interested in?
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something german i think. |
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oorwullie Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2003 Posts: 2365 Location: fribourg,switzerland
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:06 am Post subject: |
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another messko one of mine, came in plstic box:
an american tyre gauge from my collection:
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Clara Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12382
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Just picked up a lb/ sq inch Messko Tire Pressure guage. Anyone know the dating of these?
Metal body, plastic face.
I found this on the samba (68 accessories), but mine is not quite the same:
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Clara Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:56 am Post subject: |
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Looking through accessory catalogs, it seems they sold a similar guage through the seventies.
Though the guage is small in most pics, seems mine looks closer to the one in the 1960 catalog than the others, FWIW:
1957 catalog:
1960 catalog:
1966:
1971:
1975:
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iggyshah Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2009 Posts: 12 Location: Canton, Ohio
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject: messko id |
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I picked a a reddish bakalite gauge that is only in pounds...no metric. It has a grey plastic sleeve and looks to be in near mint shape. I can't find a reference to the bakelite in standard measurements only. Any idea how I can date it?? It looks identical the old school tire gauge that came in the 356 tool kit.
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volkswouter Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2003 Posts: 450 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:38 am Post subject: Re: Tire gauge "Messko" |
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I've bought this Messko Ballon tyre gauge.
The website https://www.356tools.com/messko_gauge.htm dates this particular one back to 1952 till 1956.
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volkswouter Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2003 Posts: 450 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Tire gauge "Messko" |
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I got my Messko back after being refurbished. I had a watchmaker who wanted to repair this gauge.
The problems it had after 70 years is that the piston was stuck and the rubber was gone.
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