Grandfather's Tool Box - 1975 - pictures n' things

[Woogeroo]

Grandfather's Tool Box - 1975 - pictures n' things



http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo/Grandfatherstools







Howdy folks.



The link above goes to my photo album at google, shows my maternal grandfather's toolbox and the tools inside.



He passed away in 1975, so it is a bit of a time capsule.



Nothing fancy in it really, but there are a few interesting pieces in it to me. Besides, I'm sentimental about it, even tho' I was a baby when he passed, it is cool to have his tools.



There is one tool in there, I'm trying to figure out what it is.. this one here:





http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...72004479110946



Anyway, if you have any interesting tidbits to add about any of the tools, I'd love to read them.



Most of them just seem to be plain jane parts store type tools... but I'm merely curious as to how old some of them are.



This is the other real interesting piece, my dad says it is a 'tack hammer' :



http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...71720590907794





Thanks... check 'em out and enjoy.



-W

[jay50]

That's a priceless set of tools; if those tools could talk....
In it's day, that small box of tools could take care of most jobs on cars of those days.

[slack]

Originally Posted by Woogeroo

There is one tool in there, I'm trying to figure out what it is.. this one here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...72004479110946

It's an end-nipper. As you guessed, it's used for cutting off nails. And whatever else of comparable size that you need to snip off flush, with leverage. You can pick up a new one in just about any hardware store. Channel Lock, etc.

[mkdive]

Cool tools & box. I only have a couple tools from my G-Pa. Wish I had more. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

[B.O.V., Norway]

Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day.

[goodfellow]

Originally Posted by jay50

That's a priceless set of tools; if those tools could talk....
In it's day, that small box of tools could take care of most jobs on cars of those days.

Yup -- my father-in-law was a mechanic that plied his trade in the 1950's/60's/70's. He worked all his life on domestic cars. For 40 years his toolbox was no larger than a 26" six drawer Craftsman chest and a matching five drawer Craftsman bottom box. He had most every tool needed to diagnose/repair domestic cars.

It's simply amazing how much things have changed --

To the OP -- That small toolbox of your GP's is a treasure -- honor his legacy by using the heck out of those tools.

[dxdexter]

Very nice. You will think of your grandfather everytime you pull out that box and use his tools. Its a great feeling to retain a little piece of your heritage.

[old salvage]

That was a good look with lots of pics.
Thanks for posting !
Also what Dex said. Its nice to remember your family.

[Jay H 237]

Yes, very, very nice to recieve that.

I got a small old Craftsman toolbox filled with misc tools that belonged to my grandfather last year after my grandmother passed away and the house and garage were being cleaned out. My grandfather had died in 1997.

[Elroy]

Looks like your Grandfather liked to shop at Western Auto

[Uncle Buck]

I will share one thing that no one else has, Those end nippers marked Winchester are probably worth more than most folks would imagine. To my knowlege any tools you will encounter marked Keen Kutter, or Winchester generally are sought after by the antique tool collector crowd. I know you are not looking to unload your grand dads tools, but it might be a good idea to sniff around and see how much those are worth, you might be real surprised!

[v8garage]

Thanks for the tip on the Keen Kutter, Uncle Buck. I have seen them in the flea market bins and passed them over. Didn't know they were worth anything. As far as the OPS Grandfathers tool box those tools are a priceless family heirloom anyway. I hope he can impress on his kids and grandkids the value of them and pass them on down.

[Scooterfish]

Elroy is right. The wizard brand was made by Duro/ Indestro and sold in western auto stores

[mk2munky]

More on that here:

http://alloy-artifacts.com/duro-indestro-p6.html

[r6_cannibal]

That's a nice tack hammer. My maternal grandfather gave me my first tool when I was a kid...also a tack hammer. =)
He's also the one that taught me how to wrench. I definitely would have loved to have his tools for sentimental reasons, they're still in the family at least.

[Woogeroo]

Originally Posted by hholmberg

I will share one thing that no one else has, Those end nippers marked Winchester are probably worth more than most folks would imagine. To my knowlege any tools you will encounter marked Keen Kutter, or Winchester generally are sought after by the antique tool collector crowd. I know you are not looking to unload your grand dads tools, but it might be a good idea to sniff around and see how much those are worth, you might be real surprised!

That logo on there kind of threw me off a bit for sure. I hadn't really looked at them in a while.

A further story on those nippers:

I showed 'em to my mother and she said that grandmother kept them in a cardboard box next to her old Singer foot pedal powered clothes sewing machine to use with something when changing out the pieces. She also said grandfather would take them to the woods with him when he was messing with a certain type of fence wire, as, it worked best.

Thanks for all of the comments folks, I've just been curious as to what the vintage on some of these pieces are.

I have been told what these are:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...71806937177538

a set of ignition tools! When I was a little boy I used to wonder why my grandfather(who was told to have rather large hands) had such tiny little tools!

thanks for letting me share my little bit of history.

-W

[Itzkwik]

Great old tools. What's the story on the old Chevy truck? Got any more pics of it?

[MOPARHOUND!]

The Fleet tool box and ratchet would date 1964 or older, if I'm not mistaken. It was an economy line offered by Proto.

The Tru-Fit wrench was stamped in the S-K (Lectrolite) plant in Defiance, OH. Tons of them were made in the 40's, especially during the war.

[Scooterfish]

I wondered who made the true fit wrenches as I have 3 box ends with off sets. thanks

I come across some Fleet sockets & a open end wrench that is well made & feeels great

[oldgoat]

I really like looking at the old tools and boxes. My father in law was a farm auction junkie that would buy and then sort out the junk from the good when he got back to the farm. Would back the truck up to the hedge row and what he didn't want would toss out into the row. Every once in a while he would come across some old tool that would completely baffle me. When we cleaned out his sheds and barn we came across stuff that I had never seen in the 30 years I knew him. The farmers that were helping us would stand around trying to figure out what some of the stuff was also.