More than just adjustable wrenches, post up your vintage Crescent tools

[humber2]

And so it is indeed.

 

[3baygarage]

Is this an appropriate time for a Frankenstein?

A nice little 1/4” Crescent CM-70 by Wright.

5-1/2” long, 30 tooth

 

[3baygarage]

An old piece of Crescent you might not think of.

Cable grip. I had to grab it.

 

[d42jeep]

Yesterday’s Crescent finds. The snips needed some rust removal but I wanted to save the original paint.
Before
After

-Don

 

[Eilif]

The Alloy page was slightly less than clear about dating, (or I'm missing something) so if anyone can help me slightly narrow down the ages of these I'd appreciate it.

The big one was my grandfather's, the other two were picked up more recently.



Got a little more cleanup to do on the 10" but it's fairly smooth now. It was almost totally frozen when I got it. The little 6er is pretty good.

The 12 is like silk. Grandpa Took good care of his stuff.

 

[humber2]

The Alloy page was slightly less than clear about dating, (or I'm missing something) so if anyone can help me slightly narrow down the ages of these I'd appreciate it.

The big one was my grandfather's, the other two were picked up more recently.



Got a little more cleanup to do on the 10" but it's fairly smooth now. It was almost totally frozen when I got it. The little 6er is pretty good.

The 12 is like silk. Grandpa Took good care of his stuff.

The 6” is pre 1960

The 10” is post 60 style but more recent with the post forging ID stamping so say 1970’s

The 12” looks to be the thicker heavy carbon steel style which continued in production after Crestoloy alloy was introduced in the early 1930’s but difficult to date. Unplated could be from WW2.

YMMV

 

[Eilif]

The 6” is pre 1960

The 10” is post 60 style but more recent with the post forging ID stamping so say 1970’s

The 12” looks to be the thicker heavy carbon steel style which continued in production after Crestoloy alloy was introduced in the early 1930’s but difficult to date. Unplated could be from WW2.

YMMV

Thanks so much! The 12 is indeed the thicker heavy style.

I appreciate the information.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Can’t decide if I’m impressed or upset about this:

 

[d42jeep]

At least the Crescent wrench sacrificed wasn’t exactly an endangered species. I would have kept the jaw to repair another wrench as they are sometimes cracked.
-Don

 

[Fred Knox]

Thanks to a large trade with @d42jeep, I was able to add a number of late 1950s DOE wrenches, DBE wrenches, and a hack saw to my 1950’s Crescent tool display. He also helped me complete, or almost complete, some vintage socket sets - all hard to find items. Many Thanks Don.

 

[Macduf]

Late in the day and these are still waiting to be bought. $6 for all three

 

[3baygarage]

Thanks to a large trade with @d42jeep, I was able to add a number of late 1950s DOE wrenches, DBE wrenches, and a hack saw to my 1950’s Crescent tool display. He also helped me complete, or almost complete, some vintage socket sets - all hard to find items. Many Thanks Don.

Darn I wish I had seen this a day earlier. There was a Crescent hack saw at Habitat but not sure the model.

 

[3baygarage]

Late in the day and these are still waiting to be bought. $6 for all three

What a bargain!

 

[d42jeep]

I found a Crescent metal handled hacksaw at an estate sale this afternoon. I had pulled one off of the basement wall to fill in Fred Knox’s Crescent board so this one will replace it after a little cleaning.
-Don
Cleaned up with a new blade installed.

 

[d42jeep]

Even though this is available on Internet Archive, I was happy to find one at a very reasonable best offer price. It is from 1951.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I found two rusty carbon steel Crescent wrenches at an estate sale this afternoon. I removed some of the deeper layers of rust before placing them in the evaporust. Amazingly the 8” one‘s adjuster isn’t frozen.
Partially cleaned.

-Don

 

[Etchase]

I found two rusty carbon steel Crescent wrenches at an estate sale this afternoon. I removed some of the deeper layers of rust before placing them in the evaporust. Amazingly the 8” one‘s adjuster isn’t frozen.
Partially cleaned.

-Don

They were never used as a hammer. Can’t wait to see them cleaned up.

 

[d42jeep]

Well, they are cleaner now but the rust pitting is pretty evident. The 8” isn’t too bad.
8”
10” partially done.
Found these at today’s sale. They need a cleanup for sure.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

The red handle was ripped so I removed it and ran the wrench through the evaporust. Here it is with it’s early cousin.
-Don

 

[Mark Stansbury]

Link to new scan of Crescent Tool Catalog No. 11, apparently 1914. It has 3 color pages of these "moving picture show slides" for movie theaters.

 

[3baygarage]

Nice. I didn't realize the Motor Kits are that old.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Couple bell system/crescent pliers I got recently

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I was elated to find these very early 8" MoToR KiT pliers at the flea this morning! The logo and the branding - which was trademarked in 1914 claiming first use in 1913, more than make up for the worn finish.

 

[atwooddrive]

Fun to collect and own

 

[PowderKeg]

Late in the day and these are still waiting to be bought. $6 for all three

Holy mud!! Even though I'm much more into ratchets than adjustables, I'da been on them like white on rice!

 

[d42jeep]

I found these Lineman’s pliers on Saturday at an estate sale. The white was stubbornly resistant to removal. I considered removing the handles but left them because they were pretty intact.
-Don
Before
After

 

[oldpliers1]

Here is a unusual item forged in the USA finished in Australia circa 1995 by the packaging I paid $20 Aud crescent ceased Australia manufacturing around 2014 ,

 

[oldpliers1]

From the same shop I found these 7 inch pliers that I had sought for over 40 years , they were obsolete in 1981 , but they have turned up in 1995 packaging and Australian finish probably old castings. One of my best finds $20 a pair was the price . From a deceased estate of an old hardware store owner.

 

[oldpliers1]

I found these Lineman’s pliers on Saturday at an estate sale. The white was stubbornly resistant to removal. I considered removing the handles but left them because they were pretty intact.
-Don
Before
After

Was the blue handles common in the USA ? In the pre 1968 pliers . Nice find

 

[JBranstetter]

Here is a unusual item forged in the USA finished in Australia circa 1995 by the packaging I paid $20 Aud crescent ceased Australia manufacturing around 2014 ,

Those look just like my dad's pair, with the black metal above the red handles, except my dad's are Master Mechanic. Perhaps Crescent made them for Master Mechanic. His have always been missing one of the red handle grips.

 

[d42jeep]

I found a carbon steel 12” Crescent wrench at an estate sale yesterday. It looks to be one that was originally polished steel. I took it apart and cleaned it up to get it working smoothly, losing the wheel tensioning spring in the process. I fabricated a new spring and it is now working okay. I’m torn as to whether to polish it up like new or to leave it as is.
-Don

 

[JBranstetter]

I’m torn as to whether to polish it up like new or to leave it as is.
-Don

In my opinion, because it is not new and can never be new again, I would pretty much leave it as is. The most that I would do is to rub it somewhat with some fine steel wool.

 

[oldpliers1]

I found a carbon steel 12” Crescent wrench at an estate sale yesterday. It looks to be one that was originally polished steel. I took it apart and cleaned it up to get it working smoothly, losing the wheel tensioning spring in the process. I fabricated a new spring and it is now working okay. I’m torn as to whether to polish it up like new or to leave it as is.
-Don

It’s what makes you happy Don how you present it , and how much OCD you have, it’s always a nice find , thank You for posting.regards A

 

[d42jeep]

I recently found another of the fully polished thick carbon steel Crescent wrenches. This one is 8” and looks about the same as the 12” one.
Yesterday I found a 8” Crestoloy which cleaned up pretty well.
-Don

 

[OmegaDPW]

I recently found another of the fully polished thick carbon steel Crescent wrenches. This one is 8” and looks about the same as the 12” one.
Yesterday I found a 8” Crestoloy which cleaned up pretty well.
-Don

Don,
Any idea on the age of the top one? Looks exactly like the one I picked up last week with the same markings in the same spots.

 

[d42jeep]

They are difficult to date as they made them for a long time without many changes.
-Don

 

[oldpliers1]

The dating of their tools is interesting, the wrenches go through era changes, change in casting letter font and engraving plus hole and handle changes with cushion and yellow grips, I think the pliers are a bit easier to identify a period or decade , handle styles , grip colours, stamping and etching clearly identifies the factory and time line on some items . Some of the other page contributors would each have a personal take on your question. Good question. Regards from Australia.

 

[oldpliers1]

The dating of their tools is interesting, the wrenches go through era changes, change in casting letter font and engraving plus hole and handle changes with cushion and yellow grips, I think the pliers are a bit easier to identify a period or decade , handle styles , grip colours, stamping and etching clearly identifies the factory and time line on some items . Some of the other page contributors would each have a personal take on your question. Good question. Regards from Australia.

A mixed bag from the 50 s to 90s

 

[d42jeep]

I found these tin snips at an estate sale on Friday. They are less rusty now.



-Don

 

[OmegaDPW]

They are difficult to date as they made them for a long time without many changes.
-Don

Don,

Thanks for this. Out of my meager adjustable wrench collection (maybe 12) mine has the worst lock up of any of them- but the thick steel style is easily the best to hold and grip. Of course, it was used and abused when I got it, but just the handle is making it close to carry in my pocket at work.