proto and handyboy pliers

[sk farmer]

does anyone have any info on these. proto 234 los angeles pat no 2600512. kind of a compound leverage jaw that stays parallel. how old are they, did they have a special purpose? threw the handy boy in for fun.

 

[sk farmer]

back to the top. any proto guys know anything about these? are they common? does anyone else have them? how old?

 

[petty4243]

http://alloy-artifacts.com/Photos/tools/proto_234_pliers_compound_f_cropped_inset2.jpg

http://alloy-artifacts.com/Photos/tools/p_c_1234_pliers_cropped_inset.jpg

http://alloy-artifacts.com/proto-empire.html#proto

 

[petty4243]

those links should help some, first one has same picture of parrellel pliers appears to be 1957 and up

 

[petty4243]

here is a link on the handy boy....Diamond Diamalloy DH18 "Handyboy" Combination Tool

http://alloy-artifacts.com/diamond-calk-horseshoe.html

http://alloy-artifacts.com/Photos/tools/diamond_dh18_pliers_handyboy_cropped.jpg

 

[sk farmer]

thanks for the links petty, i have been to alloy artifacts but did not remember seeing those. i also have the larger handyboy. are the protos rare or valuable? for that matter are the handyboys worth anything?

 

[petty4243]

i do not know much as to values of pliers.... i would say they are uncommon, at best... I would say they should have some value

 

[sk farmer]

i know there are some plomb, proto los angelas, proto experts around here. i wonder why i am not seeing any response from anyone except you petty?

 

[petty4243]

have you tried browsing ended auction on ebay, usually a good place to start for value of tools

as for lack of response from other, hard to say... would imagine combination of it being sunday and having family things going or something other... hard to say

 

[petty4243]

found this one on ebay

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=handyboy+pliers&category0=

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Prot...007QQitemZ170321110515QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

[vssjim]

I have a set of the Proto pliers they are just made that way for a different type of slip joint plier I bought mine in the eighties.

 

[Jbullfrog]

I just picked a pair of the Proto pliers up at an auction yesterday. Mine are 234G and have read grips.

 

[Cope]

I have a pair of those pliers by P-C, made by Proto. I've had them since the 1970s-1980s. Father-in-law worked for a hardware wholesaler and had a pair of the Handyboy pliers. One of those things I was always going to buy but never did. No idea where his went, they weren't in his tool box when he died.

 

[bonneyman]

I have two. Decent grip, but nothing overly special. Just different.
P&C # was 1234.

I used to have one or two genuine Handi-boys, but sold them. I still do have one of the Chinese copies that Epstein's used to have for those odd jobs around the house.

 

[zhome888]

Wow, I didnt know vintage pliers were worth so much.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

bought my ProTo 234 new in 1970.... They have something terrible in common with the three slip joint water pump pliers purchased at the same time.... they slip in the joint too easy!!!

 

[Smokeshow69]

I would not consider myself a plvmb proto expert but I have never seen these. If I had to guess if they where rare I would say they are not common but not rare. I would pick up a set if I came across them in the wild

 

[woody 73]

Wish you had looked at my post well maybe I can refresh your memory...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265722

Posts move fast these days slower back a few years ago sad in a way. Bonneyman post them up in my post.

 

[Cope]

I have another somewhat unusual pair of Proto pliers.

 

[bonneyman]

Wish you had looked at my post well maybe I can refresh your memory...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265722

Posts move fast these days slower back a few years ago sad in a way. Bonneyman post them up in my post.

Done!