Trent's 2016 Tool Finds

[tlowery04]

I do a finds thread on another board that covers various treasures I find throughout the year. Tools are something I've always had a passion for. I think few things in life are so great as a well made tool in the hands of an able craftsman.

Pictures to come of my finds while working in Maine so far.

 

[tlowery04]

 

[thehorse13]

Cool stuff. I'm a big fan of the early, "The Perfect Handle" H.D. Smith tools. They are the work horses of my tear down process during restoration.

 

[twertsy]

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What are the brands of the 3 middle screwdrivers, beginning with 3rd from the top (and bottom)?

 

[Will561]

Wow thanks for sharing!!!

 

[drivesitfar]

Trent: yep i agree good old tools in the right hands are definitely a good thing. nice stuff and i'll keep watching for more cool finds as you have time to acquire them and take pictures to post them.

 

[tym]

My dad has that exact same Ace stapler. Got it when he was a kid and still works perfectly today.

 

[tlowery04]

What are the brands of the 3 middle screwdrivers, beginning with 3rd from the top (and bottom)?

Those are TUCK brand, the one catalog handle match i found listed them as the GIANT line, but I just did a visual match on the handle style.

 

[twertsy]

Those are TUCK brand, the one catalog handle match i found listed them as the GIANT line, but I just did a visual match on the handle style.

Do they only say Tuck or Tuck Mfg. or?? Not to be a pain, just curious.....

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[tlowery04]

My dad has that exact same Ace stapler. Got it when he was a kid and still works perfectly today.

Those ACE staplers are very well built. I expect that one to be around for a pretty long time. My dad has one just like it in his office, as well as a one of the older "stamp it" types. He always told me growing up to let him know at the garage sales if I ran across one. It's not your standard shop tool, but it's American made and eventually you'll need to staple something.

 

[tlowery04]

Do they only say Tuck or Tuck Mfg. or?? Not to be a pain, just curious.....

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nope no worries, the only label on them is TUCK, there should be a picture in the post of the TUCK logo.

I really like that handle style, They had a few others but they either had pretty rough wood (like barely the same shape) or perfect handles and ground or chopped off heads.

I wish you could swap handles, one of the ones i put back is a ground off bar, with a near mint large handle. maybe a few paint spots. If memory serves, I think the catalog said the handles were cherry, but they seem too light to me?

 

[tlowery04]

for what its worth, the second from the bottom next to the craftsman yankee driver is also a TUCK

 

[chopper1]

Those Tuck driver certainly have a Plomb flavor to them.

 

[tlowery04]

what do the plombs look like?

 

[chopper1]

Plomb screwdrivers. Here's a pic I grabbed off eBay.

 

[tlowery04]

ahh i see, yes very similar, but I think I like the older (non impact capped?) TUCK. I think there is a bit more detail in the handle work in making the bulbs at the shank and top. I did see some handles like that over in the shop I was in. Im going back tomorrow, are those stamped on the shank or cap as Plomb or was it etched into the wood?

 

[bonneyman]

Loving the Cam-Loc wrench, the battery cell tester, and the offset adjustable's.

 

[chopper1]

ahh i see, yes very similar, but I think I like the older (non impact capped?) TUCK. I think there is a bit more detail in the handle work in making the bulbs at the shank and top. I did see some handles like that over in the shop I was in. Im going back tomorrow, are those stamped on the shank or cap as Plomb or was it etched into the wood?

They would be stamped on the handles, either as Plomb or Proto.
and I agree the Tuck drivers are more ornate.

 

[tlowery04]

Found a plomb 9741, and a Taiwan knock off

 

[tlowery04]

Loving the Cam-Loc wrench, the battery cell tester, and the offset adjustable's.

Thanks!

They actually had a 6 inch bonney offset adjustable there, but I was trying to complete the keystone set first. They also have a couple ford'son, buffalo-barcalo and another brand I don't remember at the moment

 

[tlowery04]

The cam lock wrench I had never seen before, apparently it's used on hvac systems? The cell tester I think must have been used on old phone batteries at only 2v max

 

[tlowery04]

HK Porter Number 3 Soft Steel Cutters

I picked up for 10$ at the swap meet, lent them out and when they broke got a new bolt and lock cutting jaw to replace the old ones.

 

[tlowery04]

 

[tlowery04]

 

[drivesitfar]

Trent: any idea what the tools 6 up from the bottom and the or 6 down from the top are? fancy letter openers, chisels or ?? any brand names and #'s on them?

also when you say you bought a new jaw for your bolt cutter where did you buy it from? since some of these are maybe close to 100 years old any issues removing the old bolts?

good eyes and nice stuff in the last picture.

 

[twertsy]

Trent: any idea what the tools 6 up from the bottom and the or 6 down from the top are? fancy letter openers, chisels or ?? any brand names and #'s on them?

also when you say you bought a new jaw for your bolt cutter where did you buy it from? since some of these are maybe close to 100 years old any issues removing the old bolts?

good eyes and nice stuff in the last picture.

Drives,
Those are very early screwdrivers.

 

[tlowery04]

One is a stanley, the other is not, I will have to check when I get back to my hotel. I bought the only two that had mfg marks. Others were blank or just had a name stamped into the wood handle. I learned recently that they are called "turnscrews."

 

[tlowery04]

As far as the cutters go, they are the same heads for each standard length handles. My set is a No.3 which has 36" handles. I purchased the head from McMaster-Carr, but the can also be found readily on grainger, amazon, and at home depot's website. HK Porter is still in production and produces the industry standard as far as bolt cutters are concerned. Any of their new jaws should fit old handles with the built in adjustment. I still need to fine tune mine as they seem to favor one side over the other by a couple of millimeters but I expect the to still cut just fine.

 

[drivesitfar]

Trent: thanks for the Turnscrews name and i think that's it.

Twertsy: i think we both learned something? i know i own a few and i try to buy them when they are in a group of tools so I'll have to see how they work now.

cheers all

 

[tlowery04]

Just came from Hulls Cove Tool Barn in Bar Harbor, ME.

Pictures coming when I get to where I'm going.

 

[tlowery04]

General Motors Ashtray, 1930's?

 

[tlowery04]

screw and nut drivers

From L to R

7/16 - Walden Worchester - spintite nut driver
random t10
Stanley - 1003 -"100 plus"
1/2 - 9216 - Proto - nutdriver
2x tuck drivers
3x walden nut drivers:
- 3506 - square
- 3410 - 5/16
- 3408 - 1/4"
- 3801 - "M" - bit driver

 

[tlowery04]

Craftsman Items - Long C - BE and Circle H
older square handle craftsman driver
forged dce

 

[tlowery04]

2419 - KD - Spiral Screw Extractor
Misc Sockets - Blackhawk - Indestro - D-I
Fairmount DCE 13/16 - 25/32
PLOMB - 1226 - 13/16 combo
PLOMB - 8183 - DCE - 25/32 - 3/4
PLOMB - 3/8 - WF-72 - swivel socket
williams 5/16 single end wrench
vlchek wbc1214 - 7/16 x 3/8
bonney 3/8 x 11/32 - e28 - doe
vlchek w1012 3/8 x 5/16
13/16 twin hex apco mossberg socket
herbrand 1/2 x 9/16 dce

 

[tlowery04]

box of indestro 2716 sockets, 3 out of 6 remain
jh williams S-50 ratchet 1/2" ratchet
Snap-On No. 71N 1/2" ratchet
Herbrand H-12M 1/4" ratchet
HD Smith Perfect Handle Pipe Wrench
two Hinsdale stamped steel wrenches
Herbrand double ended ratchet wrench
Armstrong - 1/2" - alignment bar
Snap-on 1/4" m-5 t handle
bluepoint 19/32-11/16 doe
north bros mfg co offset ratcheting screwdriver
MAC - 9/16 - THB 2007 - socket on the end of a bar with a flat head, any ideas?
4x 8" hack saw blades. blades must be old, they are nearly a mil thick!
and finally, an oddity, a cowhorn and boar bristle toothbrush

 

[tlowery04]

two drill index

small craftsman, round one is a New Process Twist Drill Co. - Taunton, Mass.

 

[tlowery04]

Hull's Cove Tool Barn - Bar Harbor, ME

 

[tlowery04]

Sweet Googly Moogly!

I went to an estate sale today,

SK hand toolbox (my first)
2 5 gallon buckets full of tools
1 ancient air compressor /w a riveted tank

I left all of the giant williams railroad wrenches (smallest was 1"), not because they weren't awesome, or priced well, but because I don't think I would have ever used them, and I had to leave some meat on the bone for the next dog too.

I haven't gone through it yet, but I think it's the best $81 I've spent in a while.

Pictures to come, does anyone know of a better picture host than photobucket? I can't upload from my phone for some reason.

 

[tym]

^ Nice haul! Can't wait to see some pics!

 

[tlowery04]

whew... finally done sorting and taking pictures. I didn't do as well as I thought, but I think I'm still happy with the purchase. A good amount of the stuff in the buckets was thai scrap metal.