Recent content by AntiqueBen

Earlier in this thread I ask the question who made the first right angle drill. Milwaukee holds this title as producing the first one in 1949 even though Black & Decker released a right angle drill as we can see on page 4 of their 1938 catalog (pic attached). I'm not necessarily a Milwaukee tool...

Here's 3 big Sargent & Greenleaf Environmental locks I found for $5 each! Possibly used on the railroad. Each one weighs 3 lbs & measures 4-1/2" tall & 2-3/4" wide. They were in rough shape, but they are cleaning up nicely. Thick heavy chains too. Now I just need to find a key.

When I bought the two big Sargent & Greenleaf Environmental locks the other day, I left the last one there. It looked kinda rough, so I left it. After cleaning one of these locks I decided to go get the other one, if it's still there. I was lucky & it was still there for $5. It also came with a...

Last weekend I found a couple of big Sargent Environmental locks. I'm guessing they may have been used on the railroad. They each weigh 3 lbs with the chain! They measure 4-1/2" tall & 2-3/4" wide. The chains are heavy duty with a cool clip on the end. I suppose the chains & the large size makes...

Yes. With the bottom jaw all the way down, it has a 3" opening. Just open it all the way, insert pipe, then slide bottom jaw to pipe, then tighten the nut. Actually works pretty good. I was a little shocked to see some of the information I found online about this wrench. It says there are only...

I found this 14" Isaiah Cressy pipe wrench today (pics below). To be honest, I didn't realize these even existed. This was made by I. Cressy in 1876 shortly after the 1869 Stillson patent. It's cool how the entire lower jaw housing slides up & down the bar with a threaded nut to tighten...

I just found this thread & thought I'd post my Ford sparkplug/head bolt wrench. I just noticed it was made by Bonnie & not Moore Drop Forge. I had always assumed it was Moore like my other Ford tools. What era does it put this wrench in since it was made by Bonnie? Wasn't the T-5893 part of the...

Here's a couple of early Utica pliers with early marks. I've never seen another pair of Utica 5" button pliers...?

That's an old Iver's Johnson Defender 7 shot 22. Dates to late 1880's. You never know who might show up while you're fixin your wagon wheel 😂

Here's a pic of my late 1800's tool kit. I thought I'd post these pics here due to the complete G.W. Smith ratchet & socket set. Everything you need to fix & keep your Wagon running. Well, almost everything 🥴

Oh...I'm not going down that rabbit hole. I was just pointing out some differences. The steel socket era only lasted around 15 yrs anyways. I'm working on the logo for the circle. I already have the inner label ready for print.

I found another guy online that has the original lid to his no. 12 Walden set (pics below). His lid has no evidence of anything ever being marked on the top of his lid. Nothing burnt in. No circle where a logo once was or anything. So I guess, some they marked & some they didn't? Or maybe this...

There was one more larger wrench under the Nash wrench on the bottom of the wrench compartment. It's an 8" Buhl wrench (pic below), which again fits right in with the time frame of the No. 12 Walden socket set.

I'm extremely tempted to give it a light coat of Linseed Oil...or should I just leave the original grunge look? We know what the Linseed Oil will do...

I'll definitely do something. I want to make it look as original as possible. I found one wrench inside that doesn't belong to the set & it bares the name Nash (pic below). I suppose for Nash cars? The Nash came out in 1917, so it kinda goes along with the time frame of the socket set. It's cool...