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Well, at least they are "rust-resistant."

This is a Toastmasters club calendar from 1952. Presented by a Harry Burge, a member, to his club. I'm sure this does not qualify as a tool in the sense of "a hand tool," but this is an interesting record keeping tool all the same. Like most of my old stuff this is something my dad found and...

It's good to hear that you got everything squared away. Too bad about your neighbor dying, though. I was shocked to see what you paid for the property until I saw that you were in Danville IL, then it made sense. Glad it worked out in your favor.

It's 100% P & W, the box says Pratt & Whitney and all of the tools inside are marked "P&W". The screw driver makes sense because all of the dies can be broken down into components: Does anyone know what this screw driver would look like?

This Pratt and Whiney tap and die set had been in my father's garage since I was a little kid and when he finally died, I got it. My understanding is that it belonged to either my grandfather who was a bus mechanic or a friend of my dad's who was a railroad maintenance worker. It was a complete...