Recent content by Farmer J.

I have the same set, also the open end ones to match, but no pouches for them.

Thanks Lugz. All the sets have the same logo, apart from the set numbering and yes, it's a very good picture of an actual ferret! Apart from the leather pouch No.1 set which has it embossed in to the leather they're all done with very thin transfers on to the wood cases. I've never seen an...

No. 3 set:

No. 2 set:

Number 1 set:

I do have one of those no.1 sets in the leather pouch as advertised, and also the nos. 2 and 3 sets which came in wood boxes. The no. 3 set is actually the 1 and 2 sets combined. Will post up pictures here hopefully sometime soon..

Thanks. I did make sense of Stan's explanation of the numbering format, after reading it through slowly several times... Here's the illustration shown on datamp.org and the 1914 advertisement for what is known as the no. 1 set:

Thanks four.cycle. I didn't realise the patent date was so early, I hadn't read what is cast in to the handle! :rolleyes:

Well, it's amazing what new things one can learn on the GJ! I never knew 'Leather Filler' existed before, so had to look it up.. Looks useful, and easily available in UK too. Of course I also clicked on the history of Angelus, which is a good story well worth reading in itself...

Your stuff is always just so nice, such a pleasure to see. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

I need a double emoticon representing 'laugh' :LOL: and 'like' (y) together..

The OP hasn't checked back for years, but now the thread is reawakened I will try and post some pictures of my sets later on. There are 2 sizes of 'Ferret' ratchet, the small one has 12 teeth and the large one is 10 tooth. Not to be confused with a different set made by the same company, the...

I have 3 Accles and Pollock sets in storage, different size sets. No use for anything, but interesting and attractive wood boxes:LOL:. They often come up for sale on eBay UK. The business started in 1896 https://acclesandpollock.co.uk/company/history/

Thanks, I bought one of the first Workmates ever. The old Britool sockets aren't quite as good a fit as modern Snap On flank drive ones, and the ratchet is truly awful but of course that's not a fair comparison. Technology has moved on. It has it's place and is a pleasure to use occasionally...

Thanks Alec. I reckon this one was originally a dark red hammered finish. It probably had a stick on label on the outside, and there's no evidence of any insert at all. The actual structure of the box is pretty good, it's just filthy and very poor exterior paint. Hardly any rust, I suppose the...