Recent content by Kirok11

Thank you!

Came across this hand drill, well for me, I've never seen a setup like this one. Couldn't find a name or number; wondering if someone out there may know? It looks like it may be older than the type you see everywhere? Thanks!

That is great. I'm retired so I have time to research and collect info. Making info cards for the interesting pieces. If somewhere down the road I find a piece that may he valuable and someone is looking, boom! I also got a bunch of militaria which invites a whole different direction. Between...

Thanks!!

Morning, I recently inherited a fair amount of vintage tools from my Godfather. The tools sat for 45 years in my brothers basement and my Godfather was a mechanic and used them. That puts them back another 30-40 years near WW2. Still sorting through this treasure; had posted earlier about my...

I found some small vertical and horizontal lines next to the adjustment screw. When I read further in the link you sent, I found this part: "The modern face markings remained in use until the acquisition by Crescent Niagara in 1962. Crescent updated the Billings trademark to remove the...

This is great. After reading the link, this wrench may have been manufactured right at the time Crescent came into the picture around 1962-ish. All the tools I acquired recently sat for the last 40 years. My Godfather used these tools for years prior to that. Just found something called a...

Thanks brother!

Just joined, this is very cool. So, I inherited a fair amount of tools from my Godfather. I'm going through them now but need help. I couldn't confirm what this wrench is? Side 1: 77-18 Billings Vitalloy (registered mark). Side 2: HARTFORD, CONN (triangle "B" logo) MADE IN USA. Any help would...