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I think Remington Cutlery Division ran from 1920 to 1940 What does PAL stand for? Winchester's woodworking tools were probably made by Sargent, rebadging their own tools.

...can you tie 'em in a knot, can you tie 'em in a bow?

Hi,Lug. My uncle worked in Remington's cutlery division from its beginning to to its end. As you say, knives saved some jobs in the thirties. Olin bought Winchester Repeating Arms in 1931. I started at Olin in New Haven in 1971. I was told that Winchester-labelled hand planes and some other...

OTC # T71P-6513-A brake adjuster? I'm told these were used on trucks 1-1/2 tons and up. Anyone have an '80's OTC catalog? Tom

I started working in New Haven , CT, in 1971. One of our toolmakers did his time at Griest before WW II. They made sewing machines across the street from Geometric Tool, of self-opening die head fame. By the time I got there, Griest had become Mite Corp.

That cabinet looks too nice to be from HF. I don't remember seeing drawers with milled box corners on the HF machinist's box.

Does anyone know who made Dunlap machinist tool boxes for Sears? Mine is of steel over plywood construction, and has telescoping friction slide drawers. Tom

Nice score , marvin. It looks like an army gun parts cabinet. I've got a similar one. A friend has 3 or 4. from a dumpster at a guard post. I keep machine screws in mine. Tom

It looks like a Prairie brand . I used to see them in the Silvo Hardware catalogs back in the '70's. Tom

Winchester made ice skates, knives, wood planes, flashlights, and sporting goods. Remington Arms made pocket knives at their Bridgeport, Conn. plant between WW1 and WW2. My Dad and one of his brothers worked at the plant, and told me that these and other non-gun products were made to keep the...

I may be wrong on this, but I've never seen a gerstner with a locking latch .that was hinged on the chest. The locking latch hook that pulls the lid down to the chest on my gerstner is hinged on the lid. It's also spring loaded to keep it up out of the way when I'm using the box. The one in...

I can't tell you much about it, but I've got its twin, scrounged from the curb, cleaned, and painted(about 1984). Tom

The crown looks like a Ford emblem from the mid 50's. How about a larger picture of it? Tom