Recent content by Schmidlapper

Nope, not even close. It’s a cardboard tube for keeping things for measuring in.

That is a fancy quill style fishing bobber, gauged to tell how interested the fish is in getting caught. Computer is missing though, hurts value.

Welcome to the site. I can’t answer your specific question, but your vice is restored nicely. I have and use its little brother a three inch.

Fantastic Restoration work, bordering on art also.

I currently have a Fiskars X15 for day to day use, but I have several vintage axes I received from my father as either a gift or inheritance. The first a Plumb USA hatchet I was given in the early 1970s when I joined Boy Scouts. Next is a True Temper, by Americanax of Glassport, PA which was...

He was referred to as Oil Drop Boy or man, there was a girl also. They were characters used for advertising by Esso and Humble Oil just like the tiger. I sorta collect Esso stuff for in my garage, I guess because I grew up a couple houses from one. Many knock offs being sold now days online...

Working from my father's tools, He didn’t have a full 1/2” vintage set, but he did have many good vintage sockets and I chose this ratchet. Herbrand Van-Chrome S-10 ~40's ratchet New Britain 1 1/4”, S-K 1 1/8”, Snap On 1 1/16”, Plomb 1”, uk 13/16”, Snap On 25/32”, Snap On 3/4”, Herbrand...

Maybe I made it sound as if I was buying a whole new ratchet, but the kit to convert the one I have to fine 80 tooth from SK was just twenty bucks shipped and I still have the handle I got from my dad. Already done.

I find your original observation very valid.

Thanks Steve. It appears to have been little used, but it shows some age just from living in his toolboxes and jostling around. I plan to update the ratchet soon with the new SK fine tooth drop in head mechanism and start using it more. I also have a newer set of S-K combination wrenches (early...

I usually see metal boxed socket sets displayed in this thread, I have a 3/8 set I inherited from my dad which I believe is vintage, but it has a plastic type of box. What era did they offer these type boxe in? Also I noticed that some sockets say S-K Tools and some only say S-K

That is what I was hoping. Thanks for the greeting and response. I will verify and let everyone know once received. UPDATE: received item and after installing all seems in order so they must have purged the early non conforming stuff. Happy!

Just placed an order for the 3/8 drop in from Epstein’s and am now wondering if I will receive an early version needing replacing, or have they purged them from stock and hopefully are sending out the corrected ones? I guess I could use the screwdriver if it goes that way. First post by the way...