Look what I found!

[BMWBOB2]

Our daughter and SIL recently purchased and remodeled a Cascina in Piemonte Italy, about 1:45 minutes south and west of Milan.

The purchase price included most of the contents of the old place, which began life around 1900. Most of the good tools (welders, hand tools etc) were removed, but there are TONS of old stuff, like these 2 wrenches, neither have I ever seen before

 

[esben57]

Pipe grips. VBW ? Chrom Vanadium, German make.

 

[Oregon Dave]

Our daughter and SIL recently purchased and remodeled a Cascina in Piemonte Italy, about 1:45 minutes south and west of Milan.

The purchase price included most of the contents of the old place, which began life around 1900. Most of the good tools (welders, hand tools etc) were removed, but there are TONS of old stuff, like these 2 wrenches, neither have I ever seen before

Fist, Welcome, some nice ‘finds’ for you.

For your thumb wheel adjustable, members Lorydr & YesIHaveAHammer just recently posted a picture and a catalog page of a ‘Thumbturn pattern pipe wrench’ at:

[https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...tools-others-may-not-know-about.550120/page-6] posts #218 & 219.

Hope you find more to share.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Our daughter and SIL recently purchased and remodeled a Cascina in Piemonte Italy, about 1:45 minutes south and west of Milan.

The purchase price included most of the contents of the old place, which began life around 1900. Most of the good tools (welders, hand tools etc) were removed, but there are TONS of old stuff, like these 2 wrenches, neither have I ever seen before

Welcome. Those look very well made. That is one of the reasons Germany was such a powerhouse. Do you have more to show?

 

[four.cycle]

VBW / VBW Werkzeugfabrik GmbH, Lindenallee 27, 42349 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www.vbw.de/ / est. 1828 / acquired by Stahlwille / pliers, wrench, sockets, drive tools /


the one on the right looks like it might be a Footprint adjustable spanner Footprint

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I don't collect vintage European tools, generally speaking, but the neat thing about finding antique VBW pipe grips is that they are still in business. That tool and its coolass logo would look good all cleaned up as a grandpappy reminder wall hanger above a rack of VBW pliers, cutter, crimpers, and nippers with plastic-colored handles.

 

[BMWBOB2]

Been outta the loop recently - in Italy! Most of what I’ve found stashed randomly all over the place it’s not very interesting, but this is

It’s like a small vise that can be held in your hand. I have no idea what it could have been used for, but I suspect it would hold 2 vineyard trellis wires together while you twist them for a splice, but that’s all I’ve got!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice find. Hand vises were (and still are) very popular in the US and Europe. Jewelers, machinists, and others used them for holding small pieces. Sometimes they have a leaf spring inside for tension, sometimes not. That example looks early with the large wingnut.



I have a few if you're interested in seeing others..

Show your vintage Bridgeport tools!

I think I may have possibly solved part of the mystery surrounding Don's Stanley-BHM frankenstein driver. I did some research to try to confirm my theory (see post #237) above. As we all know, the first Phillips patents (2046837, followed quickly by an improvement, 2046840) were granted in...

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French Watchmaker's Tool?

I'm speculating - based on the manufacturer's name (Lucien Hugoniot-Tissot), the lion logo, and the pins, which look like they might be for holding gears, perhaps - that this is for watchmaking. If anyone knows more, please chime in. The "ACIER FONDU" marking means "CAST STEEL."

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What is this little hand held vice for?

Hello All What is this called and what is it for? Anyone know who made it? Only markings are Made in U.S.A. It's hinged at bottom Thanks

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[BMWBOB2]

Thanks for that. I’ve never seen one of these before, and I’ve never been around jewelers tools other than a ring sizer - I have a porter old one.

This one has a spring. The screw that holds the spring interferes with the jaws closing completely. I’m thinking about filling it down until it clears, or going a flatter one.

Any thoughts?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Well, closing completely (i.e., holding nothing) isn't necessary, but any substantial gap would be an issue, and it sounds like it's not original, so yeah, whatever you need to do to shorten it.

 

[RTM]

This one has a spring. The screw that holds the spring interferes with the jaws closing completely. I’m thinking about filling it down until it clears, or going a flatter one.

Any thoughts?

Those are not highly collectible tools, so I would not feel bad about doing it.

Highly useful, yes

 

[BMWBOB2]

I’m going to see if I can get it out….
Thanks for the input!

 

[BMWBOB2]

Well, I took the thing apart but could not figure out how to get the screw out without grinding the hinge off, so I filled it down to the point that the screw now looks like a very thin rivet. The jaws now meet, but not mate.

I think it will be a handy tool anyway