Anybody else into Harrold Tools?

[LesserSon]

A little field research while passing through Pahrump NV. The suspect slipjoints at bottom and McKaig-Hatch at top for comparison. What caught my eye was the nose, which is consistently snubbed on the Forged Steel USA in-a-triangle pliers. The MH almost share this feature.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a pair of those.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I went through a box that I’ve been throwing miscellaneous tools in for a while and found the pliers above and a few Harrold tools. I added them to the ones I already had.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Found more Harrold yesterday to add to the others.
-Don

 

[LesserSon]

I visited Columbiana OH today, and stopped in at the local historic society, headquartered in the basement of a delightful log cabin museum at 10 E Park Ave. I was perusing the books there when I heard another visitor exclaim, “He’s a Harrold!” She’s looking at a group photo of men seated around a table. One is labeled O. Harrold. I turned and asked her, “Are you Harrolds?”
Well, yes she is, descended from a brother of HJH, and more directly interested in the Crescent Machine Co, but I showed her a pic of some pliers and describe the 1923 screwdriver patent. Now, she’s interested in that too.
While I’m flipping through a 1940 city directory, she asks one of the volunteers about the tool company, and he explains the site is two doors up the street! Nothing left of it; the Presbyterian church sits on the site today.

 

[LesserSon]

15" long pry bar/ seal remover.

just picked up an 18" lady slipper bar at the flea. stamping says harrold usa. bar is in good shape, not abused but i've seen stouter ones made. I dont want to admit to how many pry bars i own but seen the harrold name and had to have it for 2 bucks. i'd never heard of the brand before. love those amber handled screwdrivers though.

Spotted one at the flea today but didn’t purchase. Forgot it was there later when the vendor started announcing “everything on the tarps is free!” or I would have picked it up.