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The J100 Keychain Screwdriver Project The information that will be posted to this thread has been many years in the making. Many of you have waited very patiently for the results of this research to be released. I have chosen to publish the research here, on the Garage Journal forum, because...

Actively seeking J100 type keychain screwdrivers for J100 research project collection (examples attached) from any of the following companies: Plomb Tool Company Proto Proto Canada Pendleton Tool Company P&C Tool Co. Challenger Millers Falls Ingersoll-Rand (also seeking unmarked or blank J100s)...

The J100 Keychain Screwdriver Research Project Dear Garage Journal friends: For several months now I have been conducting research into the history and varieties of what are generally referred to as the model J100 keychain screwdrivers (see example photos attached). These keychain...

All: I’m working on some in-depth research into the production history of the Plomb/Proto J100 key chain screwdrivers. The results of that research will eventually be posted here on GJ. I’m wondering if anyone knows what year Proto (then owned by Ingersoll-Rand) closed down their Los Angeles...

Picked up this 12 inch Crescent wrench recently and wanted to get some opinions on it. Real deal USA steel. Definitely one of the older ones with the really thick jaws (pre-Crestoloy steel). What sets this one apart is the fit and tolences are amazingly tight. Movable jaw fits so tight you...

I make it to my share of garage sales and estate sales and the occasional antique store in my area looking for used tools and have done so for almost 10 years now. Thanks largely to GarageJournal, I became aware of, and started keeping my eyes open for, Craftsman Round Head Fine Tooth (RHFT)...

Picked this up for $1 at an estate sale today and am curious to know who made it. The green transparent plastic with white stripes reminds me of SK’s screwdrivers. This one is only marked “93929 USA”. It is well made and features a strong bit-retaining magnet. I love how compact it is...

Today must be OD tool roll day. Picked this up at a local garage sale. Nearly complete set of Proto MFD. USA wrenches (missing the 1/4" but I may have it in the misc wrench pile at home). Proto 231 ignition pliers (missing the nut) Screwdriver (probably not original to the set because it...

I recently picked up a Craftsman 42793 Flex Head Quick Release ratchet (11 1/4" long) with handle markings that say "Patent Pending". From what I understand, this style of ratchet was first introduced by Sears in 1967 and some of the early one have both the patent number (3208318) and the date...

Anyone know what kind of a change Knipex made to the color of the plating on their Pliers Wrenches? Most of the ones I own have a slightly warm golden-toned plating. More-recent production pieces seen to have more of a cool silver color to the plating. I've seen references in the past the...

I originally posted this in the "Fabrication & Techniques" section of the forum (see link below) but it doesn't seem to be getting much response there so I wanted to cross-post it here in the hopes that someone can help. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341067

It may be a long shot to post this request here on Garage Journal for help but I figured it is worth a try since I am finding a big fat nothing posted anywhere online to help answer my question. I'm trying to make sense of the casting production date codes that John Deere used on their aluminum...

Found this at the local junk store today and thought it was too interesting to leave behind. Hopefully someone will see this and can tell me exactly what it is (an actual small production hatchet or some sort of a scaled-down sample of an axe?) . I've tried looking in the vintage Craftsman...