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Harold Sigfrid Forsberg was born on the 3rd of October 1886 in Ljusne,Soderhamns Kommun,Gavleborgs Ian,Sweden and he died on August the 6th,1970 at the age of 83. He is buried in the Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He had two brothers Waldemar Emanuel Forsberg...

First off again let me say any Fluke would be way overkill for me, a non-electrical person. My expertise lies in older USA made tools, not electrical multimeters. You know word gets out sooner or later that Fluke is De-bomb, the tool to buy, unless you were living under a rock. I know buy only...

At least for this particular Pliers, the mystery is solved. I picked up this Wizard Hose Clamp pliers and after doing an Ebay search, I found an ad and the seller claimed that Vlchek made them; he went on to say if you did not believe him then you could check for yourself. Well, I did not buy...

Funny thing I never gave it much thought, but in the back of my mind my father would always tell me to buy a good set of all copper jumper cables. So, when I found a nice set on CL for a set of 2 gage all copper jumper cables, I bought that set. Sometime later I was walking into a hf store...

I think I left some of you with my stories about the electrician that I hired some time back. anyhow he could talk up a storm as he was a master of everything. Well one day I told him how I was finding some nice deals at garage and flea type places for used electrical wire. Talk soon was...

That Cool Factor, you are searching piles of old rusty tools and it hits you on the head when you see it bam! Something that you have never seen before and not once but twice in one day you hit Gold as they say. A tiny perfect handle screwdriver that is unmarked as to the Manufacture; but wow...

A special Warning here for just a few of our Members on the GJ; The following video goes rather slow, and it is long in nature, so if some of you get bored very quickly then this clip is not for you. On the other hand, I always say the more you can learn the better you will be in this life. The...

Just curious as I am by no means an electrical person. I have hired an electrician to wire one part of my garage for 220v for my machines and I asked him if he ever used wago products. His answer just blew me away as he replied they are not safe, and he will not use them. So, I asked him why...

Let's see if I can make it simple for now. The invention of the solid center auger bit belongs to George Shetter of York, Pennsylvania in 1829. The Man who came up with the Irwin Version was Lewis C. Achor a carpenter in Clinton, Ohio in the 1880's. Now this next part gets a little sticky as...

I don't think it is right to abuse anyone in any Country. I don't know what crimes these men committed; I still am not crazy about the treatment the men were getting. Anyhow these Chinese prisoners had to work 13 hours per day, 7 days a week and they were paid 48 cents a day to make the...

Funny thing happened this week, when someone on the GJ asked the question wanting to know who made his hammers. Of course, without any markings like a trade name, makers marks, or even die stamps, they will forever remain a mystery. It would seem one of our fellow GJ members, got somewhat...

Another company that has me in the dark looking for information, I guess this week when it rains it pours ...:sad: Now for some good news I think (key word here) that I found the company that manufactured the wrench for the Aetna tool co. I cannot tell you 100% for sure because I do not own a...

With a great big Sigh...:sad: I could not hit this one post out of the ballpark; I am afraid that the information is just not out there on the web at this time and date. Of course, in the following few years if I run across anything else you will be the first on the GJ to read about it.(y)(y)...

First off, a very special thanks to GJ members, d42jeep and 3baygarage for all their help in finding out more about the wrench in question. I had seen the font/script before, but my age is catching up to me and my memory is not what it used to be, and both of these members put me on the right...

James Henry McGill born on Nov. the 13th 1869 in Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana. He died on April the 26 1948 at the age of 78 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He is interned at the Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana...

Say it ain't so joe, or so the story goes. Darn I thought I had seen it all and along comes this mystery and it throws me for a curveball. I thought (key word here) that in the early years of Mechanics Tool & Forge, starting in 1938 in Sabina, Ohio, that they made most of their tools in house...

Sigh I wish sometimes the information would be easier and it would flow like hot pancake syrup, if you know what I mean. But alas it was like pulling out your wisdom teeth, without any laughing gas or Novocain. So, I think (key word here) that I got the following information correct or at least...

I am not having much luck finding out who made these screwdrivers for Cornwell, anyone out there know who made these for screwdrivers for Cornwell?

I picked up two tools this week at a sale, turns out the 80-year-old wrench already had a write up in the GJ, but with a little luck the more modern wrench is a different story. The second tool is a Crescent wrench that is simply marked with the word Top. This wrench comes from the TOP KOGYO...

I enjoy reading about the Men and the History of their tool companies, unfortunately when the companies post their profiles, they tend to forget information about their founders. Now I was very lucky in that after doing some simple math, I could figure out his birth year and the year he died. I...