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In the latest round of tools I bought out of the bin at the Habitat Store, I found a stubby Phillips screwdriver that I thought was going to be easy. It is clearly marked Bridgeport on the blade. However...upon closer examination, I found the Stiletto logo stamped on the handle, very VERY...

Haha! Thank you Don! I was a bit worried I was going to turn out to be a cheaply made wrench. The lettering seemed a bit rough.

A few days ago I found a large Phillips wood-handled screwdriver at my local Habitat store. I picked it up because I saw the "made in U.S.A." stamped on the ferrule. However, I have gone all the way through this thread and I cannot identify this screwdriver. The ferrule has me hung up. I don't...

I picked this one up the other day at my local Habitat store. I couldn't make out the brand, but for $0.25 I figured it was worth a gamble, since I could see "USA" at least. After cleaning it up, this one is a bit odd. No brand on it, just "forged USA". On one side it is marked 5/16 and 13/32...

I do not even wanna know what that will go for! That's about 30 minutes from me. Argh...don't enable me!

Recently I found two Scrulox drivers. I have been hunting, trying to find an actual brand name on them, but I am stumped. Both are red-handled and fit (Robertson) screws #8-9-10. They are only marked with the screw size, "Scrulox", "unbreakable handle" and "made in Canada". I am aware that...

My understanding is the "VV" plant was in Springdale, Arkansas.

My work (a municipality) recently bought a set of Blackhawk impact sockets. I'm impressed. But they are 1/2" drive. Also, I have an older set of Wright impact sockets that I love. I would give Wright a look.

I'll be hot-darned! My initial knee-jerk gut feeling that they are Bridgeport was right! I was doubtful, since both the handle and grip were different from normal Bridgeport screwdrivers of the era. Any idea how long these were made?

I know there is an existing thread about cushion grip clones in the General Tool Discussion, but these look vintage, so I wanted to post it here. I have come across two cushion grip screwdrivers, and I cannot for the life of me identify who made them. Both have "Pat. No. 2871899" and "Made in...

Does anyone know if GTD had a date code system? I have some GTD taps and dies, and each has an alpha-numeric code on them. For example: X12, B9, C5, A10 HE, E3 HE, TT I1, D1, I6 HQ, HY Y2, G11 HQ, G H3 S12 HS GQ, Z2 HQ Is there a method of madness for these codes?

No, there is no Phillips license. But, the screwdriver looks identical to the normal Western Forge Phillips screwdrivers, just with the slightly different markings.

OK, so what years did the Phillips screwdrivers say "Genuine Phillips"? I just bought one that has pointed A's on Craftsman with the two lines on both sides, "Genuine Phillips" and "Made in U.S.A.", but no code. Despite the lack of code, is it safe to say these Phillips screwdrivers were made...

I tried searching for a similar topic, but did not find anything. A while back I picked up these needle nose pliers, because they looked very well made, and I was hoping cleaning them up a bit would reveal markings. After cleaning them up, no markings of any kind were to be found. I thought...

Recent purchase...IBM 990068 slotted head screwdriver. I bought it thinking, "I wonder what the IBM tool company is?" After seeing this thread I realized this tool was associated with the real IBM, International Business Machines. I was interested in the "See-lect" brand on it as well. Any idea...

Westline 1375 wood-handled Phillips screwdriver. #1 Phillips, 1" long blade. Made by Stanley? Or...?

I recently picked up another mystery screwdriver. This one has interchangeable bits, but the bit that it came with appears to be a 1/4" hex bit. Inside the handle is a spring and there was a lightbulb, but it was shattered so I removed it. The handle itself simply says "Engineer". Can anyone...

On my latest tool "binge", I acquired a number of screwdrivers. One of them is this Coast to Coast Stores driver. It is simply marked "Coast to Coast Stores" and "Harvester HA 522". It appears to be a flexible slotted head screwdriver. Does anyone know anything about this? Manufacturer? Year...

Hi, at my latest trip to the local Habitat Store, one of my purchases is a Companion-branded slotted screwdriver. It has a black handle with white writing. Part number 41340 with a "N WF" code. The Companion name is in script. Does anyone know what years these were offered by Sears? And I am...

I have several Billings pieces, including a wrench made for Studebaker, part #AA4855. It has the "B-triangle" stamp on it. The only identification as to the manufacturer. Anyway, one of my Billings & Spencer wrenches is a total mystery. I cannot find reference to it anywhere online or in...