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I went through some of my vintage hex key sets today looking for a brand that had recently been discussed. After taking some pictures of the sets, I was surprised to find that there was no thread specifically about them. I posted some a while back in RTM’s thread about Rolls, Roll ups and...

I did a search for Cal-Van tools and couldn’t find a thread devoted to the brand so I thought that I should start one. I recently found this piston ring groove cleaner/cutter at an estate sale. I did a patent search and found this. No examples were shown so I sent in mine I was going through...

For those of us involved in collecting second echelon WW2 toolsets including the early war Motor Vehicle Mechanic Tool Set (MVMTS) or later war General Mechanics Tool Set (GMTS) both commonly referred to as the GMTK, there has always been some question about the file cleaners that would have...

I need an 11/16” deep Duro Chrome socket that is a match to these. Black oxide finish is fine too. It cannot be chrome plated. Thanks, -Don

I have several sets of Craftsman US made sockets I will be listing for sale. The first set is 1/2” drive, 12 point, mixed codes and goes from 7/16” to 1-1/4”. These are user quality, not like new. Socket rack not included. Price is $20.00 plus USPS priority flat rate

I have a lot of 5 Craftsman hammers for sale. $35.00 plus $16.10 USPS priority flat rate shipping. PayPal okay, buyer responsible for any PayPal fees. I want to sell them all together. -Don

Thanks to four_cycle for the thread title suggestion. Since the Omicron surge had discouraged my Wife and I from going to local sales, I decided to finally clean out the basement, a project that I had put off for more than a few years. My goal was to display and store my vintage toolsets which...

I recently found a pair of Utica pliers at a garage sale and was surprised to find out that there wasn’t a thread dedicated to vintage Utica tools. I thought that I would get this thread started before Lugz updates the sticky at the beginning of the vintage discussion. I’ll get started with my...

One of the tools included in a WW2 Jeep toolset is a small splined wrench that has historically been difficult to find even though they were included with hundreds of thousands of WW2 Jeep’s. I have a book authored by the late John Barton that resides in my flea market bag that shows the tools...

Before the crash of Twertsy’s original Tool Archives, Username, Twertsy and I along with some others, posted up dozens of photos of WW2 MVMTS and GMTK tools. All of that effort was lost when that site went down and I’m not optimistic that they will ever be recovered in the new version. I’ve...

I was surprised to find that the vintage forum didn’t have a thread dedicated to Crescent tools so I took a subtle hint from Lugz to start this one. In the early days of collecting tools for my WW2 sets, I ran across plenty of early Crescent tools and will be posting some of them here. I...

I need a box with long C decal for a Craftsman BE 1/4” drive 4368 set. Here is an example and a page from the 1942 catalog. Only GJ members with multiple posts need contact me. I’ve already been contacted by three scammers. It’s getting old. -Don

Any Bonney, Duro or Indestro posting has to be about vintage tools. Is there any reason for not moving those threads to the vintage tool discussion? -Don Edit... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We really need to do something about getting this thread...

I need an early Snap-on TM-2 with a date mark of E or G like the one in the picture to complete my set. (Gifted by Snapmom but still need the M-21 listed below) -Don

I found this unusual tool at a Tahoe garage sale yesterday. Since it was marked Berkeley, Calif, I had to have it. I had no idea of it’s function until I did a patent number search. Has anybody seen another? -Don

I’m aware that there is a Channellock thread in the general tool discussion but it seems to generally focus on more modern Channellock tools. I feel that a vintage Channellock thread would be of interest here. I would propose that the cutoff between vintage and modern would be when Channellocks...

I picked this set up off of eBay because I had never seen that style of all metal spinner in Walden before. I did a quick check of the available Walden catalogs and couldn’t find any info on the spinner. The handle pulls up and freewheels or snaps down and works like a normal spinner. It has a...

The Vintage Tool Discussion has may threads about various brands of tools but I haven’t seen a thread specifically about Powr-Kraft. I know there are those of you out there with some of these tools so now is your chance to show them. My particular collection is generally focused on hand tools...

I found this plastic tip hammer on Friday and the only markings are No 100. Anybody know who the manufacturer was? -Don

One of my collecting quirks is an unnatural fascination with nut drivers. My tool collecting buddies are aware of the problem because I've sent some of them nut drivers as unsolicited gifts in the past. So when I saw this set at a nearby tool sale by a retired electrician, I just had to have...