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My local pawn shop has been going through some changes since the shutdown. They were apparently very busy taking tools out of storage and stocking the shelves. I found one particular bucket with a bunch of junk on top but in the bottom I found a nearly complete set of Craftsman 1/2 drive...

I love my trips to the corner pawnshop. Most weeks I find something worthy of cleaning up. I found this Craftsman box. It came complete with carpets. These carpets kept any trash or scratches from the bottom and the tray. Craftsman and Husky are my favorite brands. Just thought it was nice to...

I have been a huge fan of Plomb and Proto tools for as long as I have been searching the junk piles. I bought a wrench today that is double branded. My understanding of why they went with new Proto name was due to legal action disallowing the Plomb name and logo. It seems odd to see both names...

I can't get a good pic at the moment, but I was cleaning a couple of ratchets... Both are labeled as above only one has a trademark circle "R" following the Proto. When was that added? Thanks in advance, alton1911

I have been a fan of Williams sockets and wrenches. But I recently got a ratchet that was so caked with dirt and grease that it resembled a club. I scratched off the big pieces of junk on the handle and saw it was a “superratchet”. I was glad to add it to my pile of rusty goodness. I have always...

I found a pair of unbranded pliers, 6 inch unfinished. Slip joint pliers are very common, but these look familiar they are stamped PR206 USA. Thanks in advance, alton1911

I got this little S-K ratchet awhile back. The new production units look so much like this one. I have heard that the two letters between the retainer clip ends can be used to date these, but I never found out how to read it. This one is marked “AC”. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...

This wrench is way more complicated than I would expect a wrench could be. This one is “ahead of its time “. Perhaps too much. Thanks alton1911

Most foreign tools I have seen discussed here have been German. I found a strange looking ratchet from France. I can’t find any information about this thing... so if it’s too off topic, I apologize. If someone here knows where I could get information about it, I would appreciate it...

I found a Plomb WF-7 handle and a WF-15 socket. There is a “lanyard “ hole through the handle... common, but there is also a hole from the end of the handle that opens into the lanyard hole... never seen a similar hole on any drive tool. What would have been the purpose of this hole? Thank...

I have seen lots of 90 degree screw drivers but this is my new favorite. Not familiar with the circle f, and to be honest, this looks way too well built to be a normal screwdriver. If anyone has information on any specific application it would have been used on, I would be grateful. Thanks...

I got another pair of Klein lineman pliers. Terrible shape, but they should work fine with a little oil. Nice logo. Thanks, alton1911

I have a privileged position of being the latest owner of some fascinating tools. Some of them look like scrap... Others look like new, but they belong to me now. I know there may not be much common ground here, but owners marks bother me very little. My favorite vintage tools are the ones...

I found this “combination “ wrench with an unusual pairing of tools. Marked on one side Wright 81900 and nothing on the reverse. I assume it’s special tool, but not sure what it would have used for. Any help would be awesome. Thanks again, alton1911

I found a long C Craftsman wrench with a code CI. After looking at my other long C wrenches, this one is unique. The familiar raised panels are missing and the panel is not only recessed, it also includes the words “Craftsman Vanadium “ while the others just say “Craftsman “. I included...

I was first attracted to the large double open ended beauty of the Auto Kit 200 I was advised that the previous model was an Auto kit 100. I went digging. After several months of digging, I still have only a couple Auto Kit 100 wrenches and one interesting counterfeit. The first two are...

I bought a Snap-on ratchet today. I know nearly nothing about Snap-on tools and I really can’t afford to collect them as aggressively as I do Craftsman, but I liked this one because the back of the ratchet has a red badge. I liked the looks of it. Having said that, I would like to learn more...

I have taken a slight detour in my socket/ratchet collecting when I see a neglected, bent, rusty, thin steel socket box. I have a number of junkie tool boxes, but this one is unique in the way that it snap closed. The closing snap is unique enough to make me hopeful that it could be identified...

I was looking through some DBE wrenches and found this one labeled “CHROME M ALLOY” Is this a brand name? It looks like it could be a Barcalo maybe. Thanks in advance alton1911

I got these DBE wrenches, among others, recently. Although they are nothing alike, I got them for the exact same reasons. Most importantly, I like them. I like the vintage patina on the Plomb, and the grandiose name of the “Perfection “ wrench... I love long patterned wrenches in most any brand...