wrenchguy
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catalog pages! thats what i'm talking about! thanks 4posting!
Show your "Long C" Craftsman!
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davethorik
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Private Lugnutz
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The Long C Craftsman Vanadium with the "AF" maker's mark is 1933 to 1941. The Long C Craftsman (alloy, no vanadium) with the "CI" maker's mark is 1942-1945-ish.
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I know I have more, but these two floated to the top of the shop today. BE socket, and a C needlenose like the "Channellock" linesman pliers upthread. They are pretty good for needlenose considering the age! The handles have remains of some kind of black finish.
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Jointer is newer, that's interesting. My apologies for the miss-post.
danandmelrod
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Hi guys, I picked up a 1942? DP 103.0303 with a milling vise for $100 at an estate sale this morning. After I committed to the deal I thought i might have over paid? At the time I thought the vise was a generic as i couldn't see any markings. Once home and upon closer inspection and cleaning i could see the Long C. I think i did alright? I'll be looking for catalog picks soon to add. - Dan
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AdrianBoomer
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You did great. I have one that I fully restored. They are somewhat rare in the Craftsman lineup in that they only made them in 1941/42 pre-war so there wasn't a long run of them. Also, they are exceptionally heavy for a bench model (they did a floor model as well) so they have some good mass and do a great job. Not only a good drill press, but a conversation piece 
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Thanks adrian! Did you document your restoration? I would like to check it out.You did great. I have one that I fully restored. They are somewhat rare in the Craftsman lineup in that they only made them in 1941/42 pre-war so there wasn't a long run of them. Also, they are exceptionally heavy for a bench model (they did a floor model as well) so they have some good mass and do a great job. Not only a good drill press, but a conversation piece
wrenchguy
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picked this yankee style screwdriver 2day. 3 bits and holder stow in the bottom of the handle. anyone know anything about these? 1st i seen. i hope its the correct craftsman script for this thread?
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danandmelrod
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Nice find wrench guy
. Looks like the correct era script and what i call Long C blue color. As war and post war craftsman went grey?
. Looks like the correct era script and what i call Long C blue color. As war and post war craftsman went grey?Both cool finds! The DP is a good one, if it had the third pulley set it would be better, but a good find none the less! That Vise is actually for drill presses, not really heavy enough for a mill.
Wrencher, I can't recall ever seeing that pistol grip style ever! Great find and definitely the right geometric font!
Wrencher, I can't recall ever seeing that pistol grip style ever! Great find and definitely the right geometric font!
wrenchguy
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here's my underlined c-man drill press. i've had this drill press 45 years... i built this house 31 years ago and the d-press has been on that bench not moved since moving it in. i used it 'bout twice a week in my home business. its kinda messy and in work clothes.
its original motor i believe.
i got some drill press attachments/tools for it somewhere, i'll have to see if they're underlined c.
its original motor i believe.
i got some drill press attachments/tools for it somewhere, i'll have to see if they're underlined c.
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Dennis Leigh Henry
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Dang.. something else to watch for.. lol.....
AdrianBoomer
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This is a motor I currently have on my Power King Shaper. I lovingly restored this and shelved it until I found a machine deserving. I love the Brass tag
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And some long offset box wrenches I have been kicking around, just missing the 1/2" wink wink.
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And some long offset box wrenches I have been kicking around, just missing the 1/2" wink wink.
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Pretty sure I have extras Adrian, PM me your address..........wink, winkThis is a motor I currently have on my Power King Shaper. I lovingly restored this and shelved it until I found a machine deserving. I love the Brass tag
And some long offset box wrenches I have been kicking around, just missing the 1/2" wink wink.
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Nice!
Private Lugnutz
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Not just nice - but Super Nice!
A small part of me hopes you bought that on eBay earlier this year, notlob, and that you paid through the nose! Backstory: Do you guys remember the nice older lady who came on here looking for advice on selling her dad's shop things? She lived in north Jersey and I went up there and offered to help her identify and price things for a future estate sale or eBay sales. The last time I saw a rotary tool in that condition, in its original case, was in the basement of her house. It was one of those times the little angel whispering in my ear on my right shoulder bested the little devil on my left. I went home with some good stuff myself that day, but I left some really nice things behind for them to hopefully make some good dough on.
That is a terrific example befitting the word exquisite.
EDIT: Oh, and I also appreciate the way you subtly snuck in that Daisy Disintegrator. A very apt styling cue!
A small part of me hopes you bought that on eBay earlier this year, notlob, and that you paid through the nose! Backstory: Do you guys remember the nice older lady who came on here looking for advice on selling her dad's shop things? She lived in north Jersey and I went up there and offered to help her identify and price things for a future estate sale or eBay sales. The last time I saw a rotary tool in that condition, in its original case, was in the basement of her house. It was one of those times the little angel whispering in my ear on my right shoulder bested the little devil on my left. I went home with some good stuff myself that day, but I left some really nice things behind for them to hopefully make some good dough on.
That is a terrific example befitting the word exquisite.
EDIT: Oh, and I also appreciate the way you subtly snuck in that Daisy Disintegrator. A very apt styling cue!
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Private Lugnutz
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Going back to Outlaw's very first post... Amen. By 1954 it was all =CRAFTSMAN=, but as late as the 1952 catalog you could find one power tool with a Heritage logo and one on the next page with a Long C. Same with late 40's hand tool catalogs, sometimes on the same page (see pliers).
And sometimes they were mixed on the same product!
Here’s a complete set of turning chisels. These were sold as accessories to the “80” and “40” wood turning lathes.
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They’re all sporting Heritage logo decals.
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And there’s a Heritage logo metal decal on the top of the box lid.
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Why am I showing it in this thread? Because there’s a geometric Long C on the felt padding under the lid!
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Which is exactly what is shown on page 18 of the 1948 Power Tools catalog.
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wrenchguy
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really good stuff guys!
drivesitfar
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Notlob: have you tried using that old Craftsman type Dremel tool or is it too nice to use cause it looks almost unused? also what is that last tool that Lug mentions in his post?
Lug: nice looking lathe tools and interesting with the double markings.
Lug: nice looking lathe tools and interesting with the double markings.
Private Lugnutz
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It's an XZ-38! Very useful against varmints at the summer house on Venus.
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I think I posted this on here somewhere before, but it belongs in this thread as well.
Long C 3/4" drive set. Looks to have +1 socket from the original/catalog configuration. This set would have come sans the ratchet, but I would like to add one eventually.
This set is a bit odd in that the drive tools, which are obviously SK made, are unmarked and have a natural/polished finish, not chrome, but the sockets are nicely chromed. I'm thinking either a transition into or out of wartime metal restrictions.
Long C 3/4" drive set. Looks to have +1 socket from the original/catalog configuration. This set would have come sans the ratchet, but I would like to add one eventually.
This set is a bit odd in that the drive tools, which are obviously SK made, are unmarked and have a natural/polished finish, not chrome, but the sockets are nicely chromed. I'm thinking either a transition into or out of wartime metal restrictions.
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As collectibles go, it may actually be worth more than the rotary tool!The rotary tool is a cool find, but I love the ray gun!
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Unaiu: Are the sockets all (K)?
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Nice.
Edit: On the finish, it's possible that the handles came from a satin set, and the sockets from a chrome set. Put together later. But improbable (a little too neat). Did you review any fine print in catalogs? I've never really looked at 3/4 drive sets.
Edit: On the finish, it's possible that the handles came from a satin set, and the sockets from a chrome set. Put together later. But improbable (a little too neat). Did you review any fine print in catalogs? I've never really looked at 3/4 drive sets.
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Thanks. Probably the most I've ever paid for a set of tools at the flea market, but, when would I ever find another... right?
I looked at a few catalogs and some other sets that have been posted online. All seem to have branded handles and a chrome finish. Since SK didn't brand their handles during the war, I'm leaning more toward postwar production with some leftover stock mixed in.
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Did you see the 11-pc 3/4-inch set on page 12 of the 1942 catalog? And the details on the pieces on page 13? Slightly different box, and you have an extra socket, but all the handles (except the ratchet) are clearly satin finish. And the descriptions indicate that the sockets and ratchet are "high polish finish." By excluding that description for the handles, and given their appearance in the illustration, I think the implication is satin. Also, high polish finish does not necessarily mean chrome-plated. In fact, I tend to think just the opposite when I see that, especially when they are not described as chrome-plated. The handles do have the Long C marking, but that could be an artist's rendering. They are clearly S-K pieces. Are you sure the sockets are plated? With the Long C decal under the lid, and everything else, I'm thinking your set could be prewar or even wartime.All seem to have branded handles and a chrome finish...[ ]... Since SK didn't brand their handles during the war, I'm leaning more toward postwar production with some leftover stock mixed in.
r_olson_06
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Although not a long C I believe this is pre long C. My first Craftsman round bean wrench. AA dates it to early 30s. But that's not the only Craftsman goodness today. Picked up a mostly full 1/2 drive early BE and early BE 1/4 drive set. Picked with an SK diamond 3/8 drive set at probably the last auction for the year.
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Intersting. I don't think I ever looked at the wartime catalog because I assumed that the sockets were chromed. Of course, I would like for them to be wartime.
I took a few more pics. If they're polished, then 'highly polished' would be an understatement. However, the bottom of the drive end of the sliding T is highly polished as well, where the bar and the rest of the drive end are not. So, perhaps the sockets are polished.
Here's a pic of the (K) socket next to an early chrome (not underline C) BE socket and a chrome underline C BE socket.
Here is a pic of the inside of the (K) socket (left) and the 1/2" drive BE socket (right). The BE looks to have some chrome inside where the (K) socket looks unplated.
And finally, one additional pic of the handles and one of the (K) sockets.
Do you still think these may be wartime?
