Antique die set
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RedneckWelder
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It’s amazing the intricate detail you see on mundane stuff from that era, particularly in plaques on equipment.
macgee
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Nice Die tool, Try posting your question here.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=373559&highlight=taps
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=373559&highlight=taps
Shiftless
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RTM
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Start here, and go on for a few pages.
https://archive.org/details/OilWellSupplyCoCatalogue1892/page/n289/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/OilWellSupplyCoCatalogue1892/page/n289/mode/1up
laser3kw
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And that was the norm. where I work, they subscribe to the "big dumb piece of steel" idea - no extra work, it adds cost. Saw cut a brick, drill the hole, ship it.
cowboy73
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RedneckWelder
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Agreed! Back in those days even hand tools were works of art!
I am a big fan of the architecture from that era too. It’s so cool to see how everything was styled in their view of a “modern” style. Just so neat.
landlord30
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Pittsburgh had an H on the end up until 1891. Somewhere around 1911 the H was restored. That will give you a rough idea of the age of your tool.
wrenchguy
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Some awesome stated here!
Kscardsfan
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Believe thru mergers and acquisitions they eventually became part of the company NOV, National Oilwell Varco
Private Lugnutz
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Ross,
The Oil Well Supply Company did not make that die stock. They were manufacturers of oil well rigs, drilling machines (chain and later rotary), and cast and malleable pipes, as the links provided by others show or hint at. In the 1920's, I think they were maybe the largest supplier of oil well equipment on the planet. I remember seeing their ads somewhere in six different languages. If you search their name on Google Books, 1921, I bet you find a ton of neat stuff. But that die stock was made for them.
It looks like a Walworth die stock to me. The same Walworth that made the famous Stillson pipe wrenches.
The Oil Well Supply Company did not make that die stock. They were manufacturers of oil well rigs, drilling machines (chain and later rotary), and cast and malleable pipes, as the links provided by others show or hint at. In the 1920's, I think they were maybe the largest supplier of oil well equipment on the planet. I remember seeing their ads somewhere in six different languages. If you search their name on Google Books, 1921, I bet you find a ton of neat stuff. But that die stock was made for them.
It looks like a Walworth die stock to me. The same Walworth that made the famous Stillson pipe wrenches.
Private Lugnutz
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Private Lugnutz
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That could be, Leg. But Walworth owned the patent for those kinds of solid dies (Hill's patent) and, after consulting the 1892 Oil Well Supply Catalog that RTM linked, I see that page 289 mentions the "Hill's patent" by name. Not going to fall on my sword about it, but I might probably bet a cup of coffee on it. 
It looks like they were buying their solid die type dies and die stocks from Walworth (or someone Walworth was licensing the patent to) (page 289-290) and their adjustable dies and die stocks from Eaton, Cole, and Burnham (pages 291-293).
It looks like they were buying their solid die type dies and die stocks from Walworth (or someone Walworth was licensing the patent to) (page 289-290) and their adjustable dies and die stocks from Eaton, Cole, and Burnham (pages 291-293).
I'm currently getting one cleaned up. It is marked by the Hyle Steel Tool Company and it is huge.
Hyle started around 1901 and was dead by 1911 so it is pretty easy to date this piece.
It looks quite similar to the Walworth - wonder if they made it?
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Private Lugnutz
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That would be my bet. Nice work.That's purrrrdy!