Anybody familiar with Hudson Forge Co?
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beerdog
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You mean a double ended adjustable "crescent" wrench?
I have a spiral screwdriver Hudson Forge Germany
IannoneBuilding
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RTM
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There is more Hudson Forge info here, in the Vintage Forum.
www.garagejournal.com
Hudson Forge Co.
I apologize up front this had been posted before but something happened and it was lost...Sigh after a long talk with Ryan over a pm he said post it again. Ryan I hope it never happens again; I am afraid at my age of starting all over again enough said. So with some new pictures, a few links...
www.garagejournal.com
woody 73
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Big sigh...
Finding information sometimes opens many doors but this company was closing all those doors at least for me.
Information is out there somewhere and maybe one day I can find some more of it.
Good job op for finding that chisel.
Finding information sometimes opens many doors but this company was closing all those doors at least for me.
Information is out there somewhere and maybe one day I can find some more of it.
Good job op for finding that chisel.
IannoneBuilding
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Gentlemen,
Thank you for your lighting fast replies! And, yes, I had found the linked thread originally posted by Woody, which actually was the entire reason I registered an account! So, Thank you, Woody 73.
Woody, you say that Hudson Forge has been a tough cookie to crack, can you share what info, if any, even the tiniest of details would be appreciated.
I was gifted a "lot" of my grandfather's tools on my 35th Bday from my Aunt. My grandfather is a mystery to me, as he died a few months prior to me being born. Ever since, a slew of relatives have claimed that I am his clone (personality, work ethic, interests, however, not even remotely similar in the physical sense.... lol) Anyways, I have been fascinated with amongst other things such as: the plumbing in anyone's home (as evidenced by the dozens of pictures of random plumbing I apparently snapped with the family's cameras at any location where the camera, myself, and exposed plumbing was present! lol), general mechanics, tools, and later in life, also like my grandfather, booze, women, and italian cold cuts.
He came to America in 1921 at the age of 8, by the age of 21 he had received his master mechanic cert. issued out of new york city, of which, I have a copy hanging on my wall. Around 1945 he opened up a garage, aptly named "Iannone's Garage," which he operated until his death in 1985, the same year I was born, to which overtime he would at a two bay car wash, gas pumps, and a used cadillac sales lot. I would have been in heaven to learn from him, and he is likely turning over in his grave at the fact that of all the trades, mechanics is my least known subject. But, in honor of him, and his business accomplishments, when I started my own business a couple years ago, I stole his last name (he is my mother's father) and named my business "Iannone Building and Contracting." From time to time, I will have a client, who once upon a time, was a client of his prior to my existence. So, I am in love with these tools, but I unfortunately do not know much about them, other than they belonged to him. I also live in the beautiful masterpiece of a home that he, and his pisan's built. They used steel ibeams and columns which is not usually seen in homes built in 1960, at least in this area. It accomplished the goal of creating a huge open living space, high/vaulted cielings, a indoor two car garage under which my bedroom and tool room reside, and a wrap around balcony with a large porch that has no posts/columns. It is entirely cantilevered! It is also full of amazing masonry (brick, tile, and plaster renderings) as well as fine wood and iron work! Which as a child, made such a great impression, that today, I am a Mason!
I will post some more tool pics as I slowly catalogue them, in my sparce free time!
Nice to meet you all!
Thank you for your lighting fast replies! And, yes, I had found the linked thread originally posted by Woody, which actually was the entire reason I registered an account! So, Thank you, Woody 73.
Woody, you say that Hudson Forge has been a tough cookie to crack, can you share what info, if any, even the tiniest of details would be appreciated.
I was gifted a "lot" of my grandfather's tools on my 35th Bday from my Aunt. My grandfather is a mystery to me, as he died a few months prior to me being born. Ever since, a slew of relatives have claimed that I am his clone (personality, work ethic, interests, however, not even remotely similar in the physical sense.... lol) Anyways, I have been fascinated with amongst other things such as: the plumbing in anyone's home (as evidenced by the dozens of pictures of random plumbing I apparently snapped with the family's cameras at any location where the camera, myself, and exposed plumbing was present! lol), general mechanics, tools, and later in life, also like my grandfather, booze, women, and italian cold cuts.
He came to America in 1921 at the age of 8, by the age of 21 he had received his master mechanic cert. issued out of new york city, of which, I have a copy hanging on my wall. Around 1945 he opened up a garage, aptly named "Iannone's Garage," which he operated until his death in 1985, the same year I was born, to which overtime he would at a two bay car wash, gas pumps, and a used cadillac sales lot. I would have been in heaven to learn from him, and he is likely turning over in his grave at the fact that of all the trades, mechanics is my least known subject. But, in honor of him, and his business accomplishments, when I started my own business a couple years ago, I stole his last name (he is my mother's father) and named my business "Iannone Building and Contracting." From time to time, I will have a client, who once upon a time, was a client of his prior to my existence. So, I am in love with these tools, but I unfortunately do not know much about them, other than they belonged to him. I also live in the beautiful masterpiece of a home that he, and his pisan's built. They used steel ibeams and columns which is not usually seen in homes built in 1960, at least in this area. It accomplished the goal of creating a huge open living space, high/vaulted cielings, a indoor two car garage under which my bedroom and tool room reside, and a wrap around balcony with a large porch that has no posts/columns. It is entirely cantilevered! It is also full of amazing masonry (brick, tile, and plaster renderings) as well as fine wood and iron work! Which as a child, made such a great impression, that today, I am a Mason!
I will post some more tool pics as I slowly catalogue them, in my sparce free time!
Nice to meet you all!
four.cycle
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IannoneBuilding - welcome to the site!
You might want to keep these two links handy:
the "sticky" thread
the list
You might want to keep these two links handy:
the "sticky" thread
the list