I especially like the Klein bag, I have a similar Proto version. At this morning's estate sale, I picked up one of the orange double ended spinners under the flashlight. Mine is 3/8 x 7/16", slight bit of rust.
A young friend was cleaning up his parents house and was going to toss the two bags with these items into the trash.
I'm not sure. I haven't looked it up on the computer yet. I believe that stuff is telephone testing/repair equipment related.
Tone generator. Works with amplifier probes for tracing cables and wires.
Sometimes it’s just the volume of property that needs to be removed in a timely fashion or they are not a “tool person”.
He is, but he likes the cordless stuff. He has given me loads of corded tools. When he gives them to to me I give them away. His father was a big time biker. He is a biker but not like his father. He can build a motor and bikes (Harley's) He also can turn a wrench.
Thanks for the info. I'll have to ask the son. I was friends with his older brother who passed away seven years ago. The youngest son who gave me the stuff likes to work on cars, bikes, home repairs etc. That's where we started fitting in. I like to hang out with him in his father's garage when he works on bikes etc. I rarely had any contact with the father who is in his mid eighties and is in some what of sound mind. From what I recall, he may have worked for the NYC transit authority. Not pictured is a brand new yellow plastic rain hoodie that has NYNEX on the back.Great save! I own and use several of those bags. They aren't cheap in price or quality and the widemouth design lends itself to many uses other style bags and boxes are not optimal. Was his dad in the telecom industry? That’s what the tools and misc hardware are largely for. Any chance he worked for New York Telephone? The first bag has a logo for Nutmeg Utility Products. Here is some info from that company on their website:
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Nutmeg Utility Products, Inc. is a second Generation privately held woman-owned company, founded and incorporated in 1975, located in Cheshire, Connecticut which is commonly known as the Nutmeg state. The company was originally started as an outside plant equipment supplier for the telecommunication industry; SNET, New England Telephone, New York Telephone and many of the smaller Bell companies.
Today, Nutmeg Utility Products provides application engineered solutions to Electric, Gas, Steam, and of course the Telecommunication utility industries.
Nutmeg Utility Products, Inc.
1755 Highland Avenue
PO Box 723
Cheshire, CT 06410
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Both the bags and the tools are interesting and surely have a unique story to tell. That coated fabric of the Nutmeg bag sheds water better than the bare canvas versions and is more appropriate for working in the rain. I have a vintage Klein Buhrke version.
NYNEX was the regional phone company in New York and New England.
WOW!.......and they were going to be tossed out!
Good save!
Heck the bags alone are worth saving themselves. I've got one of those Klein canvass and leather tool bags...can't go wrong with Klein stuff!
