Barcalo Buffalo Tools

[d42jeep]

All good suggestions. Your wrench doesn’t look that rusty to me. I would start with a toothbrush style wire brush and either some mineral spirits or brake cleaner to rinse it off. If it looks okay, I would spray the adjusting wheel with some WD40. Evaporust would probably be overkill since there is so little rust. To prevent future rust a coating of fluid film might be prudent.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

@torontotools -
that last link I posted will show you what you can do in about 30 minutes with a little brass "toothbrush" and a can of WD40.
(scroll down two more posts for the "finish")

 

[d42jeep]

No sale would be complete if I didn’t find a Barcalo tool or two. Here are my finds from yesterday. The DOE was made after the sale to Crescent and has quite a bit of chrome peel.
Before
After
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

These nice wrenches arrived today from GJ member Oldsmobile. He had listed them in the classified section and it turned out that I didn’t have any of the three. This style was made towards the end of Barcalo being made in Buffalo.
They will be added to these in the Barcalo shrine.

-Don

 

[genog]

Found a nice pair of Barcalo side cutters.
...the seller was fun to talk to

 

[d42jeep]

Looks like one of the early ones with the kind of odd shape jaws.
-Don

 

[Beerhippie]

Yard sale finds today:





At first glance, I thought it was an SOE with big hanger hole, but nope. Some PO drilled a hole in it.





PO ground one side of the box-end flush. Finish appears to be cadmium.

If anyone needs either of these to fill a hole, let me know. Just picked 'em up 'cause

A) they were nearly free and

II) I didn't have any Barcalo tools around the shop. Now I do.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Some PO drilled a hole in it.

Factory. Auto kit style came in a set of 5 or 6 with a bolt and wingnut to keep them together. I don't do Barcalo but I have several sets by Danielson, Indestro, Franklin, and others. I would bet my next paycheck Don has a set somewhere on the thread here or in the Auto-Kit thread. They can be fun to complete waiting for the others to show up in your jaunts and haunts.

 

[d42jeep]

Your money is safe. Here are a couple of sets living in the basement.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I guess that joining the Barcalo 7 in one club has gone up in price. I quit bidding at $10.00.
-Don

 

[3baygarage]

Multitool collectors

 

[MisterEd]

Barcalo Buffalo, Open-End, 13/32 x 5/16

 

[MisterEd]

Barcalo Buffalo, Open End 9/16 x 1/2 & 7/16 x 3/8
Similar but different.

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

Hey guys, I found this Barcalo-Buffalo side cutter at my local Restore.

I searched ITCL but this particular version likely predates their listed catalogs.

It measures at apx 5 9/16" and has a blunt tip. There's another listed on Ebaysle but no date data included with that listing.

Appreciate any data yall may have.

 

[d42jeep]

I have a few pairs of those early ones with the unusual jaws. They became more conventional looking as time went on. There aren’t a lot of early catalogs available.
-Don
-Don

 

[misterbill]

I was passing through my parents' garage after a visit today and I saw this 1920s-1930s era model N6 adjustable hanging in a cabinet. I had never seen one with the knurling on the handle before. I thought that maybe it was applied after manufacture by someone along the way but I see @wrench136 found one that he shared in post #596.







Bill

 

[d42jeep]

It‘s good that you checked back in the thread. I had forgotten about that one. One example could have been knurled by a previous owner but finding a second identical one means to me that Barcalo produced them that way. Cool find.
-Don

 

[Debcrow]

Found my first Barcalo Buffalo Geometric wrench. No rust 5/16 x 11/32, should clean up just fine with soap and water with scrub brush. I kind of like the style of these, something different than most.

 

[WisJim]

I found a pair of nice Barcalo Buffalo pliers at the nearest ReStore yesterday. A real tool is a rarity, in my experience, at that store. The Barcalo pliers are 8 inches long.

 

[d42jeep]

Nice. Looks like my 8” ones in my GMTK.
41-P-1652 Slip Joint Pliers 8" - Barcalo plain handles
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I received these free rusty Barcalo combos yesterday from a former flea market seller I used to deal with. They had an overnight bath in the evaporust and are no longer rusty.
Before
After
The Chrome Vanadium Steel wrench is prewar.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

So I was watching France vs Portugal earlier today in the quarterfinals of the Euro24 soccer tournament with my daughter and I swear I hear the announcer saying "Barcalo." Turns out it's Barcola. Too bad about that juxtaposition. A BARCALO jersey would've been neat to wear!

 

[onetonbb74]

Couple Barcalo tools I've got from my grandpa

6" Slip joint pliers...


Barcalo DOE 1/2 x 7/16" doe wrench...

 

[MisterEd]

Barcalo Buffalo Two 3-8 Combination Wrenches Chrome-Molybdenum & -Vanadium

 

[d42jeep]

I found this GMTK correct (41-W-605) Barcalo 13/16” x 7/8” DBE wrench at yard sale on Friday.
-Don

 

[outofbounds]

Turned up this nice Barcalo screwdriver yesterday. First one I've come across.

 

[outofbounds]

Found these plier/cutters this past weekend. Appear to be a bit different than the lineman's pliers shown earlier (post 683) and in the 1942 Advertisement upthread.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are my Barcalo estate sale finds from yesterday’s sales.
-Don

 

[Fred Knox]

I picked up these three Barcalo-Buffalo tools recently:
1) 7/8" x 3/4" DOE wrench with raised panels
2) 7/16" x 3/8" offset DBE wrench with "FORGED" and raised panels
3) small 7/16" combination wrench with raised panels

 

[3baygarage]

Thought I’d post these Barcalo pliers since a similar plated one was posted above. The handles are plain on these.

 

[d42jeep]

These arrived in the mail yesterday. I liked the Jeep correct no ISN 27C wrench plus the others.
No ISN 27C wrench. 41-W-1005-5 DOE Wrench 9/16" x 11/16"
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

This is the first Barcalo screwdriver I've come across. MRS 1 1/4 stubby.

 

[MR.X]

These arrived in the mail yesterday. I liked the Jeep correct no ISN 25 wrench plus the others.
No ISN 25 wrench.
-Don

I assume you mean 27C and not 25.

 

[d42jeep]

Yes, no ISN 27C. Thanks.
-Don
Two Barcalo DOE wrenches

 

[d42jeep]

I couldn’t resist this when my Barcalo buddy Phil Jones pointed it out to me on eBay. It is likely from the early ‘60s. I should have most of the combo wrenches to fill it out.
-Don
As received
After initial clean up
Back side
Appropriate wrenches

 

[d42jeep]

Double post.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ that roll-up looks to be in pretty good shape there!

 

[d42jeep]

Another combo set, probably made around 1955. I have another set but the roll is really ratty. This one is mostly intact. The wrenches are going to need some rust removal.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ dang! you are really scorin' on the cherry roll-ups lately!

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks. I made some progress on the cleanup today. The largest wrenches are still in the evaporust.
-Don