Billings LS-23 1/2" socket set "Lifetime" 12 pt.

[Bob42]

Hello, new to this forum.

Anyone familiar with the Billings brand of sockets, perhaps from the 40's?

I recently acquired a complete set from my dad's estate, in original metal case, and can't seem to find much about them. He did not have them when I was at home.

Thanks for any help. I did Google them, and the info was somewhat helpful, but mentioned there were no complete sets from this era to show?

 

[rusty65]

Thats a nice clean set and i would agree its from the 1940s to the early 50s. I don't know if its really rare but i would say uncommon for sure ive come across some billings but never a complete set. For value i would say $50-$60 as a user set because not many people collect Billings or even heard of it. Pretty cool you have a nice set from your Dad.

 

[BSA1]

Hello, new to this forum.

Anyone familiar with the Billings brand of sockets, perhaps from the 40's?

I recently acquired a complete set from my dad's estate, in original metal case, and can't seem to find much about them. He did not have them when I was at home.

Thanks for any help. I did Google them, and the info was somewhat helpful, but mentioned there were no complete sets from this era to show?

 

[four.cycle]

Billings & Spencer / Billings & Spencer Co., Laurel and Park St., Hartford, CT / acquired by Crescent Niagara Corp. 1962 / patent 115678 Jun 6 1871 William Henry Barwick & 172649 Jan 25 1876 Albert A. Pease & 212298 Feb 18 1879 & D26111 Sep 29 1896 & 212298 Feb 18 1879 & 260359 Jul 4 1882 Charles E. Billings & 295885 Mar 25 1884 Herbert S. Pullman & 349496 Sep 21 1886 Randolph Hayden & 470777 Mar 15 1892 Charles E. Billings & 518041 Apr 10 1894 J.A. Lowe & 525311 Aug 28 1894 & 536063 Mar 18 1895 & 554046 Feb 4 1896 & 599379 Feb 22 1898 Charles E. Billings & 669721 Mar 12 1901 Walter H. Bruce & 804351 Nov 14 1905 William R. Tomlinson & 818025 Apr 17 1906 Edwin A. Hardison & 818371 Apr 17 1906 Samuel N. Hall & patent CA July 26 1894 James Allen Lowe / http://alloy-artifacts.org/billings-spencer-company.html / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=2522 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/charles-billings-christopher-spencer.277390/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/lets-see-your-billings-and-spencer-goodies.390065/ /