cornwell screwdrivers

[krusty the clown]

can anyone ID the mfr for these......

i bought that set in 1984 IIRC. i have always assumed vermont american as the mfr. i have also seen the same handle on crescent branded screwdrivers.

 

[chrislehr]

Um, cornwell?

 

[krusty the clown]

Um, cornwell?

hahahahaha...........the later design with the blue handles were VA as well as matco's. when VA got out of the screwdriver business both switched to witte.

 

[Fedwrench]

I too have seen that handle on Crescent branded screw drivers. That's the first set I've branded Cornwell.

 

[krusty the clown]

i'm dragging this back to the top. 119 views and 2 comments................

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

Did you wear the Cornwell stamp off of those, or are they just not facing up???

-BWP

 

[krusty the clown]

Did you wear the Cornwell stamp off of those, or are they just not facing up???

-BWP

yep worn off..........like i said i've had them for 25 years

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

yep worn off..........like i said i've had them for 25 years

So,

How much do you want for those 5 Crescent VA screwdrivers????

-BWP

 

[krusty the clown]

one million dollars

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

Here is a picture of my Cornwell/ Crescent/ VA/ Great neck..... Whatever the !##@ it is....

-BWP

 

[krusty the clown]

the handles are similar but different.

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

the handles are similar but different.

The thing that struck me to post this was the square shank.

-BWP

 

[krusty the clown]

CMAN has square shanks too...........it could have been western forge or pratt-read for that matter.

i do know that VA purchased ROSCOE (the original mfr of the mac woodies an yellow acetate drivers) but did VA just let the screwdriver line go or was it sold off to someone else?

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

CMAN has square shanks too...........it could have been western forge or pratt-read for that matter.

i do know that VA purchased ROSCOE (the original mfr of the mac woodies an yellow acetate drivers) but did VA just let the screwdriver line go or was it sold off to someone else?

I see how the narrowest part of your screwdriver handle is very distinct.

But here is another thing...

I noticed the writing side of your Cornwells was positioned with the shank at exactly a 45 degree angle and the tips line up the same.... I don't think that current tool manufacturers think about that now... but I think these could have come from the same OEM back in the day....

JMHO

-BWP

 

[Vinko]

I've got those USA-made Great Necks in orange, but I think the handle has a slightly more rounded shape to it, circa the S-O handles of the 60's. But I could be wrong...