Don’s Den of Dandy Delights

[southalabama]

These ammo boxes with the cool Ordnance logos have moved into the basement.
-Don

Always amazed at the sets

I’ve got a couple ammo cans with the ordinance logo I’ve picked up over the years. Anything I can safely treat the surface rust with?

 

[Farmer J.]

I added several of the oilers to the display today.
-Don

That dark coloured pistol type with the wide base and fixed spout on the extreme left of the 2nd photo. I have one looks identical, mine was bought it 30 yrs ago from Snap On truck and had one of their paper stickers on the side of it. Only other marking on mine is 'USA' on the handle, it still works like new. I assume it's made by Plews?. What's the story behind them? I can't find history of Plews on line.. It's the only decent oiler I have on the farm, i bought it after becoming sick of wasting my money on useless rubbish ones with plastic inside workings from the local Agricultural supply dealers !

 

[d42jeep]

Always amazed at the sets

I’ve got a couple ammo cans with the ordinance logo I’ve picked up over the years. Anything I can safely treat the surface rust with?

Thanks. In order to preserve the original finishes, you might just wipe them down with boiled Linseed Oil.

That dark coloured pistol type with the wide base and fixed spout on the extreme left of the 2nd photo. I have one looks identical, mine was bought it 30 yrs ago from Snap On truck and had one of their paper stickers on the side of it. Only other marking on mine is 'USA' on the handle, it still works like new. I assume it's made by Plews?. What's the story behind them? I can't find history of Plews on line.. It's the only decent oiler I have on the farm, i bought it after becoming sick of wasting my money on useless rubbish ones with plastic inside workings from the local Agricultural supply dealers !

I posted the listing for a Plews oiler from the WW2 Navy NAF catalog upthread. Going back to the days when I was an automotive buyer, I believe that Plews and Tru-Flate were bought out by Edelmann and they are still being sold by them.

 

[d42jeep]

Today’s additions were some Xcelite sets along with some Barcalo DOE wrench sets.
-Don






Barcalo

Username generously set me this Xcelite roll and yesterday I added a handle from my Xcelite stash. It fit perfectly in the box and I added it to the nutdriver display.
-Don

 

[Farmer J.]

I posted the listing for a Plews oiler from the WW2 Navy NAF catalog upthread. Going back to the days when I was an automotive buyer, I believe that Plews and Tru-Flate were bought out by Edelmann and they are still being sold by them.

Thanks Don,
I saw your old catalogue post, and the picture of your oilers, and that sparked me off to find out the origin of mine but I couldn't make the link to the modern Edelmann ones!
The breadth of knowledge and kindness of GJ members like yourself never ceases to amaze me, I have found answers to questions I have wondered about for decades. Also found a lot of questions I never knew existed!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Username generously set me this Xcelite roll...

That inside flap to protect the shanks is nifty and it's even niftier that it's fabric. I don't believe I have ever seen mixed materials (vinyl and fabric, canvas and leatherette, etc) like that before on any pouch or roll-up, for wrenches, nut drivers or whatever. That's a really neat touch by them.

 

[d42jeep]

It seems to have been an Xcelite thing. My 99SM kit has the same design.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I added another shelf on the floor to hold some Thorsen sets that I’ve acquired over the summer.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I’ve been enjoying going through various toolboxes picking out tools to add to the new Gerstner box. Every time I think I’ve finished I find a few more tools to add. I probably need to add more taps and dies with related holders.
-Don

 

[Jim C.]

Hey Don,

I like that tool box! My grandfather was a tool maker at Ford Motor and later at Timken Gear and Axle. Along with dozens of taps, assorted drill bits, and lathe cutting bits (not pictured), the items in the photo below comprised most of the tools he had in his box during his career.
Jim C.

 

[d42jeep]

Jim,
Thanks for the pictures. I’ll use those as suggestions for the next items to add. Tap and Die holders along with some taps and dies are on my list. A sliding square with accessories and at least one small hammer is now on the list as well.I like the vacuum grip pliers!
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

With inspiration from Jim’s pictures, I started by going through the taps and tap holders.
I eliminated duplicates and ended up with these in the Gerstner.
Oops, forgot the extractor set.
Next I got some Starrett square pieces out and they ended up in the bottom drawer.
I got out some hammers, chisels and files.
And added them to a couple of drawers.
-Don

 

[Southern83]

Don't forget the machinery handbook for the middle drawer. I recently picked up a 10th edition for my chest. I'm slowly filling with tools as well.

 

[d42jeep]

Great idea. It is in place already. I have a wartime 12th edition but it seems too early for this box
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here are the Ammo boxes with the Ordnance logo gathered together at last.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

Here are the Ammo boxes with the Ordnance logo gathered together at last.
-Don

Nice lineup there! If only those boxes could talk!

 

[misterbill]

Nice lineup there! If only those boxes could talk!

They do, but only to the jerry cans.

 

[d42jeep]

 

[Smokeshow69]

They do, but only to the jerry cans.

Maybe they are just trying to “gauge” their involvement

 

[Username already in use]

Maybe they are just trying to “gauge” their involvement

I wish I knew what you were talking about…

 

[d42jeep]

I wish that there was room in the basement for the wartime jerry cans. I did find this abused Plews oiler hidden in the garage. It still has it‘s original sticker. I added it to the others after draining the oil out of it.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

I wish I knew what you were talking about…

I was making a gs sale thread derailment joke about Jerry cans and gauge measurements. It wasn’t a very good one at that

 

[d42jeep]

Shiftless stopped by today with an incredibly generous huge care package for the basement display. Here are some of the cool items. A large, very cool Millers Falls number stamp set in a wooden box and a Craftsman long C midget set box that I won’t be able to resist filling up.

This Starrett inside micrometer set immediately went into the top of the Gerstner box which will be it’s new home.
He brought several number drill bit sets including a Morse index that is a close match to my newest number index. The bits will help to fill out some vintage indices.
I spent some time this afternoon adding number bits to indices.
I moved the Outlaw inspired display into the basement.
I‘m going to put these drill bit sets into the Gerstner
But first I needed to glue up a drawer that a side came loose on
It should be good to go tomorrow.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Back in business.
-Don

 

[captain14]

Don

Are you fastening the nozzles to the shelf or just standing them upright?

 

[d42jeep]

Captain,
I just stood them upright. I’m hoping that we don’t have any big earthquakes soon.
This afternoon I finished adding the number drills to the indices and put the display back in order.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I wish that there was room in the basement for the wartime jerry cans. I did find this abused Plews oiler hidden in the garage. It still has it‘s original sticker. I added it to the others after draining the oil out of it.
-Don

Here is a picture of the oilers with the Plews and my Swingspouts added.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

There is getting to be Thorsen overload in that section. I added correct tools to these small sets and then loaded them up with some extras. Here is the current state of the Thorsen display.
-Don
Small sets
Added to the lower shelf

Thorsen display
Not enough room for the Red? Box Special.

 

[d42jeep]

I moved the Barcalo wrench board from the garage into the basement today. It seems more appropriate there.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I’ve found a couple of monkey wrenches lately. Now that they are cleaned up I added them to the display. The first one is a true perfect handle made by HD Smith.
The next one Is a Whitaker. It started out pretty rusty.
Into the basement
Added to the display.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I found this little guy at a yard sale last Saturday. I added it to the others on display.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I’ve been on a run of Oilers lately at sales. Here is a tall Eagle I picked up on Friday and added to the others.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I went to a Christmas party yesterday and my old buddy since 1st grade had some items set aside for me that he had found for my Gerstner box, making it international. I added them today.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I added a few items to the basement recently. First a Walden Spintite set that was a Christmas gift from BK.
I added this Duro-Indestro hex key set to the Indestro area
I moved an original screw and wingnut to my 6 wrench Barcalo auto kit wrench set to match the 1955 catalog listing
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ Indestro used that same cheapie stamped wing nut on their low-end "Klip-Tite" sets as well - something that surprised me.

 

[d42jeep]

Ever since I received the Christmas surprise Navy Kennedy cantilever box from four.cycle, I’ve been having great fun adding tools that I imagine would be appropriate. I finally added the D-I 1/2” drive tools today and decided that if I waited any longer to move it to the basement it would be too heavy to lift.
Here is the box on Christmas morning.
An interior view
Some Crescent tools
Some wartime Duro/Indestro
Got out some Williams spares
I found these Navy marked D-I tools a few years back.
I added some more D-I tools



Moved the box to the basement
More to follow.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some Mayhew punches and a matching chisel
A variety of tool brands.
Some period pictures of similar boxes
Looks like I should add a hammer or two.
In it’s new resting spot.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

Wow! Well.... apparently you needed that box to contain all that USN stuff!

 

[d42jeep]

Here are a few more tools I dug out this morning before the rain started. The large DBE wrench is too big for the box.
-Don

 

[Rmb8Ball]

Very nice stuff, I got to start going to the yard sales and estate sales with my cousin, or at the least give him a list of tools I want.

The tool boxes I got from my other cousin have given me a great taste for old tools, working in Construction all my life I have always respected tools but never have I found them so intricate and interesting until I acquired some old tools.

They just don't make em like this anymore....