Ephemera

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I couldn't find a preexisting useful thread for this material, but I thought some people might enjoy seeing some of the original packaging that some of these tools come out of, as well as some interesting company names. This was all in a recent tool box I purchased online.

 

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A few more.....

 

[woody 73]

Very nice you could write up some very nice stories just from those products; Very nice indeed.

 

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Very nice you could write up some very nice stories just from those products; Very nice indeed.

Offering compelling histories on these items isn't my strong suit, Woody, but I do like the names of the companies that were operating here in Detroit. Like Detroiters.....very direct, and to the point..... Like the Tuff-Hard Corporation.

They were awarded a patent on behalf of their President & GM, Frederick A. Endress for their heat-treating processes, that allowed them to compared their Moly Steel alloys as a functional equal to Tungsten.

They were located at the corner of Caniff Ave & Mound Rd, which would have been a very strategic location, particularly if they were doing business with Chrysler, as they would have been almost surrounded by their plants there at one point.

 

[d42jeep]

These compound snap ring pliers came in this box.
-Don

 

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These compound snap ring pliers came in this box.
-Don

That's a peach of a pair of pliers, Don! But I must confess that I'd see it as some riddle as to how they fit into that box! (i'd reckon it has to do with disconnecting the spring?)

 

[d42jeep]

That's a peach of a pair of pliers, Don! But I must confess that I'd see it as some riddle as to how they fit into that box! (i'd reckon it has to do with disconnecting the spring?)

Nah. You just squeeze them and they slide right in. The spring isn't all that strong so the handles just gently push on the sides of the box. Here is a Craftsman Crown corner clamp set with instructions.
-Don

 

[ttpete]

I have a large tube of that CMD center point lube. It's a great EP lube, and I use it on puller screws.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are a couple more Craftsman Crown items. I like buying tools that I see with their original packaging.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a Powr-Kraft soldering gun that came in the original packaging. Good idea for a thread.
-Don

 

[wrenchguy]

Hot patches anyone?

 

[Provincial]

Nice to find stuff in the original package. Here is a Versa-Vise I found at a garage sale.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some boxes from the Great Lakes Pressed Steel Corp. accompanied by the indices.
-Don

 

[Shiftless]

Nice to find stuff in the original package. Here is a Versa-Vise I found at a garage sale.

Score!

 

[Shiftless]

Here’s another vise with its original box. I bought this one at an estate sale.

 

[d42jeep]

I guess that one didn’t need much restoration. Looks brand new.
Here is an Irwin expansive bit in the original box with instructions.
-Don

 

[Shiftless]

I guess that one didn’t need much restoration. Looks brand new.
Here is an Irwin expansive bit in the original box with instructions.
-Don

Right Don...
NOS

It wasn’t laid out on a table but still high up on a dusty shelf.

 

[d42jeep]

Nice!
Even though these Vise Grips weren’t new, the previous owner stored them in the original box.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here are an unopened Thorsen wrench and Powr-Kraft extension supplied by Thorsen. The unopened K-D tool is for replacing valve springs on GM V8s.
-Don

 

[Shiftless]

You’ve got a lot of great examples, Don

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks, Mr. D. Are you headed to the EC estate sale Friday morning? Looks to be about 5 minutes from your house!
A fellow collector in Wales alerted me to this Schroeder TPG in the WW2 Navy NAF catalog and I found one still in the box on eBay.
-Don

 

[chstrumpetdude]

That Peterson logo on the instructions would make a nice logo sign. I have scanned a few things like that and manipulated it in Photoshop to print my own poster art.

 

[J.A.F.E.]

Here is a Par-X in an original box. This dates to the 70's probably late 70's.

The Crescent wrench is probably 50's or 60's but I honestly don't know.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a Par-X in an original box. This dates to the 70's probably late 70's.

The Crescent wrench is probably 50's or 60's but I honestly don't know.

Those are cool. They’ve been making those little Crescent wrenches for a while!
-Don

 

[Shiftless]

At 65 cents each, that represents the pay for about one hour’s work for most blue collar workers back then.

HD has essentially the same wrench now for $11

 

[Motorman55]

AC Hand Tach with original box and instruction sheet.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some NOS Barcalo tools with their original packaging.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

A few Starrett tools that came in boxes or a sleeve.
-Don

 

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A few Starrett tools that came in boxes or a sleeve.
-Don

Nice stuff! I reckon the machinist's stuff is more likely to have been kept in original boxes as they worked more "indoors", and generally kept a cleaner environment about them.

Perhaps less likely to have dropped a box and then accidentally stepped on it on a greasy floor, during the execution of their job.

 

[senlow]

Nice stuff! I reckon the machinist's stuff is more likely to have been kept in original boxes as they worked more "indoors", and generally kept a cleaner environment about them.

Perhaps less likely to have dropped a box and then accidentally stepped on it on a greasy floor, during the execution of their job.

Yes, many machinists keep their tools in the original boxes.

 

[Nick Danger]

Somewhat off topic:

For toy collectors, the original boxes are worth more than the toys. Mrs Danger used to have a regular customer who was a toy collector. She restored old and damaged boxes for him. She used the same skills as for restoring artwork. He loved her for it.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are a pair of Cee Tee pliers by Crescent and an Auto-Lite plug gapping tool with a magnifying lens in the middle.
-Don

 

[Motorman55]

Drill Bit Sharpening Grinder Attachment with Original box.

 

[wrenchguy]

Early 1974 packing slip from "still in crate" lathe i bought couple years ago.


In the crate.
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Early 1974 packing slip from "still in crate" lathe i bought couple years ago.


In the crate.
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That. Is. Cool! FYI - Even the crate itself constitutes ephemera by the classic definition.

 

[wrenchguy]

FYI - Even the crate itself constitutes ephemera by the classic definition.

Thanks, BTW, the packing slip was in better shape than the paperwork packed in the accessories box. OPO opened it and left it open for the mice condo. OPO never uncrated it because it didn't come with the electric motor setup he thought he ordered. Sat in his barn till his estate auction. Packing slip was stapled to crate.

Pine ephemera.

 

[d42jeep]

I found this early Mayhew box over a year ago but misplaced it. Over time I found the long punches that I believe would have come in the box. On Monday the box turned up and I was able to unite the punches with the box.
-Don

 

[Old Radar]

Couple of estate sale finds.






The heater and box were in a dusty barn by a lake, so I'm happy the box protected its contents.

 

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Couple of estate sale finds.






The heater and box were in a dusty barn by a lake, so I'm happy the box protected its contents.

I'm only a little curious if a velvety shave is a clean shave......perhaps standards have changed over the years!

 

[Old Radar]

Velvety Smooth, I'm sure. It's a neat little gadget. The crank not only spins the strop, but after a couple of revolutions it automatically lifts the armature holding the blade and flips it over to do the next side. There's a little lever on the side that sequentially decreases the pressure on the strop in 4-5 stages after which, you're headed for velvet!