Fairmount tools

[Cope]

I have owned a few Fairmount sockets, but the only one I still have is a 3/4" drive 1" 12 point Made in USA. It is well made, and resembles Proto except it has an index hole rather than the *. Does anyone have any history on the brand?

 

[shanny19]

I have a couple of large double box ends that are really nice, and one body dolly, all high quality. Fairmount was bought out by Martin Sprocket at some point. (Martin Sprocket being the single most underappreciated brand around here, IMO). Lots of tools on ebay etc misspelled as Fairmont.

 

[fullthrottle24]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57368

I have a few old wrenches, made in Cleveland back in the day.

 

[PFSard]

Alloy Artifacts has a relatively short page.
https://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/fairmount-tool-forging.html

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Fairmount Tool and Forging Co was a notable supplier of tools to the Ordnance Dept during WWII. They have also been confirmed through Willys-Overland factory documentation as the supplier of 6-1/2 combination slip-joint pliers and a 16 oz. ball-pein hammer to Jeep toolkits. A NOS Jeep toolkit, dated to 1946, was found with other Fairmount tools, including a set of five (5) DOE engineers wrenches and an 11-inch adjustable auto type wrench. For that reason, they are HIGHLY prized by WWII tool collectors.

 

[Nubtastik]

Martin bought Fairmount Tools in 1984 and moved everything down to Fort Worth, Texas. All of the tool designs are the same as the original Fairmount Tool designs. Though there have been a few design improvements along the way. Martin mostly manufactures tools for industrial use (striking wrenches, pull wrenches, etc.) but also makes the tools everyone uses on a regular basis like combination wrenches and engineers wrenches.

 

[Cope]

Martin bought Fairmount Tools in 1984 and moved everything down to Fort Worth, Texas. All of the tool designs are the same as the original Fairmount Tool designs. Though there have been a few design improvements along the way. Martin mostly manufactures tools for industrial use (striking wrenches, pull wrenches, etc.) but also makes the tools everyone uses on a regular basis like combination wrenches and engineers wrenches.

But no one has mentioned sockets.

 

[Nubtastik]

I'm not sure who made the Fairmount sockets before Martin bought them. That would take some serious digging.

 

[Cope]

I'm not sure who made the Fairmount sockets before Martin bought them. That would take some serious digging.

So you think Fairmount outsourced them?

 

[Nubtastik]

Most likely, I doubt there are any records left from their purchasing history. There definitely aren't any socket manufacturing drawings from them.

 

[John in OH]

I make no claim of any expertise here, nor do I know any history, but I am aware that there is also a series of sheet metal working tools, mostly seaming tongs of various styles, that carry the Fairmont name:



Sometimes the names Klenk, Everhard or WF Gammeter are linked with the Fairmont name on these tongs. The term "fairmont" may also be used as a generic name for this general type of flat, wide sheet metal seaming tool, but not positive about that.

Maybe a tin-knocker can comment here??