Fairmount Tools

[MP&C]

Here's a Fairmount 1050 that we cleaned up...

 

[MP&C]

This is our modification of a Fairmount No. 155 to get rid of the barrel end and add a truly crowned face. I’ve been told these hammers were good for bumping open fenders of the 30’s and 40’s and similar, but with the fairly straight barrel end, they had to leave coining marks. So this is an attempt to correct that where this hammer would perform better in that function without leave erroneous marks. The old hammer end is cut off with a 4-1/2” cutoff wheel, and a new hammer face turned out of some tool steel.












Root pass





Weld dressed

Polished, painted, handle stained

All ready to bump some fenders.

 

[Provincial]

Sunday I found a dolly at the local flea market that I believe is a Fairmount 1068 "Ideal" dolly. The illustration in the Fairmount Catalogue No. 3353 is a dead ringer. There are no markings on the dolly, but since all the surfaces are working surfaces, that makes sense. The description says for "low crown panels" so it could come in handy.

 

[Leviton]

These are the first Fairmount pliers I have come across. I like the asthetics and the patina.
They are 8-inches long. Stamped with FAIRMOUNT and DROP FORGED USA. One handle has a prominent forged "A" and the other handle has a "B".

Pap1431 had a pair like these in post #83 of this thread, but it is unclear if his had the "B".

I can't find much online info on Fairmont pliers. In the 1971 catalog, all pliers like this had cross-hatched handle grips. The handles on mine are plain and not well finished. The 1933 catalog had some plain handles but the name stamping was lengthwise with the pliers rather than transverse like mine.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

FWIW, I posted a pair upthread (page 2, post #68), and both handle halves have the same forge code, an "A".

 

[Leviton]

FWIW, I posted a pair upthread (page 2, post #68), and both handle halves have the same forge code, an "A".

Thanks Lugz. I was reading on my phone instead of my desktop and somehow I missed that.

 

[MisterEd]

720, 5/16 x 1/4

 

[MR.X]

These “Fairmont”s come up once in awhile… even has a jaw shape similar to a known Fairmount style.

 

[Mintgrun]

I picked up the largest six wrenches in this assortment yesterday. The little 7/16" wrench on the far right was the first one of this style that I found years ago and it's also made by Fairmount. The half incher is PAR-X.



I looked on ePay and I could fill the 13/16", 9/16" and 3/8" gaps, but I was spoiled by the buck-a-piece pricing and have other double-ender wrenches in those sizes, should the need(s) arise. A tool roll would be a nice way to store them, but then I'd have to fill in the gaps!

(I used a 5/8", 7/16" and 3/8" while working on my '72 Suburban's brakes the other day).

 

[MR.X]

1931 ish. Catalog “loaned to (Oakland’s) Central Trade School” later to become Laney College home of the infamous Laney College stolen bike and power tool weekend flea. Although Fairmount was making Auto body tools by this point this cat. Isn’t carrying them.

 

[misterbill]

I was looking for something in the garage this morning and I came across these pliers during my hunt. At first I thought they were some no-namers but I thought they looked an awful lot like Champion DeArment/Channellock 326 6" pliers. Under the grime and rust I found what I believe to be "Fairmount" in script. Has anyone else seen this branding? Did Fairmount re-brand Channellock?





Bill

 

[MajorTaylor13]

Here's a Fairmount made Pierce bicycle wrench I sold recently.

 

[four.cycle]

^ We do not have one of those in the bicycle wrench thread if I'm not mistaken.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

I purchased this first edition (1939) Fairmount Tool and Forge Key to Metal Bumping book off of eBay last week. I received it the other day and it doesn't disappoint. Amazing condition in the original mailing envelope and has a tool flyer as well.

 

[Leviton]

Wow. Thanks for sharing!

 

[MR.X]

I purchased this first edition (1939) Fairmount Tool and Forge Key to Metal Bumping book off of eBay last week. I received it the other day and it doesn't disappoint. Amazing condition in the original mailing envelope and has a tool flyer as well.

The “Fairmount Tools for Victory” 1943 Postmark is killer.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

The “Fairmount Tools for Victory” 1943 Postmark is killer.

Agreed! The gentlemen whose name is on the front seems to have passed away in 1989 per a Google search.