file/rasp ID

[BuddyC01]

Good Sunday morning,
I found these files/rasps in a Kennedy rolling chest I purchased yesterday. What type of file/rasp would these be? They are just marked England but I've not hit on the right key words yet to find that type of pattern on the Google, etc.
Thanks!
BuddyC
IMG_20200308_110637 by Buddy Clark, on Flickr

 

[didit]

Those are body files used for initial shaping of lead or today, plastic fillers. They are perfectly flat and only used in auto body repair that I know of.

 

[BuddyC01]

Those are body files used for initial shaping of lead or today, plastic fillers. They are perfectly flat and only used in auto body repair that I know of.

Interesting.. don't seem to match the rest of the collection but that's something.

 

[lilredex]

Body files like those usually come less the tang, for mounting on a handle.

Like these..

https://www.tptools.com/14-Auto-Body-File-Holders-and-Files,490.html

 

[Leviton]

As far as the pattern type, I'd called it a Curved Cut, or Vixen file.

 

[didit]

I have several different types. In the pic you can see how the ones without the tang have countersunk holes for mounting on the maple handle. The other type in the pic is called a cheese grater. It is thin and curved the length of the file.

 

[BuddyC01]

Ok... using some of the information offered here, I found that these files can be used in the aircraft industry. That would explain why they were found in this particular tool chest. A possibility.

Any leads on manufacturer or age based on the mark "England"?

Thanks all!

 

[lilredex]

The use of the cheese grater style is demonstrated here......skip along to 3:30.

 

[didit]

Ok... using some of the information offered here, I found that these files can be used in the aircraft industry. That would explain why they were found in this particular tool chest. A possibility.

Any leads on manufacturer or age based on the mark "England"?

Thanks all!

Possibly, in some limited instances but they are primarily used for auto body work. I have also used them for fiberglass mat & resin repairs on boats but that is not as common either.

 

[didit]

Ok... using some of the information offered here, I found that these files can be used in the aircraft industry. That would explain why they were found in this particular tool chest. A possibility.

Any leads on manufacturer or age based on the mark "England"?

Thanks all!

Possibly, in some limited instances but they are primarily used for auto body work. I have also used them for fiberglass mat & resin repairs on boats but that is not as common either.
As far as the England marking, I do not have a clue who the manufacturer was but for sure these are made all over the world, being very common.

 

[RTM]

Yup, Vixen. I use them for woodworking, so aviation for fiberglass would seem a parallel use.

 

[d42jeep]

I believe that most Vixen files were made by Heller Brothers and sold to many other manufacturers.
-Don

 

[MShaw]

In machine shops they were known as aluminum files. Used for aluminum and other soft metals. I have a few still in my machinist's tools.