Found Under Bench

[didit]

These are an assortment of tools that I rediscovered while reorganizing in the garage. They were in an old footlocker I inherited from my granddad more than 30 years ago and long since forgotten. I'm going to add a few of them to my planned vintage tool wall display.

 

[1982fxr]

In the second pic, what are those teeth insert looking things?

 

[fl18guy]

Those are replacement jaws for that plier wrench on the black case

 

[didit]

Those are replacement jaws for that plier wrench on the black case

Yes, A little more detail that I can't get a good picture of. It is a Eifel Geared Plierench made in Chicago Ill. The price of $5.00 is stamped on the tool and a price of 15cts. on the small screw driver type tool. There are 2 replacement jaws of different types. The 'teeth looking things' are gears. It is spring loaded with a 'lock one way' feature. They are adjustable by spreading the handles and reindexing the gears. Also by spreading the handles the replacement jaws just slide right out. The one handle has a slotted screw driver on the end. There is also a wire cutter built in. Really is a nifty multi function tool. It was all in the black case. Well built, heavy and a nice wall hanger.

 

[Roberts210]

Nice Starrett pieces! Especially the machinist's level.

 

[didit]

Nice Starrett pieces! Especially the machinist's level.

Gramps was a machinist by trade, and a very meticulous wood worker as well. During WW2 he was the commanding officer of what was to become the R.C.E.M.E. stationed in Ottawa. He kept busy after the war opening up Walker Machine here in Windsor. They built machinery for The Ford Motor Company among other projects. Over the years I was given several items that he built in his spare time and it all remains in the family today.
I actually didn't have much interest in the machinists pieces when I inherited them and forgot I had them.

 

[woody 73]

Those are replacement jaws for that plier wrench on the black case

A little information in case you need it.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269558&highlight=eifel

 

[didit]

A little information in case you need it.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269558&highlight=eifel

THANKS for the info. That was a good read.
I have found out a lot that I did not know. This one has two patent numbers, 1181654 and 1862817. The next line under that reads - Mod. 8 1/2" - '33 - Grd. 10-1 $5.00 Below that is an unclear letter or symbol followed by a 1. I turned off the flash because the chrome molly was causing too much glare in the picture I tried to take.

So, I assume it was manufactured in '33 that is stamped on it.

I got a kick out of the advertising of the day for these as well. What a hoot! Even though I think it was an ingenious design I am struggling to find the 1000 uses they were claiming. That's more uses than Bubba had for shrimp!

 

[3baygarage]

Nice to see the key ring screwdriver together with the pliers.

 

[didit]

Nice to see the key ring screwdriver together with the pliers.

I still haven't nailed down that screw drivers purpose relating to the wrench, other than perhaps clamping it on edge in the jaws.
Also it was said this tool was able to cut pipe? I kind of sped read through all that info and haven't been able to read the manual yet but I will get back to it in more detail.

 

[3baygarage]

Not sure on the pipe cutting.

I would think the screwdriver is a tool just by itself, plus an advertisement to help promote the pliers, not a piece for the pliers.

 

[didit]

Not sure on the pipe cutting.

I would think the screwdriver is a tool just by itself, plus an advertisement to help promote the pliers, not a piece for the pliers.

I found good pics of one listed on Ebay with the pipe cutting feature.

 

[3baygarage]

That’s pretty cool. Never seen one. You taught me something new I didn’t know about there.

 

[RTM]

Same here, I have one or two, plus a few jaws, but not that one.