Hermann Boeker

[d42jeep]

I found these two Boker tools at a Tahoe garage sale yesterday. I’m not sure what the upper pair is for but if I was changing an oil filter I’d give them a try.
-Don

 

[Provincial]

Cannon plug pliers. Nice score!

 

[misterbill]

I picked up these six inch linesman pliers today at an estate sale. Does anyone know if they would be circa-WWII 41-P-1974 type?



Edit: I wouldn't usually do much with a pair of pliers like this, but after de-rusting them and freeing them up I tried bluing them. Pretty happy with the results.



Bill

 

[d42jeep]

I found these longnoses at a yard sale on Saturday. It’s been a while since I’ve run across any Boker tools.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I found these Boker angle longnoses at a Tahoe yard sale yesterday.
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

Good timing, bumping this thread. I brought the large pair of Boker snips home yesterday. The overall length is 16".


Apparently, they're suitable for cutting stainless steel. (IN)LAID BLADE

 

[Mintgrun]

It's hard to get a sense of scale in those photos, so I'm adding this one. It still doesn't really show how hefty they are, which was the reason I brought them home. Plus, they were only a buck.

I found these two Boker tools at a Tahoe garage sale yesterday. I’m not sure what the upper pair is for but if I was changing an oil filter I’d give them a try.
-Don

Those look like the unmarked pair I found recently, minus the plastic pads that are screwed onto the jaws. When I used gOOgle lens on my photo, Other examples came up, referring to them as "aircraft electrical cable connector plug pliers" There's a pair of Crescent pliers on ePay right now.

Pardon Our Interruption...

These are mine.

 

[nz44tool]

I've had quite a few Boker items over the years; found them to be solid, well-made tools.
This Boker leather punch might be a really old oldie. What interests me is the (tiny) "R & H. Boker" stamp.
"R" is likely Hermann Boker's brother Robert, who founded Boker businesses in Canada and Mexico in the 19th century (according to the company history on Boker's current website).
I'd never seen a Boker tool with anything other than "H. Boker" or just "Boker" on it. Considering the company's very long history and the look of this tool, it might be from quite far back in the 19th century.
Does anyone have any info to help me date it?
I have no idea what the other stamp might mean.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Found these Boker's at the flea market yesterday. They were soaking in the magic juice overnight and they cleaned up very well with oil and steel wool this morning. I like the serrations they put on the back edges.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Measuring 3-1/4" OAL, a 3/4" shorter than these...



...shown in the 1912 Boker catalog, they are also smaller than the J. Wiss & Sons No. 623-1/2, and are now the tiniest of the "toiletry" type scissors I have. I find these very useful around the shop.

 

[Leviton]

Saw a tiny adjustable at the bottom of a pile of wrenches. From the plain backside it looked like one of the Made In Hong Kong super cheap adjustables that go on a key ring. Was very surprised to turn it over and see "Boker" and "U.S.A". Overall length is 4.25". Square gullet.

 

[nz44tool]

Saw a tiny adjustable at the bottom of a pile of wrenches. From the plain backside it looked like one of the Made In Hong Kong super cheap adjustables that go on a key ring. Was very surprised to turn it over and see "Boker" and "U.S.A". Overall length is 4.25". Square gullet.

!!!!! What a great find!