HITCO drivers

[Leviton]

Previously I'd only found the blah-looking grey handled HITCO screwdrivers. Finally found one with the logo stamped on the shank, and it has a sexier looking handle. I like the way they snuck the "Co." into the logo.

(In the regular (non vintage) Tools forum there is a discussion on the company: HITCO Hardware & Industrial Tool Co )

 

[Leviton]

Found an offset screwdriver. Well made.

 

[INSP380]

Just got a few of these with another lot… Marked on the handle only, W/Square drive on the end…

Steve

 

[Leviton]

Just got a few of these with another lot… Marked on the handle only, W/Square drive on the end…

Steve

Those are in nice shape!

 

[INSP380]

Those are in nice shape!

Thank you! I see Hitco did some Gov contracts, these were in a 520G when I picked it up..Related? Anyones guess..

Steve

 

[bonneyman]

I have/had a Hitco driver. Top one in the pic.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I remember seeing this thread, @Leviton, but I had never seen a driver in the wild until this morning. Not the greatest looking specimen. Used hard, including signs of a wrench on the composite handle. Not the most legible marking on the shank, either.

BTW, in reading through the other threads delving into the company history and perusing the entry in 4.c's Mfgr's Index thread, I am not sure why the original "PHILA 21" address has been so quickly dismissed. There are dozens of trade mags and directories listing the address as Philadelphia 21, the Zip Code 19021 (which embeds the older "21" postal code) is the Croydon area today, it had a manufacturing district along the Delaware, and Delanco Township, NJ, where HiT later moved, is directly across the river from it.