How old is this?

[ifishaholic]

Hello, I just registered here because I inherited a bunch of tools from my
grandpa . It looks like this is a good place to start asking questions and posting pics of what I have and if they have any collectible value. So here’s the first item:

 

[dadsEH]

My OCD justed kicked in seeing the small spanner upsidedown !

Brand name.?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Those look like Bridgeport hardware manufacturing dual marked wrenches

 

[Private Lugnutz]

As Otg said, BHM. They date to 1930's (believe it or not). It's difficult to put a value on wrenches like that. A collector may need one or two to complete a BHM set, but they are fairly common in the wild (flea markets, estate sales, etc), and BHM is not a popular in-demand vintage brand, so they don't fetch much on resale markets (CL, eBay, etc), where they typically sell in cheap lots. You're looking at $5-10, max, in that photo.

 

[ifishaholic]

Perfect Thank You!

Here’s the Next two Items:
I can’t read any manufactures mark on the ratchet other than “made in the USA”

 

[3baygarage]

The first one is a rim wrench, for lug nuts.

Is that the one that says Bog Manufacturing in your photo?

The second one may be a Ford connecting rod wrench.

These are probably 1920s tools.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Haha. Your grandpa's lot just got a lot better! The Bog 4-way rim wrench is cool, and not at all common. Not a unicorn. But not common. You can use eBay advanced search sold listings to see what they have sold for. I would value it $20-35 range, maybe higher right buyer. 3bay nailed the second one, too. Might be Mossberg. Look for an < M > and 624. Lots of knock offs, though. $10 or so max.

 

[ifishaholic]

Thank you, you guys are a HUGE help. I’m starting to think these belonged to my great grandpa originally because my grandpa told stories of his dad and the model t’s and a’s that he drove and worked on. Not only for himself but his neighbors back in Missouri during the Great Depression. There is this chest full I found down in my grandpa’s basement that I’ll be going through today and posting more pics of what I find inside.

 

[ifishaholic]

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Your instincts are good. That chest (very cool by the way!) and the tools seem to be turn of the century through the late 1920's, generally speaking, and from afar.

 

[ifishaholic]

More from inside the box:

 

[ifishaholic]

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Same era. Top to bottom in Pic 1:

Vlchek made contract wrench.
Billings. (Those sizes are nut and bolt sizes in different standards, not the opening sizes)
Vlchek branded
BHM

 

[ifishaholic]

You’re correct! Exact markings like you mentioned

 

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[ifishaholic]

These two have no marking that I could see.

 

[ifishaholic]

 

[ifishaholic]

No marks I could find on this one
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[Provincial]

The square tang on the end of the handle of the last wrench means it is for late Model T and Model A Fords. The square is for the hollow head fill and drain plugs of the rear axle.

 

[ifishaholic]

Thank you very much. This is very educational for me.

 

[ifishaholic]

What about the wrenches in #15, #16, #17? I think they are old pipe wrenches?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

15 is a Coes monkey wrench, for nuts and bolts, not pipe
16 is a Walworth Stillson pattern pipe wrench
17 is an "Auto" wrench, not a pipe wrench. Not sure of the maker.

 

[ZRX61]

#16 might be Walworth.

 

[ifishaholic]

“CS” is the only mark on this one

 

[ifishaholic]

Front and back of this one:

 

[ifishaholic]

Front and back of this one:

 

[ifishaholic]

 

[ifishaholic]

This one I don’t think is marked:

 

[ifishaholic]

 

[ifishaholic]

C-clamps, are these still 20’s or 30’s vintage?

 

[ifishaholic]

These old bits have no markings that I could see:

 

[ifishaholic]

Not sure if this is really old:

 

[ifishaholic]

Has a wood handle:

 

[ifishaholic]

Not sure if these are collectible:

 

[ifishaholic]

I have no idea what these are:

 

[ifishaholic]

I have no idea what this is for or if this is a custom job:

 

[ifishaholic]

Two files front and back: