How old plumbing tools?

[Sevenhills1952]

Curious how old these may be? I had to cut and thread 1/2" pipe and I remembered in the garage I had grandads plumbing tools that I cleaned & painted years ago. He was born late 1800s. Rigid pipe cutter I got in the 60s, so it's that age.
The vice and all the taps I don't know. Vice says No. 00H. Tap handle says No. 1.
I'm sure pre-WWII. Any ideas, thanks.
Tap, guides and taps I mounted to a post like he did. Sure works great.

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[jeffmoss26]

neat!!

 

[PBCampbell]

Any manufacturer's names? I don't think I've ever seen a non ratcheting threader oriented like that. Superior tools still made those and the dies at least a decade ago. The vise I don't think would date any later than the early 70s. You may want to go to the fabrication forum on the ridgid forums. Someone there would surely give you a better idea.

 

[Sevenhills1952]

The Rigid cutter I got in the 60s, so I know how old it is. No name on vice or die pipe threader. I know they're old, I remember them in the 1950s and they were old then.
Grandad went to trade school after HS and became a machinist before going to Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) in the teens.

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[Sevenhills1952]

Vice looks new because even as a kid (50s) it was covered in grease. I took it all apart, finding bits of that green color. After all cleaning, etc I matched paint same green. It looks new now, but notice square head carriage bolts.

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[Sevenhills1952]

neat!!

Thanks! It's very sentimental to me. I was so lucky on farm, grandparents next door...I had two Dads! (rip).

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[captain14]

I hope your grandfather is looking over your shoulder as you use his tools.

And happy they just didn’t end up going to junk metal heaven.

 

[Sevenhills1952]

Thanks. He and Dad had so much stuff. Nothing that valuable but I'll find something, bring it home and restore it.
So many memories![emoji16]

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[Sevenhills1952]

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[captain14]

That’s one thing my father said before he passed Was that he wanted us to take the Tools. Most were his but my grandfather had some woodworking tools in the mix.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Good job Sevenhills. Your Grandpa would be proud. .
My Grandpa was my best buddy too

 

[Ton ton]

Seven Hills, where are you located in Virginia? Just curious in case you want to sell some stuff.

 

[lardy1]

I'll bet somebody in the Vintage Tools Forum could help steer you in the right direction. There is incredible knowledge of old tools over there. That was what originally brought me to GJ.

 

[Sevenhills1952]

Seven Hills, where are you located in Virginia? Just curious in case you want to sell some stuff.

South Central Virginia. I'm 68 but older I get the more I'd like to see things go to places where they're appreciated. [emoji3]

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[Ton ton]

Thanks for the response, seven hills.

 

[PBCampbell]

I did some poking around and I'm pretty certain the vise is a Sears Dunlap brand and I'd bet the threader is too. Latest age would depend on whenever Sears stopped using that brand name. I'm not sure about manufacturers, possibly Reed or maybe Armstrong.

 

[Sevenhills1952]

I did some poking around and I'm pretty certain the vise is a Sears Dunlap brand and I'd bet the threader is too. Latest age would depend on whenever Sears stopped using that brand name. I'm not sure about manufacturers, possibly Reed or maybe Armstrong.

Thanks! I looked up Sears Dunlap pipe vise and it does look similar. This one has no name though.
Instead of antique nowadays they say vintage which seems odd.

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