Looking for this screwdriver

[doublearon98]

I've been looking for one these for a while. I believe they are called Perfect Handle screwdriver made by Irwin. From what I've seen they were originally made with round shafts then later square shafts which is what I'm after. Anyone have one they'd like to sale at a reasonable price (under $40 preferably). I dont much care of the condition.

Thanks,
AA

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[bczygan]

Got a couple somewhere. Lord knows where.

Bill

 

[doublearon98]

Got a couple somewhere. Lord knows where.

Bill

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[bmw57isetta]

98:

Check out the four screwdriver set from Garrett Wade. Originally used in Army tank tool kits. $38 USD. Looks like what you're asking about.

https://www.garrettwade.com/extra-h...MI1fXhp5GF3gIVk8DACh0EmgX5EAQYAiABEgK10PD_BwE

 

[doublearon98]

98:

Check out the four screwdriver set from Garrett Wade. Originally used in Army tank tool kits. $38 USD. Looks like what you're asking about.

https://www.garrettwade.com/extra-h...MI1fXhp5GF3gIVk8DACh0EmgX5EAQYAiABEgK10PD_BwE

I saw those mentioned somewhere. May be what I fall back on but I'd rather get the usa made version with the square shaft.

Thanks for the link

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[d42jeep]

Are you looking for a WW2 vintage one or is postwar okay? I only collect wartime ones. WW2 screwdrivers are ink marked Irwin on the handle, postwar are marked on the shank like your example. The one on the right is prewar.
-Don

 

[HeelSpur]

Haven't posted these for sale yet but they are.
Top one is Irwin U.S. of A.
US scribed into the scale, 9 1/4" total length.
PM if interested.

DSCF2151 by wvwheaties, on Flickr

2nd from bottom is an Irwin too.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I believe they are called Perfect Handle screwdriver made by Irwin. From what I've seen they were originally made with round shafts then later square shafts which is what I'm after.

The "Perfect Handle" screwdriver was actually patented and named by H.D. Smith Company. Later, it was 'kleenexed' into a common term for all screwdrivers made with a single through-shank and wooden riveted scales or handles, and most often associated with IRWIN due to IRWIN's dominance of the market. Secondly, the round and square shanks are not a function of sequence. The square shank you are looking for is found on machinists' screwdrivers. Machinists' and regular heavy duty screwdrivers (with the round shank) were made at the same time.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Top one is Irwin U.S. of A.
US scribed into the scale

Nice martial stamp, HeelSpur.

 

[doublearon98]

The "Perfect Handle" screwdriver was actually patented and named by H.D. Smith Company. Later, it was 'kleenexed' into a common term for all screwdrivers made with a single through-shank and wooden riveted scales or handles, and most often associated with IRWIN due to IRWIN's dominance of the market. Secondly, the round and square shanks are not a function of sequence. The square shank you are looking for is found on machinists' screwdrivers. Machinists' and regular heavy duty screwdrivers (with the round shank) were made at the same time.

Thanks for the info. I did see it somewhere they were made by H. D Smith Co. but couldn't find much info on it.

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[JimNC]

You’ll find that there are a number of similarly handled tools. I have a number of them tucked away for the day that the kids are off to college and I have a few minutes to restore them.

 

[doublearon98]

You’ll find that there are a number of similarly handled tools. I have a number of them tucked away for the day that the kids are off to college and I have a few minutes to restore them.

Yeah I've been reading about H. D. Smith Co. and see that they had a line of tools with the "Perfect Handle"

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[d42jeep]

Here are some of my spares. The first three pictures are the wartime ink marked driver that is my best spare. The next two pictures are of a wartime driver that has no markings but a good blade. The handles have been replaced and are slightly too wide but could be sanded down. The last two shots are of a driver with fair original handles but the blade has been ground narrower.
-Don

 

[PelicanPines]

Mine is a round shaft...

 

[DD T/A]

Haven't posted these for sale yet but they are.
Top one is Irwin U.S. of A.
US scribed into the scale, 9 1/4" total length.
PM if interested.

DSCF2151 by wvwheaties, on Flickr

2nd from bottom is an Irwin too.

Any information on the all-metal driver in your pic? I found one close to that and can't find any info..

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Any information on the all-metal driver in your pic? I found one close to that and can't find any info..

That's also a machinists' screwdriver. I have a couple. One is a FAIRMOUNT. The other is a Billings and Spencer if I recall correctly. It almost looks like there are wood handles (or scales, if you prefer) missing, but that's not the case.

Here ya go, check out this page from the 1939 Federal Standard Stock Catalog. It shows both of them as Type V (Extra Heavy Duty Machinists'), with the all-steel as Class A, and the integral wood handle as Class B.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Not to further hijack doublearon's thread, but Bridgeport had their own approach to the extra heavy duty machinists' screwdriver in the late 40's and 50's. See the one on the bottom in this pic. It was in their "Matchless" line. The steel does go all the way through. (I love this screwdriver, but let's just say it obviously met it's match more than a few times... ..., the handle has been repaired, and the lip of the ferrule needs repair. )

 

[Bill vonSteuben]

Any information on the all-metal driver in your pic? I found one close to that and can't find any info..

Reading through the thread....
The all metal screwdriver, 2nd from the top resembles those found in Ford, and Ferguson tractor tool kits. I have seen one marked Herbrand

 

[HeelSpur]

Don't see any markings on mine.

 

[Zrxrunner]

Just got this one at a sale yesterday. Looks like the original HD Smith engraved one.

 

[DD T/A]

Lug & Bill, thanks for the insight, I simply like how it is essentially invincible, no need to be gentle with it like my wooden units. Never seen anything like it before I bought it--thought it was a risk it might be some 1990's cheap China **** or something.