Mystery Linesman pliers - Help I.D.

[audiopizza]

Greetings tool appreciators,

I got another one for you all. Sure would love any info on these beautiful linesman pliers.
The clues I have are as follows:
-Diamond pattern grip
-Made in the USA marked on inside of both handles.
- What looks to be an arrow stamped on the face, with USA stamp again.
- An F marked up top of inside handle.

It’s hard to explain exactly why, but these pliers just seem so right. Feel great in my hand and are easy on the eyes.

Anyway, gonna drop some photos. Looking forward to any information and conversation.

Thanks in advance!

 

[pcrov]

Pexto perhaps?

• http://alloy-artifacts.org/peck-stow-wilcox.html#pexto-240-7
• https://www.ebay.com/itm/236004289423

 

[four.cycle]

^ Love the handle patter. I haven't the foggiest. Where is our resident handle pattern expert?


< edit > ooops! looks like @pcrov nailed it there.

 

[Oregon Dave]

Greetings tool appreciators,

I got another one for you all. Sure would love any info on these beautiful linesman pliers.
The clues I have are as follows:
-Diamond pattern grip
-Made in the USA marked on inside of both handles.
- What looks to be an arrow stamped on the face, with USA stamp again.
- An F marked up top of inside handle.

It’s hard to explain exactly why, but these pliers just seem so right. Feel great in my hand and are easy on the eyes.

Anyway, gonna drop some photos. Looking forward to any information and conversation.

Thanks in advance!

Similar handle grip pattern on: Peck, Stow & Wilcox No. 240-7 Lineman's Pliers, Montgomery Ward "Lakeside" diagonal pliers, Worth No. E-11, Fence Pliers; the latter two very likely made by Peck, Stow & Wilcox.

 

[d42jeep]

Looks quite a bit like the pattern on these Worth (made by Pexto) pliers I found recently.
-Don

Here are my Worth pliers made by Pexto. Post #719 on the Plier thread.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

ah! same pattern!

so... do we have all these handle patterns on a spreadsheet yet, LS?

 

[audiopizza]

Pexto perhaps?

• http://alloy-artifacts.org/peck-stow-wilcox.html#pexto-240-7
• https://www.ebay.com/itm/236004289423

That seems possible.

 

[audiopizza]

^ Love the handle patter. I haven't the foggiest. Where is our resident handle pattern expert?


< edit > ooops! looks like @pcrov nailed it there.

It is a great pattern indeed

 

[audiopizza]

Similar handle grip pattern on: Peck, Stow & Wilcox No. 240-7 Lineman's Pliers, Montgomery Ward "Lakeside" diagonal pliers, Worth No. E-11, Fence Pliers; the latter two very likely made by Peck, Stow & Wilcox.

Those are mostly unfamiliar to me. I will check into all those this evening and see what you are thinking.

 

[audiopizza]

Here are my Worth pliers made by Pexto. Post #719 on the Plier thread.
-Don

Those are beautiful pliers, and very similar looking for sure. I think one other person chimed in recommending “worth”.

 

[audiopizza]

ah! same pattern!

so... do we have all these handle patterns on a spreadsheet yet, LS?

I agree! Spreadsheet! Spreadsheet! Spreadsheet! lol

 

[audiopizza]

Thanks to everyone who chimed in! Always nice rapping with the crowd here. Love this community.

The one thing I’m surprised nobody has mentioned however, is the arrow looking mark on the face. That’s what’s throwing me off at least.

Maybe we’ll get some more comments. And hopefully we get that handle pattern spreadsheet soon

 

[Mintgrun]

The one thing I’m surprised nobody has mentioned however, is the arrow looking mark on the face.

It looks like it might be a <Stiletto> logo. Borrowing one of Don's photos from the Stiletto thread as a logo example.



Here's a link to that thread.

Stiletto

I found this Stiletto ball pein hammer at a moving sale Friday. It seems to be older, but I don't know just how old. It's in good shape, and has clear markings.

www.garagejournal.com

 

[four.cycle]

 

[audiopizza]

It looks like it might be a <Stiletto> logo. Borrowing one of Don's photos from the Stiletto thread as a logo example.



Here's a link to that thread.

Stiletto

I found this Stiletto ball pein hammer at a moving sale Friday. It seems to be older, but I don't know just how old. It's in good shape, and has clear markings.

www.garagejournal.com

Oh wow. Good call!
That’s funny I was just discussing stiletto tools with my brother yesterday!

 

[audiopizza]

It looks like it might be a <Stiletto> logo. Borrowing one of Don's photos from the Stiletto thread as a logo example.



Here's a link to that thread.

Stiletto

I found this Stiletto ball pein hammer at a moving sale Friday. It seems to be older, but I don't know just how old. It's in good shape, and has clear markings.

www.garagejournal.com

GOOD CALL!

 

[SquirrelsTools]

Just my 2¢ but I have a nearly identical set somewhere with "WARDS usa" Stamped IIRC. That doesn't stop them from being P.S.&W. or even Stiletto, but I believe your stamp is Wards.

 

[audiopizza]

Just my 2¢ but I have a nearly identical set somewhere with "WARDS usa" Stamped IIRC. That doesn't stop them from being P.S.&W. or even Stiletto, but I believe your stamp is Wards.

Sorry I missed your comment. Thanks for chiming in! I will look into WARDS.
Thanks