Pendleton (plombpire) brands show them here!

[Oldtuleguy]

I suppose they were not too picky about it at that time! Some fleet deep sockets

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Some 1/2" drive artcraft, a ratchet and breaker

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some Penens tools. The ratchet was assembled backwards.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice penens stuff! Here are a couple open gear ratchets, a long handle p&c 1/2" drive and a 3/4 challenger that is a grind off rebrand.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

A firestone 3/8 set. Looks alot like the circle u.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Another p&c set from early 40s. Looks pretty much like plomb stuff! The t handle is unmarked and several pieces are marked plomb.

 

[d42jeep]

As you mentioned, other than the embossed lid, the Plomb box is very similar.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

The first use of Challenger related to Plomb tools appeared in the 1940 catalog. My set with all 1939 dated tools has been shown in the Plomb thread.
-Don

 

[3baygarage]

That’s a beauty.

OTG, you’ve amassed quite a fine collection.

Some time in the coming months I hope to get my ratchet collection together. In 1/2” drive egg head shape I might have a dozen different ones, so I look forward to contributing.

 

[d42jeep]

I look forward to seeing them. A few more plombpire tools gathered at various sales. The first picture is from a sale in 2018. The Speedmaster tools came from an Oakland sale in 2019.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Let's see those eggheads 3bay! Fantastic challenger set don. Stormking bmw lessertore catfish Dan saukit c1504 unaiu thanks and great tools looking forward to seeing some more!

 

[d42jeep]

A couple more appropriate to the thread.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Those penens screwdrivers are pretty hard to find. Here are some socketeers as pictured in 55 challenger catalog.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

An early fleet set. Sockets are marked Fleet, most tools penens. Hasp was loose so I spot welded it back on. Inside was very rusty so I cleaned and painted it. Outside is a bit rough, but wanted to save as much of the finish as possible so I clearcoated it.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

3/8 drive challenger nut spinner set. Label missing on this one and had to add some tools.

 

[d42jeep]

Found this one at an estate sale Saturday.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a batch of Challenger combos I passed along on eBay some time back.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice. Those look like they have the spartan helmet stamp.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Some p&c metric stuff, 8 to 19mm

 

[c1504]

Wow. That can’t be very common. I don’t think I have ever seen a p&c metric tool

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I was a bit surprised!

 

[c1504]

Some Challenger torx drivers. T10, T15, T20, T27, T30

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice! An old challenger 3/8 drive set

 

[RubiconJK]

Here is a little 4" Challenger 4204L Clik-Stop adjustable with a JPD code of F 1 8 for 1958. Nice clean little piece and works like a charm! Was part of a multi piece Estate sale (total of $2 spent!) earlier today.
Edit: Corrected date per Don's post related to the Clik-Stop timing. Thanks again Don.

 

[four.cycle]

^ that is a really nice little piece there!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That's a beauty!

 

[RubiconJK]

^ that is a really nice little piece there!

That's a beauty!

Thanks guys.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a little 4" Challenger 4204L Clik-Stop adjustable with a JPD code of F 1 8 for 1948. Nice clean little piece and works like a charm! Was part of a multi piece Estate sale (total of $2 spent!) earlier today.

Cute little wrench. Probably 1958.

US Patent: 2,905,037 - Worm Locking Means For Adjustable Jaw Wrench

US patent 2,905,037 Worm Locking Means For Adjustable Jaw Wrench was issued to Carl W. Coslow of Los Angeles, CA. It was granted on 09/22/1959. A spring-loaded adjusting knurl with notches on one edge bears against a ridge on the frame. {br}The feature was called CLIK-STOP, and appears on adju

www.datamp.org

-Don

 

[RubiconJK]

Cute little wrench. Probably 1958.

US Patent: 2,905,037 - Worm Locking Means For Adjustable Jaw Wrench

US patent 2,905,037 Worm Locking Means For Adjustable Jaw Wrench was issued to Carl W. Coslow of Los Angeles, CA. It was granted on 09/22/1959. A spring-loaded adjusting knurl with notches on one edge bears against a ridge on the frame. {br}The feature was called CLIK-STOP, and appears on adju

www.datamp.org

-Don

Thanks Don. I failed to consider the Clik-Stop timing. I'll edit my post.

 

[bmwrd0]

I picked this up as I had a bunch of misc. Tru-Test sitting around:

I was missing the spark plug socket, ratchet, and extension, but I still need a couple of sockets. I have some in the right size, but they are too long...

 

[four.cycle]

A recently acquired Penens 1661 1/2" drive ratchet. Another GJ member, Crabman, just received a Fleet branded 1/2" drive set, which prompted me to open mine up to take a look. Here it is this morning when I first opened it up:

Here it is after a good cleaning:
(I was also working on a little NB-made Penncraft)

And here are both the Penens and the Penncraft reassembled:

A few hours after having finished this little project, I come back to GarageJournal.com and I find this:

Can someone tell me how I tell the Left Dog from the Right Dog?
And I'm going to guess after Crabman reads this, he's going to be asking the same question.

The ratchet (as assembled now) seems to be working just fine. Will it still work if the dogs are reversed? Or? :

 

[InsaneEd]

Can someone tell me how I tell the Left Dog from the Right Dog?
And I'm going to guess after Crabman reads this, he's going to be asking the same question.

The ratchet (as assembled now) seems to be working just fine. Will it still work if the dogs are reversed? Or? :

It works fine because the dogs are the same. They are not marked left or right nor does it matter. The only thing that matters is which side the rounded end with the little notch goes. If you install the dogs with the rounded end wrong it limits the movement of the dog.

Your ratchet looks like it came out great after cleaning. They are nice tools, I hope you enjoy it.

 

[d42jeep]

The left and right dogs are mirror images of one another. The notches in the dogs have to face out, not in. Your dogs and springs are positioned correctly in this picture.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

okay cool. thanks. I didn't notice any markings on either so when I came across that diagram you'd posted in another thread I was a bit puzzled.

InsaneEd - I recently acquired the Penens because I gave the one I owned previously to a friend. I kind of liked the action on the thing so I found another. For a 22-tooth mechanism, with a good cleaning and a bit of white lithium grease it operates quite nicely.

 

[saukit]

Here are a few Penens DOEs along with some unmarked versions...did Plomb actually make these or were they made by someone else? The taper of the inset on the unmarked wrenches seems similar to Barcalo maybe?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I believe Danielson (owned by pendelton) made those.

 

[d42jeep]

The Penens wrenches were likely made in the old Danielson factory. They strongly resemble the old Danielson Controlled Steel DOE wrenches. I borrowed the image from AA.
I think the wrench marked Drop Forged next to the bottom is Vlchek.
-Don

 

[saukit]

Thanks OTG and Don! There seem to be a lot of different types of these similar looking DOE's, it's hard to keep them straight.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Some p&c metric stuff, 8 to 19mm

This metric set isn’t very common. Have you shown this before? Really nice shape!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I think first time. Always on lookout for old metric stuff!