Pliers with unusual names from rust pile

[Shelbylex]

Got 3 pliers from my rust pile which got restored.

NEW YORK TOY - never heard of the company
SAMSON WO6 made in USA
ACIEN FONDU (molten steel, French) 1 HT

Does anybody know those brands? I think I saw Samson vise before somewhere, but no more info...

Please share your tools by the same companies

 

[d42jeep]

I found these Samson plier’s on Saturday. There are some Samson visegips posted in their own thread.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Those are the pliers that had a lot of early Jeep guys putting them in their MB toolkits, thinking the "WO-6" was a Willys-Overland part number. It's not, but I can't remember who made them. I'd have to search my notes.

 

[RTM]

Samson was a brand of Union Hardware for Chisels, not so sure about pliers. The only chisel in the pic, a delicate little flower at 2”.

Samson was also a name for a Pexto brace, again the only one in the pic.








Acien Fondu was not a brand, but a method, commonly translated as Cast Steel, as a refinement of Molten Steel that you noted.

Sears carried vises by Samson, HSB had a Samson in their catalog, a Woodings Verona carried something as well. For some reason the Biblical strong man’s name just seemed to gravitate to tools, can’t figure out why.

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[four.cycle]

Metal Engineering / Metal Engineering Co., 134 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL / "Metcoid" "Samson" "Lever Jaw" / patent 2705899 / http://toolarchives.com/index.php/node/226 /

Samson / (see Metal Engineering Co.) /

Samson / Samson Tractor Co., Stockton, CA / implement wrenches / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Tractor /

Samson / Samson Wrench Co., La Crosse, WI / patent 1464004 / http://toolarchives.com/index.php/node/293 /

full list here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=478206

nothing on "New York Toy". any other marks/symbols/letters/numbers on the unit?