Plomb Big Bertha

[coconanipoo]

Just got a Big Bertha 1" square drive No 5849 anyone know what it might be worth?

 

[drivesitfar]

I own one and wouldn't sell it for $100 that I paid for it even if it does have a newer proto rebuild kit in mine. Do you have any broken teeth? Any pics of yours to post? thanks for posting catalog page.

 

[coconanipoo]

I will take some pic's today. It seems to work both ways, but I was just turning it by hand . Not under pressure.

 

[drivesitfar]

Because its so big I'm sure mine might have been used as a breaker bar. Maybe yours too or not. Nice find

 

[GettinJunkDone]

That thing is huge! Very nice.

 

[notlob]

Need pics of Big Bertha! 12 lbs and over 2 feet of pebbled Plomb goodness...

 

[3baygarage]

Bring her on.....

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

I suddenly NEED one of these.

 

[jim whitney]

Okay, at risk of being an ignoramus I have to ask. What does plomb mean?

 

[Bierisch]

Okay, at risk of being an ignoramus I have to ask. What does plomb mean?

Plomb (aka Plvmb) is a tool company that basically turned into ProTo.

 

[Cato]

What would you use it on? A battleship?

 

[drivesitfar]

Cato: i use mine on a few vises i own. Some guys use them to work on their trucks, bulldozers, and other big machines.

Bier: it was the name of proto prior to a lawsuit because there is also a hammer/axe company with that name. Some people like me call the company plvmb because that's what their names say on their great old tools.

 

[Bierisch]

Cato: i use mine on a few vises i own. Some guys use them to work on their trucks, bulldozers, and other big machines.

Bier: it was the name of proto prior to a lawsuit because there is also a hammer/axe company with that name. Some people like me call the company plvmb because that's what their names say on their great old tools.

Drives, I know what it is, but Jim_Whitney didn't! but thanks for letting me know anyway. haha

 

[drivesitfar]

Bier: yes reading off a cell phone i mistake quotes as someone's own post. that's probably the main reason why i've been posting like i do since i joined GJ a couple years ago.

now maybe Jim knows.

All: until the OP posts his 1 inch Plvmb ratchet here's mine with the newer Proto rebuild kit in it.

it aint no little thing

 

[ganymede]

Okay, at risk of being an ignoramus I have to ask. What does plomb mean?

Plomb is the last name of the guy who started the company.
Alphonse Plomb.

 

[notlob]

Okay, at risk of being an ignoramus I have to ask. What does plomb mean?

Lots more info here:

http://alloy-artifacts.org/plomb-gallery.html

 

[jim whitney]

omg! Thank you for that info not log. You would not how many times I,ve seen the plomb symbol and never realized what it was. I was trained by my dad in the early 60's and 70's about mechanical work and he never mentioned this topic. Or at least he never told me.he was a tank mech. In the army in the late 40's . Now I have to go look at all his old tools and see what i,ve overlooked . Probably wasn't,t a big deal to him? I,ll let you know what I find. Again thanks for the edificacation!

 

[blazemaster83]

Hey nice vise in the background =)

 

[Brad54]

Suddenly, my 30-inch long Mac 3/4 ratchet is sadly inadequate.
(that thing has NEVER let me down. If I can't get a fastener off, no matter what or where, I bring out Thor and it busts it loose.)