Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!
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Outlawmws
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Those "walls O Steel" look great! I don't have enough open wall space to even hang the 2 boards I have...
r_olson_06
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r_olson_06
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Plomb Wall Update:
Thanks to a fellow collector I was able to add 14 new wrenches to the wall. These came in the form of heavy duty spud wrenches. Previous to this I have only ever found one in the wild (the smallest one). They seem to be very rare similar to the heavy duty box ends.
Here is the updated of the master sheet if anyone has any they are willing to part with to fill the final gaps.
Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061
Thanks to a fellow collector I was able to add 14 new wrenches to the wall. These came in the form of heavy duty spud wrenches. Previous to this I have only ever found one in the wild (the smallest one). They seem to be very rare similar to the heavy duty box ends.
Here is the updated of the master sheet if anyone has any they are willing to part with to fill the final gaps.
Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061
Outlawmws
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Sorry, didn't mean to confuse - I have a Proto Tools "flying lady" socket board, and an Indestro Metric board for wrenches and 3/8 sockets
Smokeshow69
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Plomb Wall Update:
Thanks to a fellow collector I was able to add 14 new wrenches to the wall. These came in the form of heavy duty spud wrenches. Previous to this I have only ever found one in the wild (the smallest one). They seem to be very rare similar to the heavy duty box ends.
Here is the updated of the master sheet if anyone has any they are willing to part with to fill the final gaps.
Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061
That looks fantastic! I have yet to find any plomb spud wrenches in the wild! Great job on the nearly complete run !
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r_olson_06
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Smokeshow69
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I got my one real tool board I have up tonight.... proto la Flying Lady doe and dbe board. It is about 1/2 the width of the other real boards I have seen so maybe this was meant to be a counter “jobber” one ?? Real McCoy next to my expanded modern version. Paint was starting to flake due to exposure from the years so I coated it in a semi gloss clear varnish to stop any more paint loss! Filled a bunch of other boards as well with their designated tools. More on that tomorrow
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r_olson_06
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Nice work. Looks like it is coming together.I got my one real tool board I have up tonight.... proto la Flying Lady doe and dbe board. It is about 1/2 the width of the other real boards I have seen so maybe this was meant to be a counter “jobber” one ?? Real McCoy next to my expanded modern version. Paint was starting to flake due to exposure from the years so I coated it in a semi gloss clear varnish to stop any more paint loss! Filled a bunch of other boards as well with their designated tools. More on that tomorrow
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Private Lugnutz
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I'm confused. By "real" you mean original? What are the others? Modern boards that you put pegs in and vintage Plomb/P&C etc stickers/decals on?
Smokeshow69
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Yes, exactly. I used 25/32 plywood, stained it with a transparent deck stain and laid out the boards based on my collection and ease of use. I used screws for holders since they are easily replaced if I need to and put vaccum lines on the threads to protect the tools. The logos are digital replicas of original tool board logos. I had the stickers made and was selling them on eBay a few years back
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Private Lugnutz
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Well done, Smoke! Very convincing.
Also helps explain why nobody from the P&C Preservation Society Police Dept showed up to write you a citation for the notch you took out of an original artifact to make room for that electrical outlet.
Also helps explain why nobody from the P&C Preservation Society Police Dept showed up to write you a citation for the notch you took out of an original artifact to make room for that electrical outlet.
Smokeshow69
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Well done, Smoke! Very convincing.
Also helps explain why nobody from the P&C Preservation Society Police Dept showed up to write you a citation for the notch you took out of an original artifact to make room for that electrical outlet.
I would never notch an original artifact [emoji23] I have too much respect for original pieces
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Private Lugnutz
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Private Lugnutz
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I picked up one of those WF- letter "suffix" tools at the flea market this morning. This one is a "K" on a cad-plated 3/8-inch drive WF-23 speeder. Ironically, from the same guy with the USAF cantilevered toolbox I pulled the 9/32-inch drive tools out of. I had missed it last Friday!
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d42jeep
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In an odd coincidence, I found a WF -23 (no letter) along with a possible wartime carbon scraper on Thursday.
-Don
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Smokeshow69
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There is a wartime plomb board on eBay now. I will not be bidding but thought someone might want it?
Vintage Plomb Tools Advertising Retail Display Board Sign https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202748361802
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Vintage Plomb Tools Advertising Retail Display Board Sign https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202748361802
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3baygarage
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Wow, I admire your walls of Plomb goodness you guys. So who around here is going to create the Ox-wall? 
Outlawmws
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I don't think that is the real deal. I think someone beat you to the "i'll make my own Pvmb board" by a few decades...
Outlawmws
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Wow, I admire your walls of Plomb goodness you guys. So who around here is going to create the Ox-wall?
3baygarage
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Here’s a new addition to the ratchet collection, and an odd specimen at that. This is a 1” drive ratchet in a 3/4” body, but it’s shorter, only 16-3/4” long.
Part no. 5649-S B-202583 (has the 3/4 part number in it,5649) Definitely a new one to me.
I knew I picked up those Bonney male extensions for a reason!
Part no. 5649-S B-202583 (has the 3/4 part number in it,5649) Definitely a new one to me.
I knew I picked up those Bonney male extensions for a reason!
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An odd bird
r_olson_06
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I seen that and thought the same thing as well. It doesn't have any lettering and doesn't have the routered edges with the green paint.
I am glad someone here came away with it. I asked the seller as I thought it might be the ever elusive 7/8" drive Big Bertha but it turned out to be what appears to be a contract production. Very nice and the price was fair as well. Another rare ratchet for king of ratchet collecting [emoji2].Here’s a new addition to the ratchet collection, and an odd specimen at that. This is a 1” drive ratchet in a 3/4” body, but it’s shorter, only 16-3/4” long.
Part no. 5649-S B-202583 (has the 3/4 part number in it,5649) Definitely a new one to me.
I knew I picked up those Bonney male extensions for a reason!
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3baygarage
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I was hoping someone would see the humor in that.
That’s a a big title to bestow there,lol.
Not sure others would agree.I do agree the ratchet must be contract production. Strange number.
I picked up these 1/2dr 12pt 5400-series sockets a couple weeks ago at a flea market. I think they may have been cadmium-finished, but mostly bare steel now.
All have the hole in the side except the 9/16, which looks like it was started, but not finished.
Definitely missing 7/8, 11/16, 5/8... also 3/8?
Also a 5347 13/16 12pt deep socket.
What time period are these - early 1940s?
All have the hole in the side except the 9/16, which looks like it was started, but not finished.
Definitely missing 7/8, 11/16, 5/8... also 3/8?
Also a 5347 13/16 12pt deep socket.
What time period are these - early 1940s?
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r_olson_06
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Hey,
Nice pick up. There was no 3/8" in 12pt only 8pt. That set also had 5 32nd sockets 19, 21, 25, 29, and 31. 1940s would be correct if there is no date code or LA markings on the sockets.
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Private Lugnutz
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What Roy said, but those look like classic plain steel finish to me, LS. And a very nice dark steel finish it is!!! I don't see a lick of cad anywhere. EDIT: Maybe others have had a different experience, but I have seen and have had way more plain steel wartime Plomb than cad.
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r_olson_06
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I agree with that statement. There is alot more plain finish than Cad. I don't know if I have seen any non WF sockets that are Cad plated.
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Private Lugnutz
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I haven't.
bmwrd0
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That is a nice set LS. And I agree with Lugz and Roy about the steel vs. cad.
RubiconJK
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Same for me.
RubiconJK
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I was lucky enough to nab a BIN online the other night for this unusual set of "universal socket wrenches". All are round "O" Los Angeles with 1929 date codes and 18" long. I included the excerpt about these wrenches from the 1929 catalog. Note that these are cross bar operated only. Set includes:
Plomb Los Angeles P11, 7/16 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P12, 1/2 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P13, 9/16 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P14, 5/8 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P15, 11/16 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P16, 3/4 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P11, 7/16 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P12, 1/2 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P13, 9/16 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P14, 5/8 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P15, 11/16 inch
Plomb Los Angeles P16, 3/4 inch
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Private Lugnutz
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Now that is a cool purchase. What is the diameter of the pin handle hole? And how long do you reckon it is? Based on the figure and it being about half the length of the 18" shanks of the wrenches, I'd say ~9 inches. I may have something that could suffice as a stand-in if you don't.
r_olson_06
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That is an amazing set. Don't have any of them.
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3baygarage
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Very nice.
RubiconJK
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Thanks guys. They came with a great story that I'll try to capture here this evening. Lugz I'll also measure the hole and get back to you on that. Thanks!
