Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[Smokeshow69]

I was cleaning up swap meet finds today and opened up this TAC tubing ratchet adapter I got from Bmwrd0- it’s a big boy at 1-13/16. I still need to clean up the rust but the design is interesting. I would assume the design is the same in the smaller adapters that you put the size collars in?

 

[four.cycle]

Smoke - another member was asking about those same widgets earlier today.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Smoke - another member was asking about those same widgets earlier today.

Boy that set he posted is amazing . I just commented there. Thanks

 

[four.cycle]

^ and he wanted to know "are these good enough?"

 

[Smokeshow69]

^ and he wanted to know "are these good enough?"

If these are not good enough, I would hate to see the competition

 

[Smokeshow69]

Ok as promised I got all my swap meet finds sorted , cleaned and looking presentable! These were gathered over a course of 2 days. One of those days I was picking with Mr.X for a bit so it sure helps to have 2 sets of eyes and hands to fill up my bucket! A bunch of there are duplicates so if you see something interesting ask.
Overall pick! A lot of these were rusty but actually cleaned up well!

 

[Smokeshow69]

2 amber handle drivers, 2 rubber face hammers,

does- 3036, 3040, an8505-17, 3025, 3018, 3021,

Big boy does- including an earlier round head type that was a Mr.X dross. I scooped it up-3055,3060,
Brake wrench- 6502
Slide hammer handle
Various 1/2 drive sockets
5/8 crow foot

 

[Smokeshow69]

Ceiling caulking chisel -130
1/4 drive and 2 - 1/2 drive ratchets including an unmarked wf type
1/4 and 1/2 speeders
Circle u 1/2 hinge handle
1/2 hinge handle- 5468- earlier round handle
5464 long 1/2 extension
Wf112 flare but wrench
2 jaw puller(for my puller board)
2-3/8 hinge handles, 1 wf type
**early du type swivel socket. While we were picking, another member tried to school Mr.x on plomb date codes and got quickly shot down **

 

[Smokeshow69]

Smoothe dbe’s- 1145, 1134, 1140, 1130 pebble, 1131, 1135, 1160, 1151,

Smooth combos- 1216,1218, 1236, 1214, 1210, 1230

3/8 extensions 5260 and 5262

1/2 extension- 5463

5485 t handle

3- wf swivels

 

[Ricky Joe]

Ok as promised I got all my swap meet finds sorted , cleaned and looking presentable! These were gathered over a course of 2 days. One of those days I was picking with Mr.X for a bit so it sure helps to have 2 sets of eyes and hands to fill up my bucket! A bunch of there are duplicates so if you see something interesting ask.
Overall pick! A lot of these were rusty but actually cleaned

 

[Smokeshow69]

Ricky Joe- did you mean to post something from my post ? There is nothing posted ?

 

[Ricky Joe]

At first glance I thought the service wrench was a cam gear wrench for Fords. I would have been interested in it, but when my weak eyes saw the size, I realized my mistake, and when I tried to edit the post lost the content and couldn’t correct it. Nice find on all of those items. Sorry for the inconvenience you suffered dealing with my Luddite inclinations.

 

[Smokeshow69]

At first glance I thought the service wrench was a cam gear wrench for Fords. I would have been interested in it, but when my weak eyes saw the size, I realized my mistake, and when I tried to edit the post lost the content and couldn’t correct it. Nice find on all of those items. Sorry for the inconvenience you suffered dealing with my Luddite inclinations.

No worries, I have accidentally posted before.

 

[Provincial]

I had a good day at the combined flea market and auto swap meet Sunday.

5544 3/4 dr. 12-pt. sockets 1-3/8 (2) 3-band
5440 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 1-1/4 (modified)
5432 1/2 dr. 12-pt. socket 1"
SR in square, 3/8 dr. 12-pt. socket 11/16
1236 pebble combo 1-1/8 modified
1155 USA DBE 1-1/4 x 1-5/16
1140 pebble 13/16 x 7/8
1135 pebble 11/16 x 3/4
8181 USA offset 1/2 x 9/16
8162 USA offset short 5/8 x 11/16 (2)
6160 USA offset short 3/8 x 7/16
9622 screwdriver
9686 screwdriver
9706 screwdriver
9710 screwdriver
9712 screwdriver
5249 Ratchet 3/8
Unmarked WF-style Ratchet 3/8
WF-20 hinge handle 3/8

 

[AK4570]

I was able to put together a pretty decent haul last weekend.

Plvmb 218 Battery Terminal Pliers
Plvmb 2007 Brake Spoon
Plvmb 3035 DOE 11/16 - 3/4
Plvmb 3026 DOE 1/2 - 7/16
Plvmb 3322 Electrical 11/32
Plvmb 5274 Universal 3/8 x 7/16
Plvmb 5558 3/4 x 1 13/16 (Chrome)
Plvmb 4001 Universal Wheel puller
* 4001 B (Base)
* 4001 J arms (x3)
* 4001 S Screw
Plvmb 5463 1/2 x 10" Extension

Everything is currently in the soup (Evaporust)...

Best regards,
John

 

[genog]

From Alphonse Plomb and the California Tool Company

Got these from one of my favorite Go-To sellers, Picker McFlipper
Interesting couple of wrenches.

 

[AK4570]

@genog I've got the D-12 3/8 if you're trying to put a set together. You can have it with my compliments... just shoot me an address

Best regards,
John

 

[AK4570]

Here's a shot of the pile from last week after a soak in the hot tub.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Here's a shot of the pile from last week after a soak in the hot tub.

Those cleaned up nice!

 

[genog]

Got another A. Plomb from Picker McFlipper

 

[consti2tion]

Picked these guys up at a local online estate sale, well somewhat local it was about an hour and 15 minutes south east of me a bit. Good excuse to visit my uncle who I haven't gotten to see much in the past 5 years or so.

Not a lot of Plomb comes up here in Texas so I jumped on this listing and won it for a whopping 22 bucks plus 15% plus state tax, so 27.38. They will go well with my DBE collection of the same era. Only one it was missing was the 1214 which happened to be the only Plomb combo I had in my box ironically enough. The 1220 is an earlier model with the stamping on the other side and the 1210 is later dual marked . This estate sale was full of Plomb wrenches, DBE, DOE, Combo's and some ratchets sockets etc. Couldn't justify buying them all but I hope some others got some good deals out of this sale.

 

[genog]

Didn't see nor find much today
Just this Plomb combo wrench.

I need some like it in smaller sizes, but what the heck, the price was right

 

[Smokeshow69]

Didn't see nor find much today
Just this Plomb combo wrench.

I need some like it in smaller sizes, but what the heck, the price was right

what sizes do you need ? I can help you....shoot me a pm

 

[genog]

That's might kind of you.
Thanks Smokeshow69
PM on the way

 

[d42jeep]

A couple of Pebble DBE wrenches that I was missing arrived in the mail from another collector today.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

A couple of Pebble DBE wrenches that I was missing arrived in the mail from another collector today.
-Don

Nice grab on the bigger pebbles.

 

[MisterEd]

SigO challenged 90+ in a poorly ventilated, low workshop/shed and recovered these PLOMB pieces; WF and U.S.N..

 

[mritchie77]

Been looking for a carbon scraper from wartime or just post-war and one finally popped on eBay.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Picked up a smattering of plomb yesterday. Need to clean them up but you get the idea! I actually found some pebble wrenches!!

 

[Catfishdan]

A couple of plomb pieces from the flea market this morning. A 7422H and an 8181 DBE that I thought was the last one I needed to complete my set. It was not though. It’s the 8180 I need. So it goes.

 

[Smokeshow69]

A couple of plomb pieces from the flea market this morning. A 7422H and an 8181 DBE that I thought was the last one I needed to complete my set. It was not though. It’s the 8180 I need. So it goes.

That little one is hard to find. I bought mine off eBay and it has grind marks. Never found another in the wild

 

[Provincial]

Friday I attended the same swap meet as Smokeshow and Oregon Rock Crusher. I found a few interesting items.

Plomb Stuff:
LA 4795 box with sockets - LA 6523, 4710S, 4707, WF-11, 4710, 4711, 4712, and 4714
USA 5434 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 1-1/16 (completes a set for me)
LA 1140 DBE 7/8 x 15/16
LA 3050 DOE 7/8 x 15/16 "BB"
USA 9752 screwdriver
USA 3426 DOE Tappet 1/2 x 9/16
Pebble 1214 combo 7/16
USA 5449 Ratchet round handle "BC"
Plomb/Proto dual-marked 1234 combo 1-1/16
Proto LA 3025 DOE 7/16 x 1/2

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some fairly recent 1/4” drive Plomb eBay pickups. I have trouble finding the flex handles and short extensions so I buy them if I see them at a reasonable price
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

Here are some fairly recent 1/4” drive Plomb eBay pickups. I have trouble finding the flex handles and short extensions so I buy them if I see them at a reasonable price
-Don

Absolutely, if I find a reasonable 1/4 anything plomb it comes home with me! Not super easy to find.

 

[RubiconJK]

Its been hotter than a jalapeno's arm pit down here in STX for a few weeks now and I've been slacking on getting out to do any tool picking. However, I did come up with something sort of post worthy last week and finally got around to taking a pic of my 8 point 1/2" drive socket set after adding the 5/8" 5420-S. Catalog 19R seems to have the most comprehensive listing of these 8 point sockets so I've been using it as my guideline. After adding the 5/8, I'm now missing the 5412-S 3/8, 5434-S 1-1/16, and 5440-S 1-1/4

 

[Smokeshow69]

Its been hotter than a jalapeno's arm pit down here in STX for a few weeks now and I've been slacking on getting out to do any tool picking. However, I did come up with something sort of post worthy last week and finally got around to taking a pic of my 8 point 1/2" drive socket set after adding the 5/8" 5420-S. Catalog 19R seems to have the most comprehensive listing of these 8 point sockets so I've been using it as my guideline. After adding the 5/8, I'm now missing the 5412-S 3/8, 5434-S 1-1/16, and 5440-S 1-1/4

Nice work! Can’t help you with the missing 8pts as I don’t own a single 8pt plomb. I have plenty of craftsman and Proto but am on the hunt for some plomb.

 

[genog]

Found a few nice Pebble wrenches at an Estate Sale

 

[Private Lugnutz]

 

[Oldtuleguy]

A fine specimen

 

[Private Lugnutz]

A fine specimen

The smallest, and apparently, one of the most elusive buggers to capture in the wild!