Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[four.cycle]

1927 Hardware Retailer Plomb ad pp 199

 

[four.cycle]

1945 Flying Plomb ad pp 82

1945 Flying Plomb ad pp 81

1945 Flying Plomb display ad pp 118

 

[JohnDeere]

This circle u 3/8 ratchet is available for trade to anyone who wants it. PM me.

 

[RubiconJK]

...is right! That was a cobweb clearer!

Nice find. As far as I know, it's the first conventional 9/32-drive socket I have seen with a 48xx series number vs WF- series number. The good thing about it is that it implies others.

UPDATE on Running Empirical Tally of ostensibly commercial (or at least non-WF marked) 9/32-drive tools:

4814 Socket, 7/16", 12-point (Rubicon)
4844 Screwdriver bit 3/16" (Lugz, Rubicon, MR. X)
4845 " 9/32" (")
4846 " 3/8" (")
4860 Short extension, black oxide (MR. X)
4861 Long extension, plated (eBay)
4866 Flex handle, plain steel (Tin Medic via Don)
4885 Sliding Tee, black oxide (MR. X), plated (AA)

Here is a recently acquired 9/32 4866 along with its 1/4 brother 4766.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is the 4866 I sent to Tin Medic.
Some Plomb 1/4” drive sets in progress that I worked on today.
A couple of those boxes need paint. The bottom three are 4700B sets, late and postwar.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I received an early Christmas gift from my not so secret Santa, misterbill. A Barcalo combo and a generous addition to my slowly growing dual marked Proto/Plomb collection. It is my first DOE wrench.

I cleaned them up a little. The dual marked got a very brief evaporust bath, which the Barcalo didn’t need.
Thanks, Bill!
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Any idea on age?

I received the water pump pliers as my end of a trade with Macduf. They came out of the evaporust this morning looking much less rusty. I checked the early Plomb catalogs on the Archive and the first time they appeared was in the 1933 catalog, which makes sense considering the round O.
-Don

 

[Vintagene62]

I've had this for a couple of years now, and I thought I'd post it because it seems to be pretty rare. It's a Gasket Scraper circa 1937. It still needs some cleaning. I never would have guessed what it was, and had to Google it . There was a couple of them that sold on Wort Point, but I'm not a member. I just saw it on a Plumb tool thread, but it wasn't this one.

 

[RTM]

Actually a carbon scraper, p57. Gasket scraper is the thing above it.

Plomb Tools : Catalog No. 16-B : Plomb Tool Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

83 p., illus., 17.7 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

Worthpoint just scrapes info off eBay sold, so if the seller don’t know what it is…..

 

[Vintagene62]

There is more than a passing resemblance. Is it possible that Plomb was buying them from Duro in 1939? Probably just coincidence with the crossbar holes in different locations.
-Don

I thought I'd share my passion for Duro-Chrome tools and the great variety of socket designs between Duro- Chrome and Duro-Indestro, as you can see in the photo's with the sockets in front of the case. I don't have an older 1/4" ratchet, just the 3/8" and the newer ones.

 

[Vintagene62]

Actually a carbon scraper, p57. Gasket scraper is the thing above it.

Plomb Tools : Catalog No. 16-B : Plomb Tool Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

83 p., illus., 17.7 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

Worthpoint just scrapes info off eBay sold, so if the seller don’t know what it is…..

Thanks for the informative reply and the catalog download, really cool. there were 2 different postings, the 1st was actually the carbon scraper.

 

[d42jeep]

I thought I'd share my passion for Duro-Chrome tools and the great variety of socket designs between Duro- Chrome and Duro-Indestro, as you can see in the photo's with the sockets in front of the case. I don't have an older 1/4" ratchet, just the 3/8" and the newer ones.

Nice. Those tools would be a welcome addition to this thread.

Show your Indestro and Duro-Chrome tools

So I'm curious to see what Indestro or Duro-Chrome tools are out there - please share your photos. I don't remember them when Duro/Indestro was still in business, but I've found a few pieces around and they just seem like neat vintage pieces. Photo 1 - Two 1/4" ratchets I picked up here - one...

www.garagejournal.com

-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I've had this for a couple of years now, and I thought I'd post it because it seems to be pretty rare. It's a Gasket Scraper circa 1937. It still needs some cleaning. I never would have guessed what it was, and had to Google it . There was a couple of them that sold on Wort Point, but I'm not a member. I just saw it on a Plumb tool thread, but it wasn't this one.

Your carbon scraper was made in 1934 or earlier. After that the round O’s became the shape of plumb bobs.


.
The post 1934 style
.

-Don

 

[Gebirgekind]

I've inherited a few from some great uncles on both sides of my family. The Plomb 9/32" flex-handle and socket are from my Uncle Ade who was a sheep farmer in Southern Utah, found in his field toolbox along with the cool pebble DOE wrench. The Proto 5/8" pebble combo wrench is from my Uncle Wally who built dune buggies and raced Mustangs - among the tools I gathered when he passed it was the only one with his name on it!

The 1/4" ratchet I just added, still a nicer action than most any modern tools.

 

[z28lsc]

I just received this 3/4 to 1/2 adapter. #5453.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some NOS Plomb wrenches found at a closing down old school hardware store. Thanks to Chrome Vanadium Cody for the lead.
-Don

 

[Shelbylex]

Don, this is a find of the year!!! Congratulations!!!

 

[misterbill]

Still cleaning up items from my Big-Box-O-Plomb. Here's a 5402 torque wrench.







Bill

 

[d42jeep]

I added my new NOS DOE Plomb wrenches to the others in my Plomb box.

-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I noticed quite a difference in the two NOS DBE wrenches. One is much thicker around the broaching



Here they are with the other DBE wrenches in the toolbox.
While I had them out I took a picture of the combos.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Cleaned up my twin NOS DOE wrenches.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Added a Plomb/proto 1134 to the dual marked drawer

 

[d42jeep]

Some of the tools I received in a care package from a GJ member were these Plomb items.
i added several of the pieces to a set in progress and added some of my spares to the new box.
-Don

 

[misterbill]

Still going through my most recent box of stuff... Two 1/2" 5449 pebble ratchets. The uppermost one required sacrificing the selector from the no-name Plomb 3/8" ratchet at the top.





Bill

 

[d42jeep]

Good job. The donor ratchet is probably from a Craftsman set anyway. I did the same thing to some excess Proto ratchets some time back, moving the selector levers to some Plomb ratchets.
-Don

 

[JohnDeere]

Can anyone tell me about this oddball?

 

[d42jeep]

I don’t think it shows up in any catalogs. Must have been right after the dual marked ratchets. It’s very odd. You should probably hang onto it. It sure looks like a Plomb pebble with a name change.
-Don

 

[Outlawmws]

That "oddball' looks exactly like the one I grew up using that was my dad's I still have it here somewhere.

 

[Outlawmws]

Ha! I was able to put my hands right on it:

 

[beatcad]

I'll try to make this story short.
I had small carry tool boxes since I was 15 or 16 years old. In the mid 90s I was in my mid 20s. I was in a second hand store and found a top/bottom tool box combo full of tools for $100. I only had $80 on me. I wasn't trying to get a deal but I asked the lady at the counter if she'd take $80 and keep the tools. I guess she felt sorry for me and sold me the combo with the tools for $80.
Anyhow, in the box was an incomplete set of 1/2 drive Firestone sockets and a ratchet.
I always thought it was cool and held onto them for decades. Approx 5 years ago when I got cancer I was giving away tools and car & motorcycle parts like candy. Gave the Firestones to Twertsy.
A few years ago when he was moving and cleaning out his garage he gave me back a complete set with a breaker bar and extension.
I knew Firestone was made by Plvmb but I thought it was early 50s. I looked it up the other day and it's 40s to early 50s I think

 

[d42jeep]

I sold my incomplete set with box to Oldtuleguy a few years ago who promptly completed it with help from Twertsy.
I recently picked up a complete 1/4” drive set from four.cycle. I really like the looks of the tools.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I found this drag link bit on eBay recently.
-Don

 

[Ayrhead]

I managed to get a 9/32” Plomb Ratchet. It was with a Williams 9/32” Socket Set

 

[d42jeep]

For a WF marked tool that is quite early, probably ‘39 or ‘40 with the ball detent.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I received this little wrench in the mail today from a generous GJ member. After I cleaned it up I discovered that it is the only one I‘ve run across with raised lettering.
Here it is with some other 32xx series wrenches.
In the same envelope I found this PWA-1453 center punch. The number doesn’t appear in my list of PWA tools. I didn’t see that size of center punch in the Plomb catalog I checked. I dressed it up and sharpened the tip.
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

I didn’t see that size of center punch in the Plomb catalog

Based on the 3/32" mark, wouldn't that have originally been a tiny pin punch?

 

[d42jeep]

You got me. If so it had been made into a small center punch by a previous owner. A #47 rivet punch could be it.
Here is one at the top of this picture.
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

I'll bet it looked like these.


It looks like they left a space on the list for your #1453 punch.

PWA-1424 Socket, Crowsfoot,covernut (Pushrod tube Gland nut), R2000,R2800 (+R985+R1340?)
PWA-1426 Wrench(?)
PWA-1430 Socket,socket Wrench, Hex,1+1/2" 1/2"Dr
PWA-1437 Wrench,Crowsfoot,Open Jaw 9/16", 3/8Dr [Bonney]

PWA-1461 Inserter,bearing/bushing, Pilot, .686 .438deep, 5.5"L
PWA-1463 Inserter,bearing/bushing, Boss&Pilot, 5"L,1.984Boss,1.186Pilot, 1/2"Deep
PWA-1468 Wrench,Deep crowsfoot, 3/8Dr, 5/8", 2.25"deep (Shielded plug assy???)
PWA-1477 Indicator,Top Center

I took the list excerpt from this post-

Plomb & p.w.a.

Hi, I have a PLOMB 5265 3/8" Breaker. It also has stamped on it P.W.A.1397. Can anyone tell me what the P.W.A. is for? I've seen other examples but no explanation. Thanks Buddy

www.garagejournal.com

 

[d42jeep]

I inserted it into my version of that list. I think I’ll change the description though. Pretty common for chisels and punches to be consumables during their hard lives.
-Don
Updated list section.
PWA-1424 Socket, Crowsfoot,covernut (Pushrod tube Gland nut), R2000,R2800 (+R985+R1340?)

PWA-1426 Wrench(?)

PWA-1430 Socket,socket Wrench, Hex,1+1/2" 1/2"Dr

PWA-1437 Wrench,Crowsfoot,Open Jaw 9/16", 3/8Dr [Bonney]

PWA-1453 Punch, Rivet 3/32” (Plomb)*

PWA-1461 Inserter,bearing/bushing, Pilot, .686 .438deep, 5.5"L

PWA-1463 Inserter,bearing/bushing, Boss&Pilot, 5"L,1.984Boss,1.186Pilot, 1/2"Deep

PWA-1468 Wrench,Deep crowsfoot, 3/8Dr, 5/8", 2.25"deep (Shielded plug assy???)


PWA-1477 Indicator,Top Center

PWA 1948 Socket,3/8Dr, 9/16" shallow, [Plomb]

PWA-1500 Socket, Crowsfoot, Intake pipe nut,zinc or blk ox,3/8Dr.,2+5/32", R985+? [Bonney]


Most of my punches and chisels don’t look the same as when they were manufactured. I do have one larger #47 that looks close to original.

 

[Squez]

Waited tell the last second on eBay to get these