Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[tym]

I was at my local ReStore last week and found this probable WWII-era #4785 1/4" sliding T-handle for a whopping $1.50. It came with a non-Plomb socket. Anyone recognize the manufacturer? I recognize the style, but am drawing a blank.

 

[r_olson_06]

I was at my local ReStore last week and found this probable WWII-era #4785 1/4" sliding T-handle for a whopping $1.50. It came with a non-Plomb socket. Anyone recognize the manufacturer? I recognize the style, but am drawing a blank.

Appears to be Meteor or Oxwall or a similar cheapy from what I can see.
Nice snag!

 

[tym]

Thanks! That makes sense re: the socket. It has a "budget" look that really contrasts with the T-handle - which still works great and will likely get put into the rotation.

 

[z28lsc]

Finally. I found the 5450.

 

[r_olson_06]

Finally. I found the 5450.

Nice!

 

[Outlawmws]

Finally. I found the 5450.

Beautiful find!

I have a 5450, but its a round handle Proto...

 

[z28lsc]

Beautiful find!

I have a 5450, but its a round handle Proto...

Thanks. I think there's also a Proto pebble 5450

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Cool ratchet. Here's the pebble lineup.

 

[r_olson_06]

Here is a 1931 Over Head Tappet Screwdriver. This is my favorite screwdriver from Plomb.

 

[z28lsc]

Cool ratchet. Here's the pebble lineup.

Awesome. I have all except for the 1" and my 3/4 drive is a dual mark.

 

[r_olson_06]

Awesome. I have all except for the 1" and my 3/4 drive is a dual mark.

All with time. It took me a while for my 1" drive then I found 3 that year. The nicest one I picked up at an auction for $13. I couldn't believe it went for that cheap.

 

[z28lsc]

All with time. It took me a while for my 1" drive then I found 3 that year. The nicest one I picked up at an auction for $13. I couldn't believe it went for that cheap.

wow. thats a good deal. I found a rusty but in good condition 1" proto los angeles for 20.00 on offerup a couple of years ago.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Thanks. I think there's also a Proto pebble 5450

Correct… for the first few years after the beams change, they offered a pebble version. Then they went to a round handle with a stepped shank and then finally went to a shank that is the same diameter all the way through the handle. The most modern Proto la version is still made today

 

[Outlawmws]

Then they went to a round handle with a stepped shank

This is the version I have. actually I checked last night and I have two of these 5450s. I remember discovering the 3/8 version of these long handled ratchets decades ago, and loving them. Lighter than 1/2 drive, and lots of leverage for breaking things loose.

 

[r_olson_06]

I had some time to do a bit or reorganization of the ratchet section.
Before:

After:




After hanging them all I noticed I missed 2. I will have to save that for another day as I am out of hangers that will work.

 

[d42jeep]

I found this little war finish 1212 3/8” combo wrench at a Genoa NV estate sale today.
-Don

 

[z28lsc]

I had some time to do a bit or reorganization of the ratchet section.
Before:

Are these the plomb versions?

 

[r_olson_06]

Are these the plomb versions?

Top is a 1/2" drive WF-38 Bog Production Plomb
Mid is a 3/8" drive PWA Bog Production Plomb
Bot is a 3/8" drive WF Round Knurled Handle

 

[Shelbylex]

I had some time to do a bit or reorganization of the ratchet section.
Before:

After:




After hanging them all I noticed I missed 2. I will have to save that for another day as I am out of hangers that will work.

This looks amazing, R_Olson_06! Plomb shrine!

 

[z28lsc]

Top is a 1/2" drive WF-38 Bog Production Plomb
Mid is a 3/8" drive PWA Bog Production Plomb
Bot is a 3/8" drive WF Round Knurled Handle

Thanks. Those are really nice pieces.

 

[3baygarage]

Looks great R!

 

[r_olson_06]

Looks great R!

Thanks!

 

[Outlawmws]

21 Plvmb, 1 Proto - Edit #2 I picked up today:

the top one is not a grind off just poorly placed rust.

Edit: I just noticed the sizes complement each other 3/4 & 11/16

 

[r_olson_06]

2 Plvmb I picked up today:

the top one is not a grind off just poorly placed rust.

Edit: I just noticed the sizes complement each other 3/4 & 11/16

Is the top one LA 11XX or AD series? Nice picks.

 

[r_olson_06]

I found this little war finish 1212 3/8” combo wrench at a Genoa NV estate sale today.
-Don

Nice war finish and a H code. Don't see those very often!

 

[Outlawmws]

Is the top one LA 11XX or AD series? Nice picks.

Chalk is my friend:

 

[r_olson_06]

Chalk is my friend:

Always a good trick!

 

[Provincial]

Is the bottom one a Proto?

 

[Outlawmws]

Is the bottom one a Proto?

Looking close past all the crud -yes it is. editing now.

 

[r_olson_06]

It may not look like much but this WF-41 is officially my 100 WF series tools. While each is unique some do have the same part numbers as they are a variant design such as Bog Series WF-38.
With each piece it becomes more difficult to fill the gaps.

 

[Provincial]

Down the rabbit hole!

 

[r_olson_06]

Down the rabbit hole!

For sure. Some of those WF pieces are so incredibly rare not to mention the undiscovered ones.
I remember trying to put together the pebble wrench series and waiting for almost 2 years in-between the 2nd to last and the last wrench.
That will be a cakewalk compared to completing the WF series.

 

[mapolus]

Hi all. I received my grandfather's tool box from my Dad over the weekend. I was expecting all Harbor Freight quality (granddad was a great guy, but he was notorious for going the cheap route). Turns out, his Dad spent some money on good tools and passed them down. Great Grandfather was a machinist who worked on dams. Here's the only picture I have so far...more to follow.

 

[r_olson_06]

Hi all. I received my grandfather's tool box from my Dad over the weekend. I was expecting all Harbor Freight quality (granddad was a great guy, but he was notorious for going the cheap route). Turns out, his Dad spent some money on good tools and passed them down. Great Grandfather was a machinist who worked on dams. Here's the only picture I have so far...more to follow.

Some 1939 and 1940 production dates. Nice!

 

[RubiconJK]

It may not look like much but this WF-41 is officially my 100 WF series tools. While each is unique some do have the same part numbers as they are a variant design such as Bog Series WF-38.
With each piece it becomes more difficult to fill the gaps.

Congrats Roy. I've not been actively on the trail for the last couple years, and since April of 2018 I've only added 12 pieces to my WF collection with the last one coming in October of last year. I need to count mine but think I may be close to your 100 piece mark including variants. I don't have any of the 3/4" drive stuff as I've not been willing to ante up when they show up on eBay. I have a total of 24 pieces of the known list remaining to complete the set.

 

[r_olson_06]

Congrats Roy. I've not been actively on the trail for the last couple years, and since April of 2018 I've only added 12 pieces to my WF collection with the last one coming in October of last year. I need to count mine but think I may be close to your 100 piece mark including variants. I don't have any of the 3/4" drive stuff as I've not been willing to ante up when they show up on eBay. I have a total of 24 pieces of the known list remaining to complete the set.

You are further than me. I still have 45 still not found including all known and unknown gap numbers. I still have about 3 easier ones to pick up but beyond that they will get tougher with deeps, 1/2" shallows, and those water pump wrenches that are so hard to find.

 

[mapolus]

Some 1939 and 1940 production dates. Nice!

Thanks for the dates! I was curious if they were pre-war. Here’s the next set

 

[z28lsc]

New plomb finds.

 

[Outlawmws]

They look new too!

 

[z28lsc]

They look new too!

They do.