Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[d42jeep]

How about a little undocumented/undiscovered submittion today! A K21504 crowsfoot! I believe the original list was generated by Reed the famous Plomb collector. Always exciting to find an undocumented tool.

Happy hunting.

Here are a couple of conventionally numbered Plomb crowsfoot wrenches I found in my Navy box while looking through the AN marked crowsfeet. The 9/16” is a 4918 and the 5/8” is a 4920.
I heard from Reed back in July, he seems to be doing well.
-Don

 

[r_olson_06]

Here are a couple of conventionally numbered Plomb crowsfoot wrenches I found in my Navy box while looking through the AN marked crowsfeet. The 9/16” is a 4918 and the 5/8” is a 4920.
I heard from Reed back in July, he seems to be doing well.
-Don

Nice and glad to hear on Reed.

 

[z28lsc]

I found some Plomb LA last weekend.

 

[Leviton]

What did I find? Looks like the love child of a cape chisel and a calker.

It is 5.1 inches long and the stamping is "Plomb Tool Co LA Cal ∇".

 

[r_olson_06]

What did I find? Looks like the love child of a cape chisel and a calker.

It is 5.1 inches long and the stamping is "Plomb Tool Co LA Cal ∇".

Not quite but close would be this oil groover from the 1928 catalog. I do not have the #6 catalog anymore for reference.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Scored this postwar set yesterday. Some of the sockets still have the boiled linseed oil on them! Nice unmarked plomb ratchet and new Britain sockets and hinge handle with the often missing pin handle. This set was sold post war and is in the catalog. Inside of the box has its black paint but the outside has almost none. I’m actually going to leave this set just the way it is! Not clean it up or do anything. The set has that oil/ grease smell to it and the patina is so cool!

 

[nz44tool]

Just found this Plomb 1/4" socket spinner. Handle has some scuffs, otherwise quite nice. Other ones I've seen have stampings on the shank, not the handle. Are they earlier or later than this one?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice unmarked plomb ratchet and new Britain sockets and hinge handle with the often missing pin handle. This set was sold post war and is in the catalog.

I'm guessing you are referring to Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Long C?

 

[Mintgrun]

I don't have your answer, but do have a spinner like yours, with the rectangular drive plug in the handle.

I'm guessing the square ones are earlier than the splined round ones and were phased out due to breakage.

It seems like those sharp corners would be hard on the plastic; but I am only speculating.

They stamped the shanks on the two with splined drivers and the handle on the rectangular one below.

 

[nz44tool]

I don't have your answer, but do have a spinner like yours, with the rectangular drive plug in the handle.

I'm guessing the square ones are earlier than the splined round ones and were phased out due to breakage.

It seems like those sharp corners would be hard on the plastic; but I am only speculating.

They stamped the shanks on the two with splined drivers and the handle on the rectangular one below.

Thanks, Mintgrun - I think you're likely correct that the splined ones are later.
Mine is 6" long - How long are the ones in your pic?
Alloy Artifacts has a splined one which they say is 5.1", but next to the ruler it's clearly 6" and a little.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I'm guessing you are referring to Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Long C?

Yes, correct

 

[Mintgrun]

Mine is 6" long - How long are the ones in your pic?

They're around 6.1" long.

I recently found another compact hacksaw, but this one isn't marked. The rod on top has a different shape, but that may be due to someone bending it.



I noticed a similar design in a 1926 Truth Tools catalog, but the one above looks more Plvmb-like.



I also found this skinny set of 000E brake feeler gauges, like the ones Ricky Joe shared upstream. They're not as early as they might seem, based on Lugz' research, (also upthread). https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...show-your-stuff.135342/page-351#post-10631027

 

[Outlawmws]

I recently found another compact hacksaw, but this one isn't marked. The rod on top has a different shape, but that may be due to someone bending it.

The mounting block and handle look a bit different as well.

Those used to be made in shop classes "back in the day" I made one in HS.

 

[RTM]

I recently found another compact hacksaw, but this one isn't marked.

The mounting block and handle look a bit different as well.

Those used to be made in shop classes "back in the day" I made one in HS.

In the hacksaw thread, I commented that I thought my shop made looked Proto or Plomb, but never nailed down an example

hacksaws?

A new Bonney pickup i got compared to a Klein saw that I got from my dad!

www.garagejournal.com

 

[Mintgrun]

The mounting block and handle look a bit different as well.

Those used to be made in shop classes "back in the day" I made one in HS.

Yes, larger block and different knurling layout on the handle, but otherwise very similar. It appears to be cad plated (the old soft kind) so I don't think this one is shop made. Having seen the Truth example, I wonder how many companies made a similar tool.

In the hacksaw thread, I commented that I thought my shop made looked Proto or Plomb, but never nailed down an example

Similar design, but the handle shape and lack of plating (plus other small details) makes me think that's a shop made example.



I recently pulled this little box out of a scrap bin and thankfully, it had been emptied recently, so I was able to find all the tools and sockets that had spilled out of it. It's a 'complete set' made up of Plvmb, S-K, Craftsman VV, BE and (H), plus an Armstrong spinner and Bonney (refrigeration) extension. Maybe I should post it in all seven threads! I had fun straightening the bent up box, which looks like a Plvmb box to me. The 1/2" Plvmb socket is marked WAR FINISH.

 

[RTM]

In the hacksaw thread, I commented that I thought my shop made looked Proto or Plomb, but never nailed down an example.

Similar design, but the handle shape and lack of plating (plus other small details) makes me think that's a shop made example.

I never doubted mine was shop made, just stated that Plomb or Proto produced the idea the shop teacher used (not clearly enough apparently).

 

[d42jeep]

Yes, larger block and different knurling layout on the handle, but otherwise very similar. It appears to be cad plated (the old soft kind) so I don't think this one is shop made. Having seen the Truth example, I wonder how many companies made a similar tool.



Similar design, but the handle shape and lack of plating (plus other small details) makes me think that's a shop made example.



I recently pulled this little box out of a scrap bin and thankfully, it had been emptied recently, so I was able to find all the tools and sockets that had spilled out of it. It's a 'complete set' made up of Plvmb, S-K, Craftsman VV, BE and (H), plus an Armstrong spinner and Bonney (refrigeration) extension. Maybe I should post it in all seven threads! I had fun straightening the bent up box, which looks like a Plvmb box to me. The 1/2" Plvmb socket is marked WAR FINISH.

With the notches in the lid to prevent the box from closing too far, I think it’s likely a slightly prewar or wartime S-K box. Is the latch broken off? Here is an S-K example.
Here is a Plomb box.
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

Yes, the latch is broken off.



Thanks for the photos. This one has smooth green paint though, not krinklekoat. Otherwise, they look they look the same. Did S-K use smooth paint too?

So, the two S-K sockets and ratchet may be original to the box and not the four Plvmb sockets. Google image searching did not bring up any Plvmb boxes like mine, but did show more S-K (textured).



When I flattened the dent in the front, something happened at the back and the top and bottom were binding, not letting it close. It'd spring open almost a quarter inch. I pinched two razor blades between the halves, to force a gap outside the hinges; then hammered around the perimeter of the top and bottom at those corners and now it closes tight and flush again. That was a huge relief. I thought I'd wrecked it.

 

[Outlawmws]

When I flattened the dent in the front, something happened at the back and the top and bottom were binding, not letting it close. It'd spring open almost a quarter inch. I pinched two razor blades between the halves, to force a gap outside the hinges; then hammered around the perimeter of the top and bottom at those corners and now it closes tight and flush again. That was a huge relief. I thought I'd wrecked it.

Good fix, sometimes straightening these small boxes can be entertaining...

 

[Mintgrun]

Is the latch broken off?

Not any more! I made a crude tab and welded it on.



I see now that the originals were quite shapely, but this was tedious enough for tonight, anyway.

Tiny TIG welds are fun with .040" tungsten electrodes. The aluminum backer did a nice job of dissipating heat.



The first pass wasn't quite hot enough, so I went over it again and the puddle dropped through.





It was good practice, in a humbling sort of way.

 

[d42jeep]

Very impressive. I have a few S-K boxes with broken latches needing repair that I would be happy to send you.
-Don

 

[Outlawmws]

Very impressive. I have a few S-K boxes with broken latches needing repair that I would be happy to send you.
-Don

Don, if the parts just need spot welding we can setup a time and get that done with an actual spot welder.

 

[Oregon Dave]

Not any more! I made a crude tab and welded it on.



I see now that the originals were quite shapely, but this was tedious enough for tonight, anyway.

Tiny TIG welds are fun with .040" tungsten electrodes. The aluminum backer did a nice job of dissipating heat.



The first pass wasn't quite hot enough, so I went over it again and the puddle dropped through.





It was good practice, in a humbling sort of way.

Nice work; challenging weld - clever clamping!

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks for the offer. You did a great job on the Craftsman heritage box. My S-K boxes have the exact same broken tabs on the latches as Mintgrun’s.
-Don

 

[r_olson_06]

How about a strange one. A Plomb WF-8 ratchet with a stamped logo vs a forged raised logo. What also is strange is you can see the faint forged logo under the stamping.
I also picked up this striking wrench.

 

[nz44tool]

Here's a nifty Plomb 3/8" breaker bar I picked up at a local Restore. A Pratt & Whitney job.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

How about a strange one. A Plomb WF-8 ratchet with a stamped logo vs a forged raised logo. What also is strange is you can see the faint forged logo under the stamping.
I also picked up this striking wrench.

Looks like the forged logo did not come out well so they just stamped it

 

[r_olson_06]

Looks like the forged logo did not come out well so they just stamped it

I agree. Very faint logo. 1st one I have seen like this.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Always fun to find something unusual!

 

[r_olson_06]

Always fun to find something unusual!

I agree!

 

[Beerhippie]

How about a strange one. A Plomb WF-8 ratchet with a stamped logo vs a forged raised logo. What also is strange is you can see the faint forged logo under the stamping.
I also picked up this striking wrench.

That IS a striking wrench--and I'm sure it would be handy if you need to whack your nuts off.

 

[z28lsc]

I finally scored the elusive 4766 including the pin handle. This set looks like it was never used.

 

[d42jeep]

The pebble 4766 and marked 4766-PH are both unicorns and extremely rare and valuable. I’m very jealous. Congratulations!
-Don

 

[z28lsc]

The pebble 4766 and marked 4766-PH are both unicorns and extremely rare and valuable. I’m very jealous. Congratulations!
-Don

Thank you Don. I been chasing these for a couple of years. I know there is another one on ebay for only 499.99

 

[r_olson_06]

I finally scored the elusive 4766 including the pin handle. This set looks like it was never used.

Nice set. Those PH have still eluded me.

 

[Snaparxon]

Nice set. Those PH have still eluded me.

Don't you have a 4766 for sale on Ebay?

 

[r_olson_06]

Don't you have a 4766 for sale on Ebay?

Yes. That one is mine.

 

[z28lsc]

Nice set. Those PH have still eluded me.

Thanks. you will find one.

 

[d42jeep]

I received these pictures from Reed in 2018 so it took seven years of constant searching to find my two.
This year.

-Don

 

[r_olson_06]

I received these pictures from Reed in 2018 so it took seven years of constant searching to find my two.
This year.

-Don

Nice. Forgot all about the 3/4" drive PHs.
I also have another undiscovered Plomb item heading my way. I will report back once it arrives.