Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[r_olson_06]

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How about this line wrench marked Calif Tool and A.Plomb on the other side.?

Never seen any of them in wild yet.

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[Teenager with old tools]

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We have lots of Plomb/Proto finds here in the NW but nothing like you SoCal folks. I am envious. Nice finds!



Brian

I find em at swap meets here in Cali a buck a piece and buy them. I'll find them later. Can't be digging through garage while moms asleep or she won't take me to my driving test in few weeks.


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[d42jeep]

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I did a little research after I found mine and they seem to have been made in the early 30s.
-Don

 

[Teenager with old tools]

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extension is proto los Angelos the one wrench says both plvmb and prvtv


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[Shiftless]

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I did a little research after I found mine and they seem to have been made in the early 30s.
-Don

Thanks Don!

teenager:
Thanks for posting your collection. Nice to see some younger guys participating. Without a new generation of vintage tool collectors, who is going to buy all the stuff us old guys have collected when we are gone?

 

[Teenager with old tools]

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Thanks Don!

teenager:
Thanks for posting your collection. Nice to see some younger guys participating. Without a new generation of vintage tool collectors, who is going to buy all the stuff us old guys have collected when we are gone?

That's how I get em. Y'all old guys sell me stuff like 15 Nicholson files and a plomb wrench and handful of other wrenches and blacksmith made pipe cutter along with a 90 degree drill adapter for $10. My ten year old brother gets even better deals on stuff though. Oh by the way I don't know how much I consider myself a collector because they're my favorite to use


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[twertsy]

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That's how I get em. Y'all old guys sell me stuff like 15 Nicholson files and a plomb wrench and handful of other wrenches and blacksmith made pipe cutter along with a 90 degree drill adapter for $10. My ten year old brother gets even better deals on stuff though. Oh by the way I don't know how much I consider myself a collector because they're my favorite to use


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That's awesome!

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[Mooreag47]

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Found a master mechanic box today slap full of plomb tools guy just wanted more than I would pay he wanted 1500.00. I got his number hopefully I can talk him way down. got these for $10 around the corner

 

[r_olson_06]

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Found a master mechanic box today slap full of plomb tools guy just wanted more than I would pay he wanted 1500.00. I got his number hopefully I can talk him way down. got these for $10 around the corner

Nice 5 band 3/4 drive. See if you can get a pic of the box and tools. I may have a few to post up later once I get home

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[Mooreag47]

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Yea I texted him to see if he would send a pic. After cleaning the cut off box end is Los Angeles the 1 inch combo has war Finish on the back side

 

[Mooreag47]

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Found one more to close out the day

 

[r_olson_06]

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Found one more to close out the day

That is a beast

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[Teenager with old tools]

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unmarked but I'm guessing it's a plomb


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[Smokeshow69]

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unmarked but I'm guessing it's a plomb


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I bet if you take the ratchet apart and look at the back of the cover plates one will be marked! While it is apart clean it and lube it with some superlube! I use one of those all the time and they are pretty low profile and feel really nice

 

[Teenager with old tools]

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I bet if you take the ratchet apart and look at the back of the cover plates one will be marked! While it is apart clean it and lube it with some superlube! I use one of those all the time and they are pretty low profile and feel really nice

I did a while ago with a slight amount of real thin grease. I use it all the time never had a problem besides replacing the rusty screw that held the flip direction thing on. Who knows when the actual part was lost


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[chopper1]

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It is believed that Plomb sourced them to a number of different companies. Obviously without either their name or the customer's. That 'O' may be a foundry mark.

 

[Mooreag47]

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Picked these up today . I have got a ton of doubles if any one is in the trading mood let me know after that I will offer them up in the classified section for sale then on to eBay

 

[drivesitfar]

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Teenager: nice handle and nice to see you are not only saving these old tools, but also using them. did you make the fix on the ratchet's selector or was that a prior owner's fix?

i guess we don't have an age limit so if your little brother isn't a member he probably should be.

welcome to the group and keep on posting your finds and learning what you can. i'm sure you already have things to teach us and you are way ahead of most of the kids your age so keep up the good work. there are quite a few teenagers here on the forum that have been around for years so hope you find few to become friends with.

ALL: i'm still finding Plvmb in boxes and bags and i'm going to post up a few pictures when i get them all into a drawer. BTW my one inch ratchet won't fit in my 2 inch deep blueprint metal old file drawers. that dang thing is HUGE.

 

[r_olson_06]

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Teenager: nice handle and nice to see you are not only saving these old tools, but also using them. did you make the fix on the ratchet's selector or was that a prior owner's fix?

i guess we don't have an age limit so if your little brother isn't a member he probably should be.

welcome to the group and keep on posting your finds and learning what you can. i'm sure you already have things to teach us and you are way ahead of most of the kids your age so keep up the good work. there are quite a few teenagers here on the forum that have been around for years so hope you find few to become friends with.

ALL: i'm still finding Plvmb in boxes and bags and i'm going to post up a few pictures when i get them all into a drawer. BTW my one inch ratchet won't fit in my 2 inch deep blueprint metal old file drawers. that dang thing is HUGE.

Keep the pics going. I found only 1 plomb item and 1 Firestone item this weekend
1/4 ratchet on top of some snappy sockets from this weekend

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[Teenager with old tools]

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Teenager: nice handle and nice to see you are not only saving these old tools, but also using them. did you make the fix on the ratchet's selector or was that a prior owner's fix?



i guess we don't have an age limit so if your little brother isn't a member he probably should be.



welcome to the group and keep on posting your finds and learning what you can. i'm sure you already have things to teach us and you are way ahead of most of the kids your age so keep up the good work. there are quite a few teenagers here on the forum that have been around for years so hope you find few to become friends with.



ALL: i'm still finding Plvmb in boxes and bags and i'm going to post up a few pictures when i get them all into a drawer. BTW my one inch ratchet won't fit in my 2 inch deep blueprint metal old file drawers. that dang thing is HUGE.

That was a fix likely done by my grandfather. He ain't around anymore and dad built stuff with him but doesn't collect stuff so never asked. Also found these forgot about them.


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[Rileysan]

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Great collection, Teenager, and I'm glad to hear you use them.

The ratchet with the broken selector looks like the standard Plomb/Proto parts used for decades. I recently called Proto and requested replacement guts for my 1950s Plomb "pebble" ratchet #5449. No questions asked and no cost to me. The only difference is that the new cover plate says "Proto".

Yours is a little older than mine, but I'm willing to bet they are the same internally. I would give it a try.

Brian

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

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One of the tool vending regulars at the flea market threw this 227 duckbill in with some other things I bought. The hinge is wasted, too bad, I love the wide grips on these.

 

[Mooreag47]

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Swap meet finds

 

[Mooreag47]

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Slow week for plomb but still cool

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

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Found this today at the flea market. PROTO LA 5486

 

[mitusa]

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One of the tool vending regulars at the flea market threw this 227 duckbill in with some other things I bought. The hinge is wasted, too bad, I love the wide grips on these.

I'm sure you know this, but might be some help to others......If the "hinge" is just loose, you might try hitting the stud in the middle with a set punch to tighten it up. HTHs

 

[Teenager with old tools]

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[twertsy]

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That is sweet.....loving the backdrop too......don't ever lose that!

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[Teenager with old tools]

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That is sweet.....loving the backdrop too......don't ever lose that!

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Lose what? The hammer or backdrop? I'll try to use it in all my pics I have one handing in room at both dads and moms house so I can use it both halves of the week.


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[r_olson_06]

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Lose what? The hammer or backdrop? I'll try to use it in all my pics I have one handing in room at both dads and moms house so I can use it both halves of the week.


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He said don't lose the back drop as in nice job.[emoji4]

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[twertsy]

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Lose what? The hammer or backdrop? I'll try to use it in all my pics I have one handing in room at both dads and moms house so I can use it both halves of the week.


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The backdrop.....perfect. Don't lose the hammer either!

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[danstead]

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Great to see everyone's cool Plomb tools.
I plan to contact Proto and see if I can get a replacement selector arm also. Just pick this up over the weekend.

Thanks for sharing info!

 

[chopper1]

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My first 4" Plomb 704 adjustable.
I have a ton of Plomb tools, but this is the first time I've seen the "Plombaloy" marking.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

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One of these things is not like the others, Im not sure quite what it is...almost a drawbar wrench?

Its about a 16oz, and chromed with one chip.

 

[Provincial]

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One of these things is not like the others, Im not sure quite what it is...almost a drawbar wrench?

Its about a 16oz, and chromed with one chip.

Someone took the wrench, cut off one end and had it chromed. Then they cut the handle off an Enco dead blow hammer and drove the cut end of the wrench into the void in the hammer head.

It would be a handy tool around a milling machine, but a shame they butchered a nice wrench.

 

[Blue Frog]

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Picked this one up last night from an estate sale - 3/4".








Blue Frog

 

[LesserSon]

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Today's find. 1/4dr ratchet.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

~ Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

SBE obstruction wrench, I'm guessing starter or generator.

 

[maxcarp709]

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Here is the one thing I can contribute.I thought it was stolen,but I found it in my Road Kit

 

[Makattak81]

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