Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[Oregon rock crusher]

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Drives I am just getting started sorting through that box of Plomb but for sure have a lot of duplicates. Always up for some tool trades...were not all that far away really. Ed.

 

[Hartwell]

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While I have a few plomb tools, I find this one very interesting. Its a Plomb water sprinkler. Who knew?

 

[twertsy]

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While I have a few plomb tools, I find this one very interesting. Its a Plomb water sprinkler. Who knew?

VERY cool! Can you post more pics at other angles?

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[Smokeshow69]

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While I have a few plomb tools, I find this one very interesting. Its a Plomb water sprinkler. Who knew?

Well, since they started out making plumbing fixtures and tools that makes sense that they would make sprinklers. I also noticed your location and am pretty sure that outside of southern c.a. there are not many plvmb sprinklers still around. Super rare piece that any body would be glad to have in their collection

 

[3baygarage]

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I am not sure what to make of this 3/4" drive Proto ratchet. It is a female 5649 reversible ratchet but Hex rather than square drive. Came with a matching 5663 S adapter / extension. I've spent an hour or so e-searching but haven't found this type anvil adapter. Anyone have one of these? Ed.

I was watching that on Ebay last year but unless you weren't the buyer, there is another out there. Different for sure.

Williams made large size hex drive ratchets but I think those would have been during the Plomb days. I wonder why that would have been made so late. Maybe a special production to be compatible with other hex tools? Or to design the extension length for a particular job?

While I have a few plomb tools, I find this one very interesting. Its a Plomb water sprinkler. Who knew?

Yes, what Twertsy said. This I have to see.

They did make that weed puller, so why not a sprinkler?

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

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I was watching that on Ebay last year but unless you weren't the buyer, there is another out there. Different for sure.

Williams made large size hex drive ratchets but I think those would have been during the Plomb days. I wonder why that would have been made so late.

Thanks for the info 3bay. There must be another because this one has never been on e-bay. Probably purpose built for some perceived need. Hard to see where it would have an advantage over a standard ratchet though. Ed.

 

[Username already in use]

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I just picked up this amber handle close quarter driver. These early plastic handle drivers don't seem to survive that well.

 

[r_olson_06]

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I just picked up this amber handle close quarter driver. These early plastic handle drivers don't seem to survive that well.

Nice find. I have only seen plomb screwdriver once and I ended up buying them all.

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[stage20]

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picked this up a few weeks ago. its not complete, i dont even know what would be complete.
its cool as heck though.
some of the sockets still have a grease like substance still on them. not sure if its current or original. odd finish on the tools.

 

[Smokeshow69]

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picked this up a few weeks ago. its not complete, i dont even know what would be complete.
its cool as heck though.
some of the sockets still have a grease like substance still on them. not sure if its current or original. odd finish on the tools.

Yeah, that finish is kinda weird. You better let me help you and send it to me to put with my other "weird finish" plvmb tools.

That finish is pretty typical of the plvmb tools from that time period, wrinkle finish paint on the box and and as machined finish on the tools and sockets. Your's looks pretty nice and would probably just need a light clean up and should be as good as new! I would just degrease the box and tools and then just clean the surface rust off the ratchet/sockets and just put a very slight coating of oil on them! I wish I could find a set that complete in the wild

 

[stage20]

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Yeah, that finish is kinda weird. You better let me help you and send it to me to put with my other "weird finish" plvmb tools.

That finish is pretty typical of the plvmb tools from that time period, wrinkle finish paint on the box and and as machined finish on the tools and sockets. Your's looks pretty nice and would probably just need a light clean up and should be as good as new! I would just degrease the box and tools and then just clean the surface rust off the ratchet/sockets and just put a very slight coating of oil on them! I wish I could find a set that complete in the wild

All my stuff is rusty. Lol. Is this what they are supposed to look like? The ratchet has a rough finish. Feels rough to the touch. The rest is about what I'd expect to be normal.

 

[chopper1]

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picked this up a few weeks ago. its not complete, i dont even know what would be complete.
its cool as heck though.
some of the sockets still have a grease like substance still on them. not sure if its current or original. odd finish on the tools.

Looks like you only need about 6 or 7 6point sockets and possibly a short extension.

 

[Smokeshow69]

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All my stuff is rusty. Lol. Is this what they are supposed to look like? The ratchet has a rough finish. Feels rough to the touch. The rest is about what I'd expect to be normal.

The head of the ratchet has indentation marks in it like maybe at one time it was really rusty and was cleaned up?? All the other tools look factory to me. Still a good set! I wish I had it

 

[Mooreag47]

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Been gone For a while messing around with other addictions just figured I'd give you an update on the polishing project not complete just an update

 

[Mooreag47]

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One more

 

[Mooreag47]

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Also a question for you guys? I am under the impression that a inch and 3/16 plomb wrench is somewhat of a unicorn is that true

 

[r_olson_06]

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Also a question for you guys? I am under the impression that a inch and 3/16 plomb wrench is somewhat of a unicorn is that true

There is alot of rumors about it but no one has posted d on that I have ever seen.

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[Mooreag47]

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What about this

 

[stage20]

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What about this

where is the rest of the picture???

 

[Mooreag47]

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Quietly snaked this from eBay's clutches for 12 bucks a lil more than I would like to pay but I figured it was worth it

 

[stage20]

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Quietly snaked this from eBay's clutches for 12 bucks a lil more than I would like to pay but I figured it was worth it

I'm sure half this group would have paid twice that

 

[twertsy]

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Quietly snaked this from eBay's clutches for 12 bucks a lil more than I would like to pay but I figured it was worth it

Can you by chance post a close up of the entire stamp? Mucho appreciated!

 

[Mooreag47]

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Here ya go

 

[twertsy]

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Here ya go

Perfect, thank you sir!

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[drivesitfar]

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Moor: how did they ship that big wrench or was it a local pickup since you live in Plvmb heaven? does that complete your 3rd set now??

Twertsy: since you are around for a second can you post up your CNC plvmb picture i think you said you were going to make a light out of?

ALL: anybody else want to post their Plvmb pictures here cause they are almost as cool as the tools?

have a great weekend everybody

 

[twertsy]

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Moor: how did they ship that big wrench or was it a local pickup since you live in Plvmb heaven? does that complete your 3rd set now??

Twertsy: since you are around for a second can you post up your CNC plvmb picture i think you said you were going to make a light out of?

ALL: anybody else want to post their Plvmb pictures here cause they are almost as cool as the tools?

have a great weekend everybody

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[drivesitfar]

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Twertsy: that Plvmb gal was quite a looker too. thanks for sharing and nice way to display an old pin up picture.

 

[chopper1]

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That came out super nice, Todd

 

[Mooreag47]

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From the swap meet

 

[Mooreag47]

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This to

 

[Mooreag47]

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One more

 

[Mooreag47]

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That's rad Todd

Drive they sent it usps from the east coast. I have one set of combo wrenches from 5/16 to 1-1/4 the others are a work in progress I'll post some pictures of what I have found since last February and I would say 90 percent came from a small swapmeet in east sandiego

 

[Mooreag47]

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here ya go

 

[Mooreag47]

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A couple more

 

[3baygarage]

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Nice showing and congrats on that elusive wrench find. USN markings too!

I like the drive square a few posts up.

 

[Mooreag47]

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Thanks 3 bay

 

[Private Lugnutz]

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Also a question for you guys? I am under the impression that a inch and 3/16 plomb wrench is somewhat of a unicorn is that true

It’s apparently such a unicorn that the March 1944 Class 41 Hand Tools section of the US Navy Aviation Supply Office catalog...

...did not even list it!

I suspect this might indicate that the production of this particular size did not start until later in 1944. It’s also possible the catalog was just incomplete.

Not that there’s any doubt Plomb was a supplier (lots of Plomb NAF tools among collectors), but the US Navy ASO catalog Class 41 actually shows many Plomb tools in its figures, and in some cases, lists Plomb part numbers in correspondence to the NAF stock numbers.

Todd,

Thanks for alerting me to this and asking me to chime in!

 

[twertsy]

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It’s apparently such a unicorn that the March 1944 Class 41 Hand Tools section of the US Navy Aviation Supply Office catalog...

...did not even list it!

I suspect this might indicate that the production of this particular size did not start until later in 1944. It’s also possible the catalog was just incomplete.

Not that there’s any doubt Plomb was a supplier (lots of Plomb NAF tools among collectors), but the US Navy ASO catalog Class 41 actually shows many Plomb tools in its figures, and in some cases, lists Plomb part numbers in correspondence to the NAF stock numbers.

Todd,

Thanks for alerting me to this and asking me to chime in!

I knew it'd interest you Greg!

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[FJ 432]

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My toolmobile almost complete done in flat naval blue/ white. Considering adding the stripes as they came from plomb and in the process of re-keying the lock.

 

[Smokeshow69]

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My toolmobile almost complete done in flat naval blue/ white. Considering adding the stripes as they came from plomb and in the process of re-keying the lock.

Very nice resto! The only thing I might think about changing is the torx screws. See if maybe you can find a flat tip or a phillips screw to replace them as the flat tips are the correct application for that not the much newer torx. Although if you have a top box you are putting on it, you might not bother??Really nice job and I am super envious of your tool mobile. I have yet to ever see one in the wild, closest I have is a pressteel that I made a wood top like yours..