Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[Oldtuleguy]

No reason not to!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

These caught my eye because of the dual proto plomb stamping.

 

[MR.X]

From a recent estate sale in Washington State where dude had thousands of tools but hardly any west coast stuff (family pulled it or whatever), anyway, couple of not so common Plombs slipped thru visible at top of first pic. Piston ring cleaner upper right and valve guide cleaner upper left and closeup in 2nd pic.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Neat stuff. Is that an Indian motorcycle wrench I see at bottom of second pic?

 

[MR.X]

Neat stuff. Is that an Indian motorcycle wrench I see at bottom of second pic?

Yeah, dude had like 5 of them. Guy was charging just a couple bucks per tool, I had to throw it in my pile.

 

[d42jeep]

Yeah, dude had like 5 of them. Guy was charging just a couple bucks per tool, I had to throw it in my pile.

Was there any indication of who made the large 15” FSN marked Auto Wrench at the bottom of the first picture? Nice Barcalo Buffalo 723 DOE too.
-Don

 

[RubiconJK]

From a recent estate sale in Washington State where dude had thousands of tools but hardly any west coast stuff (family pulled it or whatever), anyway, couple of not so common Plombs slipped thru visible at top of first pic. Piston ring cleaner upper right and valve guide cleaner upper left and closeup in 2nd pic.

Wow! Nice finds. Love the motorcycle stuff.

 

[r_olson_06]

These caught my eye because of the dual proto plomb stamping.

Nice duals.

From a recent estate sale in Washington State where dude had thousands of tools but hardly any west coast stuff (family pulled it or whatever), anyway, couple of not so common Plombs slipped thru visible at top of first pic. Piston ring cleaner upper right and valve guide cleaner upper left and closeup in 2nd pic.

A couple of rare birds there. Does the family keep them in family or do they sell them off in another fashion? Here very few know Plomb.

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[MR.X]

Was there any indication of who made the large 15” FSN marked Auto Wrench at the bottom of the first picture? Nice Barcalo Buffalo 723 DOE too.
-Don

Hi. yeah it's one of those Universal Metal Products Los Angeles 41-W's. There's still a protective coating on the front of the jaws.
Good eyes, the Barc 723 is super clean and straight.

 

[MR.X]

Wow! Nice finds. Love the motorcycle stuff.

Thanks.

 

[MR.X]

Nice duals. A couple of rare birds there. Does the family keep them in family or do they sell them off in another fashion? Here very few know Plomb.

Either...both...something else..... there really were no snap on....or user tools for that matter, in the sale either.

 

[r_olson_06]

A couple more pliers added this week. If anybody has some spare pliers hit me up for a trade.

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[Oregon rock crusher]

Here is most of the Plomb I picked up at the Redmond swap meet last weekend. A little P&C slipped in on the side too. It's a bit of a road trip to central Oregon but it was a good day. Ed.

 

[Snaparxon]

Here is most of the Plomb I picked up at the Redmond swap meet last weekend. A little P&C slipped in on the side too. It's a bit of a road trip to central Oregon but it was a good day. Ed.

Looks like it was worth the drive for you for sure. I think I would have kept the location a secret though

 

[r_olson_06]

Here is most of the Plomb I picked up at the Redmond swap meet last weekend. A little P&C slipped in on the side too. It's a bit of a road trip to central Oregon but it was a good day. Ed.

Dang Ed. Those single end tappet wrenches are hard to find. That is quite a haul.

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[drivesitfar]

ORC: I can't recall ever seeing those long wrenches i think Olson is calling tappets. very nice finds.

I might like that CITY IRON WORKS even more than some of the tool finds.

even though you told us where you found them that's a long drive out there even for the guys in Portland so you'll probably have those hunting grounds all to yourself until you clean them out.

cheers

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Looks like it was worth the drive for you for sure. I think I would have kept the location a secret though

You may be right about that macaxis....I never could keep a secret about where the best fishing holes were either. I only saw one person there that I knew. He lives about a mile from me and goes for the car parts and doesn't even look at the tools. I didn't even know he was going until I bumped into him there. Ed.

Dang Ed. Those single end tappet wrenches are hard to find. That is quite a haul.

Those are the first one's I've found Roy. They were sitting on a trailer tongue with a couple of S shaped Bonney adjustables, the first things I grabbed. I have two 7/16 and two 9/16. Would probably trade one of each for a 3/8, 1/2" or 5/8. Looks like Plomb made 5 sizes. Ed.

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ORC: I can't recall ever seeing those long wrenches i think Olson is calling tappets. very nice finds.

I might like that CITY IRON WORKS even more than some of the tool finds.

even though you told us where you found them that's a long drive out there even for the guys in Portland so you'll probably have those hunting grounds all to yourself until you clean them out.

cheers

Hi Drives, Pam went along on this trip as it was an overnighter and she found and picked the Brass City Iron Works casting up for me. She found a couple other neat things at that swap as well...earned her keep for sure. (She also found for herself a rare pattern set of China for cheap as well as a lot of nice antique toys for the grandkids.) Ed.

 

[r_olson_06]

You may be right about that macaxis....I never could keep a secret about where the best fishing holes were either. I only saw one person there that I knew. He lives about a mile from me and goes for the car parts and doesn't even look at the tools. I didn't even know he was going until I bumped into him there. Ed.





Hi Drives, Pam went along on this trip as it was an overnighter and she found and picked the Brass City Iron Works casting up for me. She found a couple other neat things at that swap as well...earned her keep for sure. (She also found for herself a rare pattern set of China for cheap as well as a lot of nice antique toys for the grandkids.) Ed.

I wish I had some to trade off but I don't have any single end Tappets. If you need anything else let me know. I would live to have your dupes[emoji2]

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[MR.X]

The annual High Desert Car Show and Swap isn't a secret. Redmond/ Bend is a long but very scenic drive, you're going thru the Cascades whether you're coming from Salem or Portland. Lots to do when you get there too.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice haul, Ed.

I hit Kent's in Tucson on my way to the airport again on Friday. My third visit. There were a few Plomb pickins, including a pebble 5249 ratchet in really nice condition (see Pic 1), a 3220 (9/32 x 5/16) ignition wrench with a chipped 5/16 jaw (See Pic 2, with a pair of P&C brethren), and an offset screwdriver (See Pic 3, with a Snap-on 040).

 

[RubiconJK]

Ok, GJ Plomb friends. I've got another something here that I've not seen before. Picked this 1/2" drive deep socket up recently in an online auction. The reason it got my eye was due to the size that the listing showed. This is a 1-3/32" 1/2" drive 12 point socket. There is no part number and no date code stamp. In addition to the weird size, the other odd thing about this socket is that the little "hole tite" hole is threaded and there is an allen head plug in there that is frozen solid. The allen plug extends all the way into the bore of the socket and appears to function as a set screw. I've looked through AA and several catalogs and can't find anything about this socket. Any of you folks seen this before?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Gotta be some sort of specific thing. Never saw any 1 3/32 socket before.

 

[3baygarage]

Never. Special order is possible. Pretty cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[r_olson_06]

Ok, GJ Plomb friends. I've got another something here that I've not seen before. Picked this 1/2" drive deep socket up recently in an online auction. The reason it got my eye was due to the size that the listing showed. This is a 1-3/32" 1/2" drive 12 point socket. There is no part number and no date code stamp. In addition to the weird size, the other odd thing about this socket is that the little "hole tite" hole is threaded and there is an allen head plug in there that is frozen solid. The allen plug extends all the way into the bore of the socket and appears to function as a set screw. I've looked through AA and several catalogs and can't find anything about this socket. Any of you folks seen this before?

Hey,
I did see that on an eBay auction last week. Glad someone here got it. I don't think it had a part number on it or so I was told. Any sort of date code on it?

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[RubiconJK]

Gotta be some sort of specific thing. Never saw any 1 3/32 socket before.

Never. Special order is possible. Pretty cool, thanks for sharing.

Hey,
I did see that on an eBay auction last week. Glad someone here got it. I don't think it had a part number on it or so I was told. Any sort of date code on it?

3bay you may be right on the special order thought.
OTG, I was thinking maybe Whitworth, but not sure about that either.
Roy, no p/n or date code. I think this particular "Made in USA" mark should put it right at war time.

 

[Provincial]

Total speculation, but I agree that it must be a special order item.

Some part must have required the hex to be slightly less than the standard 1-1/8" hex (or 12-point) for clearance or other design parameter. There are places in aircraft engines of that era with such situations.

The set screw indicates that the socket was used in an application where retention was important, perhaps in a production application where it was critical that the socket not come loose from the driver/extension. Possibly a maintenance application with the same considerations. I suspect that the set screw is just stuck from corrosion, not intended to be locked in that position. I could have been field modified by drilling/tapping the regular hole to address this.

Interesting variation, and good score!

Edit: 1-3/32 is 1.093" and the hex size of 5/8 Whitworth is 1.100/1.092. In order to tell if it is intended to fit that size, you will have to measure the actual hex opening. If that opening is a little larger than 1.100, it may be that it was made for that application, but marked to the next closest fractional size.

 

[RubiconJK]

Total speculation, but I agree that it must be a special order item.

Some part must have required the hex to be slightly less than the standard 1-1/8" hex (or 12-point) for clearance or other design parameter. There are places in aircraft engines of that era with such situations.

The set screw indicates that the socket was used in an application where retention was important, perhaps in a production application where it was critical that the socket not come loose from the driver/extension. Possibly a maintenance application with the same considerations. I suspect that the set screw is just stuck from corrosion, not intended to be locked in that position. I could have been field modified by drilling/tapping the regular hole to address this.

Interesting variation, and good score!

Edit: 1-3/32 is 1.093" and the hex size of 5/8 Whitworth is 1.100/1.092. In order to tell if it is intended to fit that size, you will have to measure the actual hex opening. If that opening is a little larger than 1.100, it may be that it was made for that application, but marked to the next closest fractional size.

I see what you mean with the set screw reason and agree that it is entirely possible that it might have been field tapped. My old caliper isn't all that precise, but I'll see if I can get a good measurement and report back. Thanks for the input!

 

[AngryBeaver]

I absolutely love this new wrench I picked up... 8 bucks at the swap meet. I use 1-1/4 a lot with flange bolts so to find one that was in exceptionally good shape made me happy.

 

[r_olson_06]

Another pair for the wall. A 5/8" engineer wrench and an 1-1/8" LA Socket.
The engineer wrenches are really hard to find. Does anyone else have any of these wrenches?

Have another delivery coming that I am excited for.[emoji2]

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[RubiconJK]

Another pair for the wall. A 5/8" engineer wrench and an 1-1/8" LA Socket.
The engineer wrenches are really hard to find. Does anyone else have any of these wrenches?

Have another delivery coming that I am excited for.[emoji2]

Congrats on the engineer wrench Roy and I can't wait to hear about the next delivery! Closest thing I have similar to your engineer wrench is my Ranger A.T. wrench shown here.

 

[r_olson_06]

Congrats on the engineer wrench Roy and I can't wait to hear about the next delivery! Closest thing I have similar to your engineer wrench is my Ranger A.T. wrench shown here.

Nice on the ranger tool.

Found this at an estate sale awhile back, can't remember posting it:

Nice hammer.

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[r_olson_06]

A few more for the wall. Top to bottom:
A 1-1/4" water pump wrench with the stamping upside down. #3 out of 8.
1" LA Combination
5449 Pear head ratchet.
3050 LA
3048 LA (long handle). They only made these in long and only during LA period from my research. They never made these in pebble. This is my second long pattern DOE.
Pebble handle Channellocks
Half Moon LA

A question. Now I have 5448 and 5449 pearhead. So here is a side by side comparison. There appear identical. Does anyone know the difference?

Lastly a group shot of the long patterns. The top is a wild found from several years back. The Plomb is stamped far to the one side of the wrench and not centered. This is the only time I have seen this from Plomb.

Current count 710 unique Plomb tools 1336 all together including dupes.

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[Private Lugnutz]

Now I have 5448 and 5449 pearhead. So here is a side by side comparison. There appear identical. Does anyone know the difference?

4748, 5248, 5448, 5648, and 5848's were female ratchets. They did not come with drive plugs. Conversely, 4749, 5249, 5449, 5649, and 5849 did.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'd guess that someone rebuilt the female one with a male drive kit.

I think it's just a matter of inserting a drive plug, in this case 5452. They were a separate catalog item.

 

[r_olson_06]

4748, 5248, 5448, 5648, and 5848's were female ratchets. They did not come with drive plugs. Conversely, 4749, 5249, 5449, 5649, and 5849 did.

Thank you. Odd they would have separate part numbers for the bodies since they are the same part. I think this is too late for mulitple length drive plugs so it is odd they would sell it with out the plug.

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[Private Lugnutz]

It is a little odd, and I don't have enough of both to really study it, but that's what the catalogs indicate.

 

[r_olson_06]

It is a little odd, and I don't have enough of both to really study it, but that's what the catalogs indicate.

I will have to do some digging. Thanks for the heads up.

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[Project 2501]

Another pair for the wall. A 5/8" engineer wrench and an 1-1/8" LA Socket.
The engineer wrenches are really hard to find. Does anyone else have any of these wrenches?

Have another delivery coming that I am excited for.[emoji2]

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I was lucky enough to score this 7/16 engineers wrench

 

[Project 2501]

Another pair for the wall. A 5/8" engineer wrench and an 1-1/8" LA Socket.
The engineer wrenches are really hard to find. Does anyone else have any of these wrenches?

Have another delivery coming that I am excited for.[emoji2]

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According to everyone i ask, these wrenches were made for a specific application, most commonly to be used on machinery. Is this true? And if so, is there any possibility of finding out what the designated utility of each wrench was? In other words, what machine, engine, motor, power tool, was each size wrench specifically made for?

Googling "engineer's wrench uses" doesnt offer much information and i see no mention of them having been made for a specific application. What is mentioned is an increased durability that can withstand higher amounts of force.... Im not sure how thats possible but im in no position to argue against the claim...

Whats your take?

 

[r_olson_06]

According to everyone i ask, these wrenches were made for a specific application, most commonly to be used on machinery. Is this true? And if so, is there any possibility of finding out what the designated utility of each wrench was? In other words, what machine, engine, motor, power tool, was each size wrench specifically made for?

Googling "engineer's wrench uses" doesnt offer much information and i see no mention of them having been made for a specific application. What is mentioned is an increased durability that can withstand higher amounts of force.... Im not sure how thats possible but im in no position to argue against the claim...

Whats your take?

Nice wrench. I think that was the orginal purpose for engineers wrenches. I think they are more durable by the simple fact the handle is shorter and there is less force that can be applied to the open end.

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