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Ok here’s the new family photo with a list. All 1/4” or 9/32” drive. The last 3 are kind of cheating since they’re not strictly plomb empire designs, but I threw them in nonetheless. Lemme know what I’m missing...

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1. Plomb wf-8s
2. Plomb wf-8 with figure 8 head
3. Plomb wf-8 with oval head
4. Plomb wf-8 with batwing selector chrome
5. Plomb wf-8 with 4748 style body
6. Plomb 4749 war finish
7. Plomb 4749
8. Plomb 4749 pebble with flat handle
9. Plomb 4749 pebble with flat handle chrome
10. Plomb 4749 pebble with round handle
11. Plomb 4751
12. Proto Los Angeles 4749
13. Proto mfd. 4749
14. Proto professional 4749
15. P&C 0246 with wf style handle
16. P&C 0246 pebble
17. Speedmaster
18. Firestone
19. Craftsman circle U
20. Penens P-10
21. Challenger by Proto
22. Penens 1060
23. P&C 0246 exposed gear
 

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Catfishdan said:
Ok here’s the new family photo with a list. All 1/4” or 9/32” drive. The last 3 are kind of cheating since they’re not strictly plomb empire designs, but I threw them in nonetheless. Lemme know what I’m missing...

Left to right.
1. Plomb wf-8s
2. Plomb wf-8 with figure 8 head
3. Plomb wf-8 with oval head
4. Plomb wf-8 with batwing selector chrome
5. Plomb wf-8 with 4748 style body
6. Plomb 4749 war finish
7. Plomb 4749
8. Plomb 4749 pebble with flat handle
9. Plomb 4749 pebble with flat handle chrome
10. Plomb 4749 pebble with round handle
11. Plomb 4751
12. Proto Los Angeles 4749
13. Proto mfd. 4749
14. Proto professional 4749
15. P&C 0246 with wf style handle
16. P&C 0246 pebble
17. Speedmaster
18. Firestone
19. Craftsman circle U
20. Penens P-10
21. Challenger by Proto
22. Penens 1060
23. P&C 0246 exposed gear
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Nice Dan. Impressive line up.
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Is that a PWA bar?

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Thanks to a trade from Don I have some amazing new chisels. The one has a 34 date code and looks mint.
Thanks again Don.IMG_20191202_194049482.jpegIMG_20191202_194053746.jpeg

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It isn't a PWA, but now I am curious about what that means.

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It is short for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. It was a contract production by Plomb. The only reason I asked was there was odd stamping below the Plomb stamp and couldn't make out if it was PWA or patent reference number.

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Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, who make aircraft engines. Factory-supplied tools, mostly made by Bonney, were given PWA prefix part numbers, and most tools were stamped with the PWA number.
 
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Here are some PWA marked tools.
-Don
 

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r_olson_06 said:
It is short for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. It was a contract production by Plomb. The only reason I asked was there was odd stamping below the Plomb stamp and couldn't make out if it was PWA or patent reference number.
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It is the patent number. I've seen them stamped on Plomb breaker bars like this before. In this case the number is 1380643.
 
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Catfishdan said:
The last 3 are kind of cheating since they’re not strictly plomb empire designs, but I threw them in nonetheless....
21. Challenger by Proto
22. Penens 1060
23. P&C 0246 exposed gear
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I'm not following you on this caveat, Dan. If the P&C is pre-Plomb acquisition, I'm with you on that one. But why don't you consider the Challenger and the PENENS to be 'Plomb Empire' designs? EDIT: Or are you strictly limiting your use of that term to refer to before the name change to PTTI?
 
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I'm not following you on this caveat, Dan. If the P&C is pre-Plomb acquisition, I'm with you on that one. But why don't you consider the Challenger and the PENENS to be 'Plomb Empire' designs? EDIT: Or are you strictly limiting your use of that term to refer to before the name change to PTTI?
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The last 3 were iffy for me just because, while they’re from “plomb” companies, they don’t share the obvious plomb attributes that the others have. Namely the shape of the head or handle. Seems like they’re copies of other designs rather than plomb.
 
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Hi guys! I have a request.... Im in need of some help with a little plomb Top secret project. Does anyone have an end cap and bezel off a Plomb wood handled driver I could buy from them?
 

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Top secret! I'm intrigued.....

Sorry no spares though should not be too hard to come by.

Picked up an old puller set. Box is a little hard to read but puller still looks functional.
 

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I figure the **** cap off just about any brand Im gonna look hard this weekend at the flea! but I do need a Plomb bezel. Got this made and mocked up. Im excited!
 
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RagTopTA said:
I figure the **** cap off just about any brand Im gonna look hard this weekend at the flea! but I do need a Plomb bezel. Got this made and mocked up. Im excited!
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Are you making a ****** flipper?

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Picked up an old puller set. Box is a little hard to read but puller still looks functional.
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Nice. Those old wood cases are so cool. Here are a couple pics of the set I found a few years ago. Had a post back in this thread with more pics but Scumbucket trashed them.

It looked to be dated 1934-35. Do you know what that one is dated?

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Puller parts OD, so 1940.
 

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I have a smaller one from 1927, but only one original jaw left, and box long gone
 

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These pullers did not change much. The one from 1927 has three newer proto jaws that functionally match the older one.
 
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