r_olson_06
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I am tempted as well by the catalogs. I currently have no catalogs right now.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!
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twertsy
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A Blackhawk badge just sold cheap. Around $30 I think...
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r_olson_06
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twertsy
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tin medic
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Don't be tempted.
bmwrd0
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Many companies, especially large, asset heavy ones, had there own security forces back then, and might have issued badges for use on company grounds. I know that some companies issued firearms also. Think Hughs Aircraft, Boeing, though railroad had actual sworn police officers, so the badges weren't just for show sometimes.
RubiconJK
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Smokeshow69
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This is a bit of a Covid-19 influenced non sequiter but.....concerning the Plomb Wilpen "mystery" How is the name "Wilpen" NOT just a combination of Charles WILliams and Morris / John PENdleton? Williams and Pendleton (John) filed a "Notice of organization" for the Plomb Tool Mfg. Co. in 1918 with themselves identified as operating the company. Pendleton's son Morris ( who had been with the company since 1922) was General Manager and soon to be Pres. when Plomb introduced the Combination wrench in 33. The Wilpen line was intro'd around the same time apparently. Not proof obviously but how is this not the most obvious explanation.....Come at me.
r_olson_06
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Interesting hypothesis. It may very well be plausible but giving the information at hand we very well never get to the bottom of it.This is a bit of a Covid-19 influenced non sequiter but.....concerning the Plomb Wilpen "mystery" How is the name "Wilpen" NOT just a combination of Charles WILliams and Morris / John PENdleton? Williams and Pendleton (John) filed a "Notice of organization" for the Plomb Tool Mfg. Co. in 1918 with themselves identified as operating the company. Pendleton's son Morris ( who had been with the company since 1922) was General Manager and soon to be Pres. when Plomb introduced the Combination wrench in 33. The Wilpen line was intro'd around the same time apparently. Not proof obviously but how is this not the most obvious explanation.....Come at me.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
r_olson_06
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Another mail order supplement for picking season woes. A 1936 LA series 1162 DBE. This puts the count at 21 of 26 closing in on the finish line of 3 complete Plomb DBE sets after realizing the AD series was expanded later in the production run (1929-30ish)
Also attached a group shot. Sorry for the weird angle, tight quarters.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
Also attached a group shot. Sorry for the weird angle, tight quarters.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
RubiconJK
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This is a bit of a Covid-19 influenced non sequiter but.....concerning the Plomb Wilpen "mystery" How is the name "Wilpen" NOT just a combination of Charles WILliams and Morris / John PENdleton? Williams and Pendleton (John) filed a "Notice of organization" for the Plomb Tool Mfg. Co. in 1918 with themselves identified as operating the company. Pendleton's son Morris ( who had been with the company since 1922) was General Manager and soon to be Pres. when Plomb introduced the Combination wrench in 33. The Wilpen line was intro'd around the same time apparently. Not proof obviously but how is this not the most obvious explanation.....Come at me.
Makes more sense than anything else I've ever been able to find. Here is my Wilpen set.
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That's the complete set, right?
RubiconJK
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Correct.
Smokeshow69
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What a fantastic set! What is the arrow shaped item ? Points gauge ?
ifishaholic
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Ok here’s what I inherited from my grandpa. I know the pictures aren’t great but I got done cleaning them up and putting them away as seen temporarily until I’m done sorting the rest of his stuff. He ran a small engine repair shop in Port Townsend WA and i remember as a early teenager using these same tools to strip out the old lawn mower decks and engine blocks for the aluminum to take to the recyclers and get money.
ifishaholic
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I’ll take more detailed pictures at a later time.
Private Lugnutz
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That's a really sweet master set and box, fish. But the provenance is even sweeter! Seriously, a bunch of us have boxed sets, and not just Plomb, but they are typically gathered a little at a time. Maybe the box comes first. Or a box with a few tools. Or a few tools first, and then an empty box to put them in. And the hunt is on. But nothing beats finding a master set and box that were together forever, and one that is inherited is the best yet.
Outlawmws
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r_olson_06
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Amazing set with nostalgia value.Ok here’s what I inherited from my grandpa. I know the pictures aren’t great but I got done cleaning them up and putting them away as seen temporarily until I’m done sorting the rest of his stuff. He ran a small engine repair shop in Port Townsend WA and i remember as a early teenager using these same tools to strip out the old lawn mower decks and engine blocks for the aluminum to take to the recyclers and get money.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
r_olson_06
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Thanks to a fellow GJ member for allowing this amazing Ranger extension to be added to the Plomb wall. Anyone else out their ranger contract fans? They seem to be one of the harder contract productions to find.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
Thanks, been wanting one of these 1/4" sets for quite a while. That's a Firestone marked ignition tool. It's an add on piece to the set.
Provincial
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Ranger (a division of Fairchild Aircraft) was a minor producer of aircraft engines. They started selling engines around 1930, but never were very popular. During WWII they made 6-cylinder (L-440) engines used in Fairchild PT-19 and PT-26 basic trainers, but only about 6,500 of these aircraft were built.
Ranger also supplied a 12-cylinder inverted-V engine that was more powerful. The most common version was the SGV-770. It was supercharged, geared-down, and produced 520 horsepower. It was used on the Curtiss SO3C Navy observation plane and Fairchild AT-21 twin-engine trainer. Only about 800 SO3C's and 175 AT-21's were made, and the SO3C's were a complete failure and quickly withdrawn from service.
In addition to this, the factory burned late in WWII, and never really got going again. All this contributes to the rarity of Ranger tools.
Ranger also supplied a 12-cylinder inverted-V engine that was more powerful. The most common version was the SGV-770. It was supercharged, geared-down, and produced 520 horsepower. It was used on the Curtiss SO3C Navy observation plane and Fairchild AT-21 twin-engine trainer. Only about 800 SO3C's and 175 AT-21's were made, and the SO3C's were a complete failure and quickly withdrawn from service.
In addition to this, the factory burned late in WWII, and never really got going again. All this contributes to the rarity of Ranger tools.
RubiconJK
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Ditto!
Hi Jock, You're the aircraft guy and we've talked a little bit about the Ranger tools before, from what I think I understand, the Fairchild PT 19/26 trainer was second only to the Boeing Stearman PT 13/17/18 as far as WW2 primary trainers built and that one of the Fairchild's main features was that being a monoplane it gave cadets a closer approximation of combat aircraft as opposed to the biplane trainers. I read that the Tuskegee Airman for example trained on both.
Thanks to a fellow GJ member for allowing this amazing Ranger extension to be added to the Plomb wall. Anyone else out their ranger contract fans? They seem to be one of the harder contract productions to find.
Looking for a Plomb 3061 Pebble Open End.
Hi Roy, we better hope their aren't too many fans.....their definitely aren't many to go around.... unless there are some boxed up in a warehouse somewhere.
Smokeshow69
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X3!
To the op- might I recommend you store that on an actual shelf, not some brackets. Reason is it will scratch the box and it might also drop that beautiful chest! What a great piece of sentimental family history. You are very lucky to have it
Looking to buy a craftsman heritage era 10 drawer top chest
ifishaholic
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Thank you all for the kind words and advice, yes i know I should just place it on the floor for now but I don't want to trip on it either. At least it's close to the floor!
r_olson_06
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Very nice Uticas. I have not seen the contract stamped versions before. Was there other manufacturers for the Ranger stuff other than Plomb?
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Farmer J.
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That's a nice set, and it's all complete with the history and memories. Hope you enjoy it for generations to come.
I'm going to assume that there's different levels of tools including some that Plomb wouldn't have been the supplier not even counting the OEM issue of wire cutters and pliers . I have a Ranger A.T Plomb 585 and another that's also marked Ranger A.T 585 on the handle and if I remember correctly has a Blackhawk socket that looks it started life as just a socket and was married to a flat handle rather than being designed from scratch. I also have a Ranger A.T. 450 which is a 585 style tool but 13/16 instead of 3/4 but it has no maker's mark. I have not seen what we generally consider the known Plomb type Ranger tools with other manufacturers markings like say we do with PWA stuff. Of course I'm working with a limited sample size.
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here's a pic of that 450 next to a Plomb 39. Of course I can't find a pic showing the Blackhawk name on the socket of the similar 585 , so........whatever. I'm not 100% sure I've even got the story right. I'm not near the tools right now so...
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3baygarage
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You answered the question I was about to ask.
Cool. As for the NAF one I can't remember but the Ranger one def. isn't.
