Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[Oldtuleguy]

^ very cool.

in other news...

after that "Nugget" set sold for what some of us considered an astronomical amount, I'm curious to see what happens with this (somewhat "restored") set of Firestone 1/2" SAE stuff:



https://www.ebay.com/itm/233995275399

I have never seen a firestone set go for that kind of money.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice stack! Looks like it might be inside the house, too. Where it belongs.

Thanks it was a project! This old box is just for show these days.

 

[four.cycle]

I have never seen a firestone set go for that kind of money.

It does appear to be wishful thinking on the part of the seller, but you never know.... somebody might be PLOMB crazy about it!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Got this dual marked breaker bar in a lot.

 

[Old Radar]

It does appear to be wishful thinking on the part of the seller, but you never know.... somebody might be PLOMB crazy about it!

oooh! I wonder what mine would go for without the new paint job and drawer liners?

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

Oldtoolguy that breaker is ****!


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[Oldtuleguy]

Thanks it is an oddball!

oooh! I wonder what mine would go for without the new paint job "

Sweet set. Prices are going up

 

[c1504]

Man that Firestone stuff sure is cool! I can’t say I have ever found any before. Do we have a time frame of when they produced it?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

The plomb sourced socket sets were a 40s 50s thing.

 

[c1504]

Thanks OTG

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Some older Firestone-related threads linked here and here, and in each one Old Man Taylor posted the cover and a few pages from a 1948 catalog. They will be in the Sticky Index 2.0.

 

[d42jeep]

Got this dual marked breaker bar in a lot.

Looks familiar.
-Don

 

[r_olson_06]

Got this dual marked breaker bar in a lot.

It is so strange that the 3/8" duals were pebble and the 1/2" were smooth.
Nice bar!

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I think the proto la 1/2 ratchets were pebble initially and the 3/8 round handle. Go figure.

 

[c1504]

Some older Firestone-related threads linked here and here, and in each one Old Man Taylor posted the cover and a few pages from a 1948 catalog. They will be in the Sticky Index 2.0.

Thanks Lugz. I had seen Twertsy’s thread but not OTG’s

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Pwa 1402 1" socket 3/8 drive, I am guessing for some special application.

 

[d42jeep]

I like those odd PWA marked tools.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

I was out for a run on my lunch break and saw a sign for an estate sale I sprinted home and drove over there and pulled about 20lbs of tools out of a roller stack... I did get a ton of proto empire stuff but these were actual thread correct tools! This was the 2nd weekend of the sale so I was able to get everything for $40...Yes the alligator bar/leaf spreader still has the price tag on it and no I didnt pay that I will post the entire haul in the garage sale thread.

 

[r_olson_06]

I think the proto la 1/2 ratchets were pebble initially and the 3/8 round handle. Go figure.

Haha yes. I forgot about the proto full pebble 1/2" ratchets.

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[Oldtuleguy]

This got me curious about the 5449 progression. They are all pretty much the same animal, with the later plomb version having the same thicker handle as the proto.

 

[DD T/A]

Pwa 1402 1" socket 3/8 drive, I am guessing for some special application.

Honestly I a very happy you posted this: now I know they're out there.

I wanted one and settled on a Blackhawk for my primary toolbox.

 

[Catfishdan]

I got a box for my partial set of screw extractors today. It always amazes me that these wood boxes have survived for so long.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I got a box for my partial set of screw extractors today. It always amazes me that these wood boxes have survived for so long.

Oh man, nice grab! Whenever the wood boxes and cardboard boxes pop up, I always am amazed! I think I have seen more wood boxes than cardboard as of late.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Honestly I a very happy you posted this: now I know they're out there.

I wanted one and settled on a Blackhawk for my primary toolbox.

Just came in a box of stuff! Seems like I never find stuff like that when I am looking.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I got a box for my partial set of screw extractors today. It always amazes me that these wood boxes have survived for so long.

Nice those are scarce.

 

[bmwrd0]

I got a box for my partial set of screw extractors today. It always amazes me that these wood boxes have survived for so long.

Man, I love those things.

 

[drivesitfar]

I found a sad Plvmb pebble ratchet (3/8th I think) but I think I can clean it up. How do t I get a new repair kit if I need one from proto? Or do any of you have one to sell?

 

[Smokeshow69]

I found a sad Plvmb pebble ratchet (3/8th I think) but I think I can clean it up. How do t I get a new repair kit if I need one from proto? Or do any of you have one to sell?

Drives, they didnt make a long handle 3/8 in that style of ratchet. You have a 1/2 drive long handle there...a 1/2 drive proto rebuild kit should fit. Short handle ratchet #5449. You should try to clean this up . You would be surprised at what some elbow grease will do . But if your detent ball is damaged, you can still swap just the gear drive from a newer ratchet I believe?

 

[bmwrd0]

Drives, I don't have a complete kit, but I do have some spare parts if you need them.

Anything to keep an old girl alive.

 

[Outlawmws]

Proto parts will fit the Pvmb heads of that style.

 

[MR.X]

So just scored this tool caddy from a farm auction.It was full of random sockets and ratchets including a few decent LA sockets and a breaker that cleaned up well. Significantly it had both 5497 1/2" & 5297 3/8" Plomb socket rails attached. The second pic is the one I already had which is slightly different as it has the Plomb embossing on the floor of the tray as well as the sides. whereas the latest one has it only on both sides. Last pic is better shot of rails detached. winning bid was $27.50 if anyone is trying to determine degree of suckage.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice. I like the socket rails.

 

[r_olson_06]

So just scored this tool caddy from a farm auction.It was full of random sockets and ratchets including a few decent LA sockets and a breaker that cleaned up well. Significantly it had both 5497 1/2" & 5297 3/8" Plomb socket rails attached. The second pic is the one I already had which is slightly different as it has the Plomb embossing on the floor of the tray as well as the sides. whereas the latest one has it only on both sides. Last pic is better shot of rails detached. winning bid was $27.50 if anyone is trying to determine degree of suckage.

Very nice! Love farm auctions but mine usually don't have Plomb but vintage SK and Craftsman. Never know what you are going to find at an auction. Went to one last year that had a 6' tall Tesla coil.

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[MR.X]

Nice. I like the socket rails.

Thanks.

Very nice! Love farm auctions but mine usually don't have Plomb but vintage SK and Craftsman. Never know what you are going to find at an auction. Went to one last year that had a 6' tall Tesla coil.

I know exactly what you're talking about, I used to live in K.C. and would see crazy stuff at farm auctions, also hit an auction in rural Illinois and had never seen so much SK in one place. A massive amount of SK overkill. This was back when Bill was just starting AA and I remember going thru every piece to see if I could find any standard socket that had a tool no. AND the full "SK Chrome" marking. I left there with one of those Blackhawk 20's era 3/4" drive suitcase sets for $10.00. I think it was the only full set of any brand they had that wasn't SK.

 

[DD T/A]

So just scored this tool caddy from a farm auction.It was full of random sockets and ratchets including a few decent LA sockets and a breaker that cleaned up well. Significantly it had both 5497 1/2" & 5297 3/8" Plomb socket rails attached. The second pic is the one I already had which is slightly different as it has the Plomb embossing on the floor of the tray as well as the sides. whereas the latest one has it only on both sides. Last pic is better shot of rails detached. winning bid was $27.50 if anyone is trying to determine degree of suckage.

So the 9/16 5/8 DBE is supposed to be an 1130. I didn't grab this for the bends, but because I knew the number is funky. Internet didn't give me any clues,

EDIT ok forget it Roy already solved it: https://garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8040276&postcount=6946

 

[MR.X]

 

[DD T/A]

MAn I love those cool totes, but I could only allow myself to find one in the wild like you. So great....now I have to wait a thousand years.

 

[RubiconJK]

So just scored this tool caddy from a farm auction.It was full of random sockets and ratchets including a few decent LA sockets and a breaker that cleaned up well. Significantly it had both 5497 1/2" & 5297 3/8" Plomb socket rails attached. The second pic is the one I already had which is slightly different as it has the Plomb embossing on the floor of the tray as well as the sides. whereas the latest one has it only on both sides. Last pic is better shot of rails detached. winning bid was $27.50 if anyone is trying to determine degree of suckage.

Major suckage for sure! Congrats!

 

[c1504]

So just scored this tool caddy from a farm auction.It was full of random sockets and ratchets including a few decent LA sockets and a breaker that cleaned up well. Significantly it had both 5497 1/2" & 5297 3/8" Plomb socket rails attached. The second pic is the one I already had which is slightly different as it has the Plomb embossing on the floor of the tray as well as the sides. whereas the latest one has it only on both sides. Last pic is better shot of rails detached. winning bid was $27.50 if anyone is trying to determine degree of suckage.

Awesome find!

 

[drivesitfar]

Thanks guys for letting me know that Proto's parts for my old Plvmb long handled ratchet are available.

Smoke: good to know that my ratchet is a 1/2 inch (it did look smaller, but I do have a bunch of washers that might have come off a battleship next to it).

BMW: thanks and only reason I asked is because one of the screws has been replaced at some time with one that is about 1/4 inch too long so it sticks out. once I clean it up i'll post up a few pics, but in the middle of a fence and new deck project now that our PNW rain has stopped for a few months.

Mr. X: I've never seen a tool holder like that with Plvmb's name on it and nice to know you now have 2. great find and one thing I know for certain is you CAN'T **** YOURSELF.

great score though.