Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff!

[four.cycle]

^ I have no idea.... it looks like ebay is putting a "block" attribute on all of the image files posted.
Some ebay sellers resort to other means in an attempt to "protect" their scans of out-of-copyright material they've lifted from other sources, which I find laughable at best.
The "PrtSc" key still works, so it really doesn't matter.

 

[d42jeep]

Great work Don! Cool booklet.

Page 8 actually mentions Wright Field ratchets. Was there any known documentation on “Wright Field” tools prior to this?

I know very little about Wright Field tools. I refuse to go down that rabbit hole.
This plain steel but highly polished pair of diagonals arrived in the mail yesterday. I really didn’t like my rusty pair. When was this handle pattern used? A catalog search was inconclusive.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

I know very little about Wright Field tools. I refuse to go down that rabbit hole.
This plain steel but highly polished pair of diagonals arrived in the mail yesterday. I really didn’t like my rusty pair. When was this handle pattern used? A catalog search was inconclusive.
-Don

That’s the Danielson “Union Jack” handle pattern. I don’t know exact years they switched but I believe it was towards the end? That pattern is present on Proto la pliers. I also have a dual marked pliers with the same pattern.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks. The earliest Danielson pattern tools I’ve seen in Plomb are dated late ‘46, so after that I guess.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

Thanks. The earliest Danielson pattern tools I’ve seen in Plomb are dated late ‘46, so after that I guess.
-Don

I was thinking around there as well so hopefully we are on the right track?

 

[mritchie77]

I was really hoping you had purchased this . But no such luck

My wife would have killed me if I spent that much on it. LOL

 

[Smokeshow69]

My wife would have killed me if I spent that much on it. LOL

As would have mine . I topped out at $35 not including shipping which I knew wouldn’t even scratch the surface of what it would go for

 

[d42jeep]

I ground the point off my new punch. It’s quite a bit shorter than it’s factory length. Unlike most of my early punches and chisels there doesn’t seem to be a date code. With the round o it has to be pretty early.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

some pages are not included

 

[Movin/on]

Here is a Plomb body Dollie. No. 1472
Got this in a bucket of body working tools.
Movin/on

 

[d42jeep]

I had a 1” deep socket in my wartime 1/2” drive set that I wasn’t sure if it was plain steel or worn chrome plating. I spotted this dark finish example on eBay and bought it to replace the suspect one.
-Don
Upon close examination of my previous socket, I noticed a bit of chrome peel so it had to go. The two sockets are quite different in construction and marking details.

 

[d42jeep]

Another Plomb tool that arrived yesterday was this 86A 7/8 chisel with a 1” cut. I’ve never been satisfied with the Kraeuter chisel in my WW2 machinist’s set so I’ve been on a mission to find one close to the specified length of 9”. The Plomb one is listed at 8” so probably within the plus or minus allowance.I’ve started the dressing up and sharpening procedure but ran out of time.

Old pictures

 

[btrnuthatch]

226 Needlenose with J.P. Danielson herringbone.

 

[catongw]

Hi Everyone.
This question probably been asked over and over but I went thru first ten pages and last ten pages of the thread and didn't find my answer so just gonna ask.
Did the wrenches come from the factory painted like that or did the original owner do that? If factory is there some significance to the colors ?
Thanks for the help .

 

[Shelbylex]

Catongw, welcome to the board
Wrenches were not painted out of the factory.
Nice start!

 

[Outlawmws]

Pretty sure that was done by the owners, and in that case colors were size indicators - I'd guess they did their sockets the same?

 

[catongw]

Here's a couple more. I "inherited" a stash of tools from a little old lady(95yo). These were her dad's.

 

[poppinjohnnies]

I scored this today at a local online auction for $6! Plomb 5468 1/2” drive breaker bar.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice find!

 

[catongw]

Looks really nice !

I scored this today at a local online auction for $6! Plomb 5468 1/2” drive breaker bar.

 

[d42jeep]

When I spotted this on a buy it now I wasted no time pressing the button. I had never seen one except on the GJ.
-Don

 

[bmwrd0]

Nice. I found a Proto version of that the other day.

 

[Smokeshow69]

When I spotted this on a buy it now I wasted no time pressing the button. I had never seen one except on the GJ.
-Don

Boy, that’s a clean one. I wouldn’t hesitate on that either

 

[d42jeep]

I had some screwdrivers with that style handle but no spinners.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

I had some screwdrivers with that style handle but no spinners.
-Don

I’m in that same boat. Hopefully that will change one day

 

[MR.X]

Plomb.

 

[Provincial]

Plomb.

Nice! What are the numbers on them?

 

[softailgarage]

Don, thanks for posting the catalog, very cool pics showing Plomb production.

 

[MR.X]

from right to left ( all are marked Plomb)... 1. is is a Douglas. Number 2 & 3 are 40-b-4175/6 and 4177 or something close to that, I've seen the same tools made by MAC with the same #'s. The yellow tinted one, which I never would have guessed as a plomb by the finish is also a Douglas contract " K65 something. The 3/8 extension is one of those PWA 1396's that are alittle more common in Bonney. And the one on the far left is a 20's era KInner....H9 maybe? I'll try and figure out the exact numbers.

 

[JohnDeere]

Spare a thing or two, my pitiful plomb collection.

 

[Outlawmws]

Does the breaker have the female square broach so it can be an extension?

 

[JohnDeere]

No, but it has a very strong center detent.

 

[Provincial]

from right to left ( all are marked Plomb)... 1. is is a Douglas. Number 2 & 3 are 40-b-4175/6 and 4177 or something close to that, I've seen the same tools made by MAC with the same #'s. The yellow tinted one, which I never would have guessed as a plomb by the finish is also a Douglas contract " K65 something. The 3/8 extension is one of those PWA 1396's that are alittle more common in Bonney. And the one on the far left is a 20's era KInner....H9 maybe? I'll try and figure out the exact numbers.

Thanks! I think Plomb made all the Kinner tools, since they were located so close. We tend to think of tools like those being used on aircraft engines, because of access issues, but airframes also had access issues. Hence the Douglas ID's. Even the DC-3, which was designed with a major emphasis on maintenance, had some access issues.

If you run into tools with GT- prefixes, they are likely Grumman. I have a wooden box labelled "Operational Squadron Special Tools for Grumman F6F Airplanes." The label has a list of the contents, so there is at least some reference information.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have a wooden box labelled "Operational Squadron Special Tools for Grumman F6F Airplanes." The label has a list of the contents, so there is at least some reference information.

 

[Sanny81]

Nothing special but found this today at the Florida Flywheelers show and loved the style a previous owner engraved their name.

 

[Provincial]

I looks like it was used as a toy box and the kids marked up the tool list. I saved it out of a trash bin!

 

[Outlawmws]

 

[MR.X]

Nice! What are the numbers on them?

Far right is K-32305. Next two are the 40b-417X's. The gold tint one is K-65-3084-3GT. Then the PWA 1396 and the far left is a H9 Kinner. I added a pic of a 2nd K-65-3084-3GT that I have here. Also a pic of the Kinner.

 

[MR.X]

So there's a few Plomb and Plomb related tools in here but my question is....where the hell was this raygun when I was 9 years old and needed it.

 

[Smokeshow69]

So there's a few Plomb and Plomb related tools in here but my question is....where the hell was this raygun when I was 9 years old and needed it.

What brand is the ray gun? Lincoln, alemite?