Proto Tools Picture Thread - Post Yours!

[Squez]

 

[LNKMK8]

Picked up what appears to be a Proto 5449 Ratchet. It is unmarked and has a smooth handle. I checked the other side of the plate and nothing there also. Perhaps a government contract item?

 

[Smokeshow69]

Picked up this Proto tool mobile today. Regrettably it has been severely damaged and has a ton of broken spot welds and all panels are bent. However, I paid $20 for it and it’s going to donate its lower compartment drawer, front cover and side handles to my straighter Proto tool mobile.

 

[Etchase]

Can’t wait to see the finished product. Great find.

 

[Squez]

Todays finds

 

[Smokeshow69]

Can’t wait to see the finished product. Great find.

I will post some pictures of the swap/clean up progress pictures

 

[Smokeshow69]

Made a few more finds today! Super excited about the tool boards. Paid $15 each on the tool boards. Cant believe they were so low

 

[genog]

I've been looking for a Flying Lady...
anything....box...a case...tool kit....

I keep finding 5249 ratchets

 

[Squez]

Today proto haul

 

[Squez]

Todays haul… didn’t even realize the ratchet was proto until I got home… when I grabbed it I swore it was plomb.. o well same ratchet different name

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

I think that ratchet being proto make that cool, because of the style.

 

[jabberwoki]

Made a few more finds today! Super excited about the tool boards. Paid $15 each on the tool boards. Cant believe they were so low

That is missing from my Indy boards...
Now you have to find some p&c boards to trade me of the rest of them...

 

[d42jeep]

Proto finds at yesterday’s estate sale.
Wrenches cleaned up.

-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

That is missing from my Indy boards...
Now you have to find some p&c boards to trade me of the rest of them...

I'm looking. I'll find some eventually

 

[genog]

It was a low key weekend around here due to a bit of rain....
I found these two Protos

The bent nose slip joints were a cool find for me
They'll be useful, I just know it...
Proto LA adds to the coolness

I already have terminal pliers, but an extra backup pair is good to have

 

[Smokeshow69]

Picked up these this weekend! Nice shape long handle 3/8 Proto professional ratchet for $5 and the extensions for $3- longer one is Proto la and in pretty good shape

 

[d42jeep]

Found a pretty nice flare nut wrench on Wednesday.
-Don

 

[genog]

Found a set of Proto Thin Nose Slip Joints to go along with the Bent Thin Nose SJ's that I found a couple of weeks ago

 

[d42jeep]

I added this 1” flare nut wrench to my others. I don’t collect much Proto but these are an exception.
Added it to my others.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

Recently I had the honor of picking through a well known collector here. I picked up a few things while there to bolster my proto collection. Guess I'm set on screwdrivers and sockets for a while. 90% of these tools are Proto LA with the remainder being Proto MFd . Also scored 1 dual mark dbe in the mix as well (has grind marks on it. Why does it seem like the dual marks are always found defaced or modified?)

 

[Smokeshow69]

Now you might be asking yourself what is that tray out of? The one with all the sockets and chisels ? Welp, its a 100HR. Now I have all the proto la and proto mfd versions out there (3). Also, some of my most favorite pieces out of the whole lot...this extractor set in the card board box. ***also note the 3/8 dr mfd era metric set of sockets in rail. Not a common find. Set is missing only one socket**

 

[Ricky Joe]

I didn’t even know I had these. My vise grips are all kept in a box. Found these looking for a different set. One with release lever, one without.

 

[d42jeep]

Your examples leave little doubt that the Plombpire had a long standing relationship with Petersen to supply them relabeled Vise Grips. I’ve had a few.



My estate sale find yesterday was this Professional 86A-7/16 cold chisel, badly in need of sharpening.
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

I didn’t even know I had these. My vise grips are all kept in a box. Found these looking for a different set. One with release lever, one without.

The ones without the release lever are older

 

[four.cycle]

PROTO 286LN 6-inch locking pliers

PROTO 286LN 6-inch locking pliers

 

[d42jeep]

They didn’t even bother to disguise the Petersen 6LN part number markings on the lower jaws. This is from 1980.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ Yes. Those are clearly Petersen made. I grabbed those as soon as they were listed - both NOS. They work great for pinching off neoprene fuel line hoses on mowers.

 

[pacer]

hello bro
is this original proto or fake?

 

[genog]

hello bro
is this original proto or fake?

Sup playa!

 

[pacer]

Ayo main!

 

[four.cycle]

patent 5381710 Jan 17 1995 David R. Baker doesn't show an assignee, nor does Baker's previous patent for same: patent 5239899 Aug 31 1993 David R. Baker although datamp.org does show the manufacturer on the former as being Stanley Proto Industrial Tools.

There are apparently wrenches out there in the field that do not have "PROTO" stamped on them, but are believed to have been manufactured by PROTO.

 

[d42jeep]

A few Proto Professional tools I found today at an estate sale. These are available for trade if needed to fill out someone’s set.
-Don

 

[genog]

All that I could come up with is a Proto LA deep 1"er

 

[Squez]

Todays haul

 

[d42jeep]

I found a 1/2” hex socket that had been completely wrapped in electrical tape for some reason. The tape seemed to act as a preservative.
Also at yesterday’s estate sale I found a short 1/2” drive Proto marked socket rack.
All of Friday and Saturday’s finds cleaned up.
-Don

 

[tcduncan45.70]

Just poppin in to join the thread.
3rd generation Local 55 Sheetmetal member (15yr)
Inherited a proto 1425 from my grandad and another 3rd generation kid in my apprenticeship class was using a 1428 in the shop and that caught my eye. Turns out our grandads were old mates and work most of their careers together.
Anyway since that day I’ve been hunting them down and saving them from the rusting heep. I don’t get out intentionally searching but I know how to spot em and take them home whenever I can and use them daily.
These are some I was cleaning and preparing for a display in my office. I’ve never lined a bunch up for a picture before. Happy to share.

 

[genog]

For some reason I buy ole hammers and hammer heads....
...can't help myself
Found this today and couldn't leave it behind

 

[genog]

I got this from a friend
Been looking for something Proto Flying Lady for quite some time

 

[Smokeshow69]

Got these 2Proto mfd era boards hung up on the wall. The hammer one never had a logo on it and it has a bunch of smudges on the lines so I wonder if this was a factory seconds board? But now I need to find a bunch of mfd era ball peins. Also got the pliers board up. Of course I find the pliers board for pliers that I have the least of.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Picked up this well used mfd era lady foot pry bar today at a garage sale

2130- the bigger of the 2 bars