Show your "Long C" Craftsman!

[AntiqueBen]

Just wandering if this 1/2" tool was offered in the =V= series or did it stop with the BE & circle H series?

 

[Outlawmws]

Shows in the 1949 catalog with the "spark plug socket sets"

 

[d42jeep]

Maybe even later, I’m not sure. I sold several on eBay some time back. They sold quickly. It’s unusual to see a =v= tool with a part number

-Don

 

[AntiqueBen]

Maybe even later, I’m not sure. I sold several on eBay some time back. They sold quickly. It’s unusual to see a =v= tool with a part number

-Don

I've never seen this tool marked=V= before, especially with a part number.

 

[AntiqueBen]

Anyone ever seen a circle H socket "without" the underline C? This one is stamped like the =V= series, but it's a knurled circle H socket??

 

[Cruzan80]

Yes, I have some with the = and (H), possibly without the knurl. Will check

 

[Cruzan80]

Nevermnd, they do have knurling. I have most of a 3/8 swivel set. I always assumed it was late 40's production, as they switched from NB to MDF. The ones on either side are more cosmoline covered than rusty (earlier BE set).

 

[ratcheted]

Just wandering if this 1/2" tool was offered in the =V= series or did it stop with the BE & circle H series?

Same logo as the JA Fors ratchet. Late 40s.

 

[four.cycle]

not sure if this is "Long C", but I have not seen this before.

 

[Cruzan80]

=V= era, MDF. 50-60s, were sold alongside the electric impacts. Not too many of them that I have seen (seems about as rare or rarer than whitworth in my area).

 

[d42jeep]

Anyone ever seen a circle H socket "without" the underline C? This one is stamped like the =V= series, but it's a knurled circle H socket??

It’s not a socket but check out the flex handle in the early =v= 1/4” drive set on the left. The ratchet doesn’t have the =v= like the more conventional set on the right.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ that ratchet has no production code stamped on it?

what about the other side of the face plate?

 

[Patrick Eubanks]

Just wandering if this 1/2" tool was offered in the =V= series or did it stop with the BE & circle H series?

I was offered in =v= and -v-

 

[B Halverson]

Midget Craftsman pieces from a local estate sale;

 

[Smokeshow69]

Midget Craftsman pieces from a local estate sale;

Dude, you killed it. Do you know what you purchased at that sale? Not common. Did it come with the drive plug. Did you seriously only pay $2?

 

[four.cycle]

^ Something tells me that Mr. Halverson doesn't waste a lot of his time poring over ebay's "sold" listings.

 

[Catfishdan]

^ Something tells me that Mr. Halverson doesn't waste a lot of his time poring over ebay's "sold" listings.

Shhh. I was gonna offer him 4 bucks!

 

[Outlawmws]

Midget Craftsman pieces from a local estate sale;

USUCK SOOO MUCH!

Dude, you killed it.

Understatement of the year! (Mine too...)

Shhh. I was gonna offer him 4 bucks!

Cheapskate; I was going to offer $20!

 

[Smokeshow69]

Picked up these long c items at an estate sale yesterday. The offset dbe’s are not in great shape but normally you don’t find these in the wild. Also super stoked about the 4” vanadium adjustable. Paid $1 per item . The die is pretty big in person. You can see the measurements on my tail gate just for comparison

 

[Cruzan80]

Are the DBE's CI or N4? Did we ever figure out which code meant what?

 

[alinc100]

The list of 1/2" drive single sockets available in the 1939 catalog:

 

[Smokeshow69]

Are the DBE's CI or N4? Did we ever figure out which code meant what?

I cant remember. I'll check tomorrow. And I dont believe we ever figured out the code...

 

[Outlawmws]

CI should be early Moore Drop Forge AFAIK

 

[B Halverson]

Dude, you killed it. Do you know what you purchased at that sale? Not common. Did it come with the drive plug. Did you seriously only pay $2?

Probably, usually all the good stuff is gone on the second day of estate sales when things are half-price.

 

[B Halverson]

^ Something tells me that Mr. Halverson doesn't waste a lot of his time poring over ebay's "sold" listings.

If you can not find what you are interested in locally and cheap, then get interested in something you can find locally and cheap. It is just not worth it, but I think you have to be an old white haired person and seen what they have to believe that.

 

[Patrick Eubanks]

^ Something tells me that Mr. Halverson doesn't waste a lot of his time poring over ebay's "sold" listings.

That’s the deluxe set. Much different

 

[Patrick Eubanks]

Deluxe socket set

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice set. Mine is a bit dingier

 

[FrankLee]

I've had many dozens of the old Craftsman and Dunlap cast iron motors. Only one motor had this style of bearing covers.
The chrome is somewhat blemished, but still in very nice condition.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I've had many dozens of the old Craftsman and Dunlap cast iron motors. Only one motor had this style of bearing covers.
The chrome is somewhat blemished, but still in very nice condition.

Ok that’s pretty Rad! Never seen that before but I’m not surprised

 

[d42jeep]

I think that this long C punch I found on Saturday was longer when it was new.
-Don

 

[Outlawmws]

Yeah, probably an inch or two...

 

[Provincial]

I call those "starter" punches, because I can get the pin moving before using the real pin punch.

 

[B Halverson]

A 1934 Craftsman power-tool catalog I pulled out of storage last night;

 

[d42jeep]

^ that ratchet has no production code stamped on it?

what about the other side of the face plate?

All three of the 1/4” drive ratchets in these sets are missing the =v= which I would expect to see on them.
-Don
Here are some spare 1/4” drive Circle H tools and BE sockets
Circle H tools
BE sockets
Some updated BE small sets
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

Hit up the swap meet this weekend. Found some good stuff
-2 long c dbe's
- free long c screwdriver
-another long c dbe to go with the ones I found last week. I dont find these often and now all of a sudden I find them 2 in a row?

**weird drag link screwdriver extension** I havent seen this before ? Doesnt look home made.... Fits on the end of a 3/8 drive tool. Maybe I just missed these in the catalog?

 

[Cruzan80]

IME, drag links were "swoop"-ier at the bottom, whereas that looks more like ^. Or is just the angle?

 

[Outlawmws]

Almost looks ground from an extension? Better pics of the tip?

 

[RTM]

**weird drag link screwdriver extension** I havent seen this before ? Doesnt look home made.... Fits on the end of a 3/8 drive tool. Maybe I just missed these in the catalog?

There were simple screwdriver bits available, but not sure about era. But that one could also be a cut down extension.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I need to clean it up but the edges and contour sure look nice! A really nice home brew job if that’s what it is