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Sidchrome And Australian made tools
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The Sidchrome thread
"YA CANA HANDA MANA GRANDA SPANNA. You have to say that catch phrase with a Scottish accent. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sidchrome+tools&&view=detail&mid=C23F985037542356EA58C23F985037542356EA58&&FORM=VRDGAR So post up your Siddy goodness.
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Made in Melbourne. They had turner make their screwdrivers made spanners and shifters
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For your information made in Australia
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I put some photos up for you ( I have gedore from India ,And Dowidat Australia)
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There is another "Siddons/Sidchrome" thread around here somewhere... it's in the list below. These are all of the names I have currently listed for "Australia" on my list. If you know of others which should be added let me know. Thanks.
List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Australia
(* in the Australian lexicon, a wrench is referred to as a "spanner", an adjustable ("Crescent") wrench may be referred to as a "shifter", a box wrench is referred to as a "ring spanner" *)
(* because of the multitude of Australian tool makers, see also https://www.htpaa.org.au/hand-tools...kers/directory-of-australian-makers-full-list *)
Carter / Carter Tools Pty. Ltd., Grose and Buller Streets, Parramatta, N.S.W., Australia / planes, vises, clamps / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...-company-history-information-australian-made/ /
Dawn / Dawn Mfg. Co. Pty. Ltd., Sheppard St., Coburg, Victoria, Australia / vises, clamps / est. 1920, acquired by Siddons 1973 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...ools-vice-history-company-information-coburg/ /
Dowidat /
Dufor / (see Duly & Hansford) /
Duly & Hansford / Duly & Hansford Ltd., Carrington Rd., Marrickville, N.S.W., Australia / est. 1927 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...nch-drive-vintage-history-restoration-review/ /
Joplin / Joplin Bros. Pty. Ltd., Victoria Road, Rydalmere, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia / est. 1930, acquired by Siddons 1973 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...ools-history-information-australian-eastwood/ /
Kismet / Kismet Engineering Works / vises / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...history-information-brisbane-australian-made/ /
Sidchrome / (see Siddons) /
Siddons / Siddons Drop Forgings Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia / https://www.htpaa.org.au/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sidchrome-tools-and-other-australia-brands.425497/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sidchrome-and-australian-made-tools.503971/#post-9767990 /
T & E / T & E Tools Pty. Ltd., 55 Nelson Road, Yennora, New South Wales, Australia 2161 / https://www.tetools.com/ / repackager and distributor, NOT a manufacturer / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/t-e-tools.41112/ /
Turner / Turner Industries Ltd., Chapel Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia / est. 1935 acquired 1970 by Stanley Titan / https://www.htpaa.org.au/hand-tools/australian-tools-makers/australian-makers/turner-tools /
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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Australia
(* in the Australian lexicon, a wrench is referred to as a "spanner", an adjustable ("Crescent") wrench may be referred to as a "shifter", a box wrench is referred to as a "ring spanner" *)
(* because of the multitude of Australian tool makers, see also https://www.htpaa.org.au/hand-tools...kers/directory-of-australian-makers-full-list *)
Carter / Carter Tools Pty. Ltd., Grose and Buller Streets, Parramatta, N.S.W., Australia / planes, vises, clamps / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...-company-history-information-australian-made/ /
Dawn / Dawn Mfg. Co. Pty. Ltd., Sheppard St., Coburg, Victoria, Australia / vises, clamps / est. 1920, acquired by Siddons 1973 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...ools-vice-history-company-information-coburg/ /
Dowidat /
Dufor / (see Duly & Hansford) /
Duly & Hansford / Duly & Hansford Ltd., Carrington Rd., Marrickville, N.S.W., Australia / est. 1927 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...nch-drive-vintage-history-restoration-review/ /
Joplin / Joplin Bros. Pty. Ltd., Victoria Road, Rydalmere, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia / est. 1930, acquired by Siddons 1973 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...ools-history-information-australian-eastwood/ /
Kismet / Kismet Engineering Works / vises / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...history-information-brisbane-australian-made/ /
Sidchrome / (see Siddons) /
Siddons / Siddons Drop Forgings Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia / https://www.htpaa.org.au/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sidchrome-tools-and-other-australia-brands.425497/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sidchrome-and-australian-made-tools.503971/#post-9767990 /
T & E / T & E Tools Pty. Ltd., 55 Nelson Road, Yennora, New South Wales, Australia 2161 / https://www.tetools.com/ / repackager and distributor, NOT a manufacturer / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/t-e-tools.41112/ /
Turner / Turner Industries Ltd., Chapel Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia / est. 1935 acquired 1970 by Stanley Titan / https://www.htpaa.org.au/hand-tools/australian-tools-makers/australian-makers/turner-tools /
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Evro chisels and masons tools , sunshine Harvester pliers and hand tools , Lithgow small arms factory spanners , Paulcall tools, crescent made tools here , ( not just finishing castings ) P&N , cyclone , paralex tin snips and vice grips , and many more . Your whole tool kit could be Australian made ( and be non Sidchrome) We used to make stuff in Australia,
Thanks, cool! It's definitely a German brand though, but it seems they expanded production a lot in those times! I wonder why they no longer exist now.
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The Australian dollar 1$ aud was = $2.20 cents in the early 1970s so it killed the export value . In the early 90s the aud = 50 cents against $1 USD . Hence Crescent moved manufacturing here as it was half the cost , to make it in the USA .( pity the poor production workers who are the victims in these decisions)
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Just to clear up the confusion about Dowidat (aka Gedore)
Written by Ron Waterhouse, restorer at the Tractor Museum of Western Australia
In 1919 three German brothers, Karl, Willi and Otto Dowidat, founded a small toolmaking business in the town of Reimscheild in Germany. When looking for a name for their products they settled on the name Gedore. This was a combo name representing “Ge” – brother, “Do” – Dowidat and ”Re” Reimscheild.
Initially they concentrated on making shifting wrenches, later adding other wrenches until they found that the premises they were in were not large enough to cope with the expanding range of tools. The factory then moved to larger premises where the Gedore company remains today, being the company’s headquarters.
In 1933 Karl Dowidat passed away and the remaining two brothers kept the business going. In 1949 the brothers decided to go their own ways. Otto kept the Gedore brand of the tool empire, while Willi founded a new company and called it Dowidat.
The Gedore company flourished and set up branches in South America and South Africa and by 1972 had branches in many more countries. The Dowidat company merged with Belzer to become Belzer-Dowidat. A few years later the Bacho tool company bought out Belzer-Dowidat ending any relationship with Dowidat. Karl, son of Otto, who passed away in 1 975, and Karen Dowidat, his granddaughter, succeeded in wresting back the Dowidat company establishment lost by Willi in the preceding years. The Dowidat Company set up branches in many countries including the American and African continents, Asia and Australia.
Written by Ron Waterhouse, restorer at the Tractor Museum of Western Australia
In 1919 three German brothers, Karl, Willi and Otto Dowidat, founded a small toolmaking business in the town of Reimscheild in Germany. When looking for a name for their products they settled on the name Gedore. This was a combo name representing “Ge” – brother, “Do” – Dowidat and ”Re” Reimscheild.
Initially they concentrated on making shifting wrenches, later adding other wrenches until they found that the premises they were in were not large enough to cope with the expanding range of tools. The factory then moved to larger premises where the Gedore company remains today, being the company’s headquarters.
In 1933 Karl Dowidat passed away and the remaining two brothers kept the business going. In 1949 the brothers decided to go their own ways. Otto kept the Gedore brand of the tool empire, while Willi founded a new company and called it Dowidat.
The Gedore company flourished and set up branches in South America and South Africa and by 1972 had branches in many more countries. The Dowidat company merged with Belzer to become Belzer-Dowidat. A few years later the Bacho tool company bought out Belzer-Dowidat ending any relationship with Dowidat. Karl, son of Otto, who passed away in 1 975, and Karen Dowidat, his granddaughter, succeeded in wresting back the Dowidat company establishment lost by Willi in the preceding years. The Dowidat Company set up branches in many countries including the American and African continents, Asia and Australia.
