Sorting & Cleaning Vintage Tools

[Motorman55]

Starting to sort thru and clean up some of the many different brands of hand tools that I got for 'Free' last summer at the recycle/dump.

Here's a few so far....L-R

1) Craft King ....... Forged Top 708 .... Japan
2) Wizard ........... 1204 Alloy Steel .... ??
3) Utica Tools ...... Bell Systems, Green Handles .... USA
4) Craftsman ....... Black Handles .... USA
5) K>.................... 1660--G .... Newark, NJ USA
6) Crestoloy Tool Co... B 542-7 …. Jamestown, NY
7) Dunlop ............ C16 (W) or (M)
8) [USA] .............. ?????
9) Kraeuter ......... 310 .... USA
10) Kraeuter ......... 356-8 .... USA

 

[Motorman55]

Another 'Freebee'

16" Long, Flat Blade, Wood Handle, Metal Ferrule Screwdriver. Ferrule stamped 'Made in USA'. Shaft extends thru the wood handle.

 

[woody 73]

Say next time you go for all that "FREE STUFF" I want to go with you... Nice score and yes you do ****!

 

[Motorman55]

Say next time you go for all that "FREE STUFF" I want to go with you... Nice score and yes you do ****!

That's just a 1/10th of what I picked up for free. I have 2 drawers full of screw drivers and nut drivers plus a bunch of sockets, wrenches and hammers.

Amazing what people will throw out.

 

[outofbounds]

Starting to sort thru and clean up some of the many different brands of hand tools that I got for 'Free' last summer at the recycle/dump.

Here's a few so far....L-R

1) Craft King ....... Forged Top 708 .... Japan
2) Wizard ........... 1204 Alloy Steel .... ??
3) Utica Tools ...... Bell Systems, Green Handles .... USA
4) Craftsman ....... Black Handles .... USA
5) K>.................... 1660--G .... Newark, NJ USA
6) Crestoloy Tool Co... B 542-7 …. Jamestown, NY
7) Dunlop ............ C16 (W) or (M)
8) [USA] .............. ?????
9) Kraeuter ......... 310 .... USA
10) Kraeuter ......... 356-8 .... USA

Wizard is a collectible Made in USA brand marketed through Western Auto Supply primarily through the 50s. Not sure about about the slip/groove pliers, but most their ratchets / Sockets were produced by Duro - Indestro in Chicago, IL

 

[four.cycle]

^ Possibly Diamond in Duluth, Minnesota, who I suspect was also the supplier for a lot of pliers to Duro/Indestro.

 

[Motorman55]

The Wizards handle design

 

[four.cycle]

I believe what is forged into the inside of the handles is going to be a better indicator of original manufacturer.

 

[outofbounds]

The Wizards handle design

You're doing good work on the rehabilitation of those tools!

 

[Roberts210]

I love our local metal recycler. I try to go there every week. I've picked up a lot of good tools and other stuff there.

 

[Motorman55]

I believe what is forged into the inside of the handles is going to be a better indicator of original manufacturer.

Inside the Wizard handles:

 

[Motorman55]

The 16" Long Flat Blade, Wood Handle screwdriver is alive again and back to good working order. The shaft is straight and the flat tip is in excellent condition. It now takes its place among my vintage wood working tools. I'll leave the wood handle as is for now.

No big deal, just took a simple clean up with a Scotch-Brite pad soaked in Simple-Green as a lube to remove the rust and old paint marks followed up with hand polishing with Semi-Chrome polish.

Before and after pics.

 

[Motorman55]

These are some of the 'free' hammers I got from the dump/recycle place. Going to clean them up, keep the ones I want and donate the others.

Starting from top left to right:

1) Barco 4lb sledge
2) Craftsman 20oz
3) Estwing
4) Estwing …. This one I'm just starting to clean up.
5) Klein Tools
6) Plumb Fa571RL 22oz
7) Plumb
8) No Name
9) Pederal S ???
10) Walboard
11) Truecraft M7598 8oz Japan

 

[Motorman55]

The 2 Estwing hammers. Both were in the same condition as the first one.

The second hammer after just a quick run under the wire wheel and the rubber handle is starting to clean up also little after a rub down with Simple Green.

Once I get the metal polished and the handle cleaner, I'll spray on a coat of clear and it goes into carpentry tool box ready for use.

 

[outofbounds]

These are some of the 'free' hammers I got from the dump/recycle place. Going to clean them up, keep the ones I want and donate the others.

Starting from top left to right:

1) Barco 4lb sledge
2) Craftsman 20oz
3) Estwing
4) Estwing …. This one I'm just starting to clean up.
5) Klein Tools
6) Plumb Fa571RL 22oz
7) Plumb
8) No Name
9) Pederal S ???
10) Walboard
11) Truecraft M7598 8oz Japan

That Walboard is a peach! Cool tool.

 

[Leviton]

You deserve another: "You ****"!

Nice haul.