The vintage Blackhawk Thread

[Oldtuleguy]

I had to buy, it's soooo cool

 

[3baygarage]

Nice handles. The ball handle is so cool. I’ve wanted one since seeing on AA years ago.

 

[thehorse13]

Yes bought the lot for the speedball. Could not help myself. It was funny because listed as 3/8 drive. Made an offer on the "make offer" option and the seller accepted, so no getting out of it! Curse my tool addiction....

I got my paws on a complete 7/16th drive nugget set on Ebay the same way. The seller had them listed as 3/8ths drive and heavily worn. They were 7/16th and hardly ever used.

I guess the seller put a 3/8ths ratchet in the back of the sockets and decided they were worn out. lol

Nice grab!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice snag, Otg.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Some set pics for those suffering the blackhawk affliction.....

 

[CRTDI]

Oooooh....an early 7/16" drive set with the ever so elusive Speed-Ball handle....Nice!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

No date codes, so guessing pre 38

 

[twertsy]

Blackhawk speed ball handle

One on my "sought after" list...........nice snag.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

One on my "sought after" list...........nice snag.

I thought I saw one in the bottom of an old messy toolbox once at a flea market and just about had a heart attack. It turned out to be some kind of stick shift from a 70's era Opel or something like that. Dropped it in disgust!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Now the guy listed the toolbox the set came in so my ocd tool disorder made me buy it....

 

[r_olson_06]

Now the guy listed the toolbox the set came in so my ocd tool disorder made me buy it....

Is it a bullet/torpedo box?

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3055, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3070

 

[Oldtuleguy]

No its the early box version

 

[CRTDI]

Very slippery slope your going down....

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Blackhawk is one of the more addictive brands.

 

[twertsy]

Blackhawk is one of the more addictive brands.

Nothing truer. IMO, the most beautiful and innovative tools ever made. Mandl and Pfauser were geniuses!

 

[CRTDI]

Wedg-Head wrench set.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That looks like new still

 

[Catfishdan]

I don't see much Blackhawk around here, but I picked up these two 8 point sockets at an estate sale today. Triple band with the lock-on thing. One is a 13/16, the other is a 7/16.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Box arrived for 37ish nugget set. Looks like a drawer on bottom, even has handle, but does not pull out. Tray slides in. Lock cylinder is gone, as are decals. Small box. Threw in my 30s hexo wrenches for pics.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Oops, here they are

 

[Oldtuleguy]

7/8 qd set, no plug for ratchet. This thing is heavy. Largest socket is 2 3/8. Amazingly still has decal. I have some 7/8 square stock to make a plug with.

 

[four.cycle]

7/8" drive?

You planning on working on locomotives?

Nice stuff there, Oldtuleguy!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Been collecting snap on 7/8 for a while now, just thought I would branch out

 

[Hephaestus29]

I just bought this Blackhawk Vintage Floor Jack.
It’s definitely a candidate for a restoration or a
resto-mod. if parts can’t be found.

It currently does NOT work. It has a couple
of breaks in a couple of the cast pieces from
just glancing at it, and the cylinder needs
work also.

 

[r_olson_06]

7/8 qd set, no plug for ratchet. This thing is heavy. Largest socket is 2 3/8. Amazingly still has decal. I have some 7/8 square stock to make a plug with.

Some nice sets. I only have 1 7/8 piece and it's a Blackhawk step down ratchet plug.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3060, 3061, 3070

 

[BUGTHUG]

I just bought this Blackhawk Vintage Floor Jack.
It’s definitely a candidate for a restoration or a
resto-mod. if parts can’t be found.

It currently does NOT work. It has a couple
of breaks in a couple of the cast pieces from
just glancing at it, and the cylinder needs
work also.

not being nosey but what did you pay for it? I have one that needs a little work, but its mainly for looks.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Those are so cool looking.

 

[CRTDI]

Oops, here they are

That set is coming together quite nicely. Wrenches look quite at home in there..

7/8 qd set, no plug for ratchet. This thing is heavy. Largest socket is 2 3/8. Amazingly still has decal. I have some 7/8 square stock to make a plug with.

Very interesting set, thinking this one is fairly rare...

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I have had those for a while and now they have a box. I particularly like those anti knuckle buster wrenches. Only have 2 so far. They are scarce. The 7/16 stuff is very early, no date codes. Never saw a whole set pre date code before so had to have it. The hexo wrenches are an oddity, but fit the time frame. As alloy artifacts describes them, they were first thought to be husky made, but later found to be a blackhawk economy brand.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Crtdi, been collecting the 20s heavy duty stuff for awhile, and anything 7/8 drive is rare. I am lucky to find one or two pieces a year, much less a set. 3/4 and 5/8 much more common.

 

[twertsy]

I have had those for a while and now they have a box. I particularly like those anti knuckle buster wrenches. Only have 2 so far. They are scarce. The 7/16 stuff is very early, no date codes. Never saw a whole set pre date code before so had to have it. The hexo wrenches are an oddity, but fit the time frame. As alloy artifacts describes them, they were first thought to be husky made, but later found to be a blackhawk economy brand.

What sizes are the single offsets? I have some Blue Point and MTF versions that I'd love to compare with the Blackhawks....

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I have a 3/4 and a 25/32. 25/32 is stamped closeout and the shank is flattened a bit, which makes me think it's the newer of the two. 3/4 has seen some hard use , one end showing some hammer marks and evidence of grinding... has remains of cad finish where as the other is plain steel.

 

[twertsy]

I have a 3/4 and a 25/32. 25/32 is stamped closeout and the shank is flattened a bit, which makes me think it's the newer of the two. 3/4 has seen some hard use , one end showing some hammer marks and evidence of grinding... has remains of cad finish where as the other is plain steel.

Yes, the top one is much newer. I'd say '50s.

The lower one I'm quite sure would be '42. I'm looking for 20's versions.

Check that: The lower one could be older...........

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Check that: The lower one could be older...........

I'm pretty sure it is. I don't have a record of them making a single offset after 1935, and even if they did but they weren't in the catalogs, the model number would almost certainly be 156XX. They went to that series by 1937 for all their DBE (Long double offset, Short double offset, and Long "Angl-Head") wrenches and their "Half and Half" (their name for combination) wrenches.

 

[twertsy]

I'm pretty sure it is. I don't have a record of them making a single offset after 1935, and even if they did but they weren't in the catalogs, the model number would almost certainly be 156XX. They went to that series by 1937 for all their DBE (Long double offset, Short double offset, and Long "Angl-Head") wrenches and their "Half and Half" (their name for combination) wrenches.

I agree Greg. The top one is actually interesting, definitely late '40s - '50s and I didn't think they made those that late.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

That one is a puzzle. Based on the model number it should be older, but I agree that the model number stamping does not have an early 30's look.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I just thought the flattened shank was odd. Plain steel made me think wartime, maybe leftover older stuff stamped and sold later. Would explain closeout stamp..

 

[Private Lugnutz]

That makes a lot of sense to me.

 

[UncleDave]

Hello Black Hawk enthusiasts. Please check out a thread with Black Hawk tool boards for sale on it.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=405731
Thanks
Dave

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Blackhawk ok tools? Bought this off ebay mostly because could not figure out what it was....Looks like later production of earlier tools?