The vintage Blackhawk Thread

[MR.X]

Blackhawk Carter Carb contract i assume.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That's a rare socket

 

[CRTDI]

Blackhawk Carter Carb contract i assume.

I believe you are correct. Blackhawk appears to have been contracted to Carter and Stromberg.

You can see a Stromberg carb set that I posted earlier, see post #380:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=127364&highlight=blackhawk&page=19

It's pretty obvious that a lot of the pieces in this set are Blackhawk produced.

 

[MR.X]

That's a rare socket

Hi. Thanks, yeah, i have dozens of Carter sockets but none look so distinctively Blackhawkish.

 

[MR.X]

I believe you are correct. Blackhawk appears to have contracted to Carter and Stromberg.

You can see a Stromberg carb set that I posted earlier, see post #380:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=127364&highlight=blackhawk&page=19

It's pretty obvious that a lot of the pieces in this set are Blackhawk produced.

That's a helluva set you posted. Obviously those handles jump out. It looks like those sockets say Blackhawk on them, do they have Stromberg specific tool #'s or?

 

[CRTDI]

Here are some spinners

Nice spinners!

The 1/4" and 3/8" black handled/red striped spinners were the toughest ones for me to find.

1/4", 3/8" and 7/16" spinners with 3/8", 7/16" and 1/2" "Baldie" ratchets.

 

[CRTDI]

That's a helluva set you posted. Obviously those handles jump out. It looks like those sockets say Blackhawk on them, do they have Stromberg specific tool #'s or?

Thanks, I think it's an interesting set.

Even though most of the sockets are marked as Blackhawk, they are utilizing what I believe is a Stromberg specific numbering system.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I have found all of the baldies up to 3/4 except the 1/4. That one is out there, but not easy to find.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Blackhawk must have employed some stylists in addition to engineers - they sure had some artistic and beautiful tools back then.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Yes they we're stylish. I particularly like those baldies. Here are a few

 

[CRTDI]

Yes they we're stylish. I particularly like those baldies.

I like the Baldies too. To me, they seem to have an overbuilt and quality feel about them.

More ratchets....

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I see the 1/4 baldie has eluded you as well. Nice ratchets

 

[CRTDI]

I'm convinced that the 1/4" Baldie is made of unobtanium as I'm unable to obtain one...

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I saw don long posted one earlier in the thread. Probably locked in a vault somewhere.

 

[r_olson_06]

Some nice ratchets. I am curious where these Blackhawk findings are strong geographically speaking. I see a fair amount of the QD series stuff here. Some double dots. But that Loc-On era stuff is extremely rare here. I find more 1920s Snap On items than Blackhawk Loc-On. Is this common elsewhere?

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Good question. I have gotten mine from greatlakes area, Pennsylvania, south dakota (my home state)

 

[r_olson_06]

Good question. I have gotten mine from greatlakes area, Pennsylvania, south dakota (my home state)

Huh must have missed the Gold Rush here in So Dak. I feel I am pretty avid in my searches but may need to step it up a notch [emoji1]

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[Oldtuleguy]

Just picked up a bomb box for my later nuggets stuff, came from idaho

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I have gotten mine from greatlakes area, Pennsylvania, south dakota (my home state)

Huh must have missed the Gold Rush here in So Dak.

Well, he is Oldtuleguy, so he may be talking about when we were whippersnappers.

 

[r_olson_06]

Well, he is Oldtuleguy, so he may be talking about when we were whippersnappers.
[emoji38]_hitti

Hehe. Age is just a number unless your younger than it's more.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Well, he is Oldtuleguy, so he may be talking about when we were whippersnappers.

Left SD in 84. We had a fair amount of blackhawk stuff there back then. Was considered a top tier tool brand. Also alot of sk and craftsman.

 

[r_olson_06]

Left SD in 84. We had a fair amount of blackhawk stuff there back then. Was considered a top tier tool brand. Also alot of sk and craftsman.

That's cool. Moved here in 08 after getting out of trade school. You must had cleaned house alot of Craftsman and SK still remain. What side of SD were you on?

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[Oldtuleguy]

Pierre, smack in the middle. Also in Brookings for a bit.

 

[r_olson_06]

Pierre, smack in the middle. Also in Brookings for a bit.

Ahh haven't spent much time in Pierre. Living in Sioux Falls so I make to Brookings a few times a year.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Brookings is a nice college town. Really liked it. Pierre is right on the river. Fantastic fishing.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

I find a good amount in Santa Cruz CA, and we haven't had industry since we cut down our last tree in the 20s.

 

[CRTDI]

Just picked up a bomb box for my later nuggets stuff, came from idaho

Nice looking set, looks fairly complete also....

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Left SD in 84.

Okay, so I was not a whippersnapper in '84, but I was at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and the only things I was collecting at the time were girls and paychecks!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice looking set, looks fairly complete also....

Bought a couple sets. Have some extras If anyone is interested in trading for them

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Okay, so I was not a whippersnapper in '84, but I was at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and the only things I was collecting at the time were girls and paychecks!

I left to go to college at asu, where I also had a couple jobs and fixed cars on the side.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Oh ****, that means The "Old" adjective is qualifying "tule", not "guy", and I am probably more than a few years older than you! hehehe

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Everyone knows you are old. I am pretty old too, so I can't really give you too much hassle about it....

 

[r_olson_06]

When I say something about not finding any. The next week stumble across these locations on era stuff. The ratchet is a gem. Had to pay a fair amount but the ratchet sold me. Also picked up this spare 49996 handle for 50 cent. No guts but for 50 cents how could I say no.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice. Want to trade those wrenches? I have some extra nugget stuff...

 

[r_olson_06]

Nice. Want to trade those wrenches? I have some extra nugget stuff...

I would be willing to trade them off. What do you have for Plomb trade bait? May take nuggets as well but trying to focus on Plomb.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I will look. I am guessing you have a lot more plomb than I do!

 

[notlob]

Nugget torpedo set bargain:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123545900363?ul_noapp=true

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Saw that. Lot of $$

 

[Provincial]

At the flea market the first Sunday of December I found this Blackhawk ZT-1604 battery carrier. The blue paint appears to be original. I wonder if it was sourced from Bluebird?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice
First one I have seen