Tool I.D.

[RCsGarage]

I'm not sure how old it is. It was my grandfathers and I got most of his tools when he passed away several years ago. He retired from the Navy and had a lot of goodies he bought throughout his travels so there's no telling where he got this from. Tool wise he had all older US made tools; Craftsman and a few Snap-on, SK and Husky stuff.

Surprisingly I've used the hell out of this thing. It came in handy when removing jaw pins from my Chas. Parker vise last week. There's no markings of any kind and it's missing the screw cap at the end of the handle.

Anyone know who made it?

 

[Larryjones]

I've seen a lot of these tool kits, still see them new at flea markets some times. Here is one with a claw head. https://piximus.net/others/multi-purpose-hammer
I suppose the cone pein would be handy for driving a tack and not hitting your finger.

 

[crewchief888]

ive seen a couple that were apprentice machinist's projects, they typically had a center punch instead of a screwdriver.


cool old piece

 

[2oolhound]

As crew chief says they were very common apprentice machinist's projects. I wouldn't be surprised if your grandfather made it. I like the cone head, I don't think I've seen one like it before.

It looks like someone hammered on the bottom of the handle. You could carefully ream it out with a tapered reamer or even do it with a drill bit in a press, then screw a bolt in there and grind the head round as it only has to be finger tight. (Knurl it if you have access to a lathe) It's quite possible there was a centre punch there too but it's missing.

I had a modern ornamental version with about 3 progressively smaller screw drivers in the handle.

Very nice! and great photos!

 

[Stadger]

I bought one of those for my dad for fathers day back in 1967. I remember that it cost 99 cents. Yours is missing the end cap and three more screwdrivers that fit inside.

 

[RCsGarage]

Thanks for the help everyone.

I've used it a lot, mainly on watch repairs but it came in handy more than once where a huge hammer isn't needed.

 

[4xdog]

I have a similar one (a ball peen hammer) made by my father in his shop classes in the 1930s. I'd bet a nickel this is part of the same family.

Somewhere on here there's a thread that mentions exactly what book the project is from -- as others have noted, they're a common project from back then.