Hello to everybody
I am a DIY tool fan from Bosnia and Herzegowina (Europe), just for hobby
I have read all "Tools from the old world" and now I want to show you some of my tools. Most of them I picked up on flea market in Bosnia
I hope you will enjoy reading this post
UNIOR: http://www.unior.si
This is most frequent brand in my country and in former Yugoslavia. It is a Slovenian manufacturer of hand tools. Before, they had all great quality tools but today they produce everything: from top-notch stuff to rubbish. It is easy to find them here, so many people buy them in tools shops or on flea markets.
Unior LSI No. 110 32 - 30 open end wrench (bought on flea market for 2,5 E:
material: chrome vanadium
drop forged, entirely hardened and tempered
surface finish: chrome plated according to EN12540
polished head
made according to standard ISO 10102 (only metric dimension))
Unior LSI No. 110 28 - 26 open end wrench (bought on flea market for 2 E)
Unior LSI No. 110 11 - 10 open end wrench (bought on flea market for 0,5 E)
Unior Extra (this was pre-1990's style, they were very strong and durable) 9 - 8 open end wrench (bought on flea market for 0,5 E)
Unior LSI No. 180 32 - 27 double ring wrench (bought on flea market for 3,5 E:
material: chrome vanadium
drop forged, entirely hardened and tempered
surface finish: chrome plated according to EN12540
polished head
ring part with LIFE profile
made according to standard ISO 10104 (only metric dimension))
Unior Extra 11 - 10 double ring wrench (bought on flea market for 0,5 E)
Unior No. 531 tower pincer (bought new for 10 Euros:
material: special tool steel
drop forged, entirely hardened and tempered
cutting edges induction hardened
head surface finish: finely ground
surface finish: phosphated to standard DIN 12476
handles plastic dipped
made according to standard ISO 92)
Unior No. 642 center punch, size 5 (bought new for 2 E:
material: chrome vanadium
entirely hardened and tempered
tip induction hardened
surface finish: lacquered
made according to standard DIN 7250)
TANG (Tvornica Alata Nova Gradiška / Tool factory Nova Gradiška - town in Croatia)
http://www.tang.hr/home_eng.html
This was a second producer of hand tools in former Yugoslavia. They produced high quality wrenches, excellent sockets, pliers, chisels and punches. Tools were like "eastern made" with awful finishing. Today, factory doesn't produce hand tools, since they where bought from italian company Eurozappa, so now they produce pressing parts for automotive industry.
Tang 17 - 16 open end wrench (bought on flea market for 0,50 E)
IUS: http://www.mob-ius.ro
IUS 19 - 17 open end wrench (chrome alloy; bought on flea market for 0,5 E)
IUS 17 - 16 double ring wrench (bought on flea market for 1 E)
GEDORE:
This famous german tool brand is hard to find in Bosnian's tool shop, but it is not rare, beacause a lot of people from Bosnia worked in Germany, so they bring Gedore tools here. That is a reason why in my country word "gedore" means socket set and socket itself.
Gedore No. 6 16 - 15 open end wrench (bought on flea market for 0.50 E)
Gedore 13 – 12 open end wrench (bought new for 0,50 E; Made in India)
Gedore No. 6. 6 - 7 open end wrenches (bought on flea market; two for 1 E )
Gedore No. 7 "9" combination wrench (bought on flea market for 0,50 E)
Gedore Habero 1000 g hammer (bought new on flea market for 5 E)
