Tools of Ohio

[JohnDeere]

As an ohioan the tools made in the state in which I live interest me. Rather than do a deep dive into the internet to find more ohio tool companies that I do not know of, I figured I could make a thread where people could post pictures and history of some Ohio tools. So post up your Ridgid, Wright, Sabina O. MAC, Warren-Teed and Qwikwerk hammers, Columbian Vice & MFG. CO. and anything else from ohio! I will start with my Columbian 504 vice:

 

[bmwrd0]

Cornwell

 

[Tom99]

My Parks planer, made in Cincinnati.

 

[Cleave]

No pics now but I have a Columbia 504 and 604 vises, and a few wooden planes from Ohio Tools.

 

[JohnDeere]

Don’t forget Defiance, Ohio S-K and lectrolite tools!

 

[joel_400]

Herbrand and old Cal Van from Fremont Ohio. Oh and Christie knives and Clauss scissors too. I remember when Cal Van closed up. My uncle used to do auto swap meets. He ended up with huge boxes of specialty tools they sold. Over the years he sold them at swap meets and made decent money doing it. Some of their stuff was pretty neat back in the day.
Joel

 

[RTM]

Buckeye Saw Vise (a spokeshave)
Wooster Brush Company (still alive and kicking even get their stuff on the west coast)
Ohio Tool (planes)
Watrous draw knives
Cleveland Twist drill

DAT has about 18 pages of them, just from Pre 1900

Directory of American Toolmakers

Will add pix later as I think of more

 

[alinc100]

Kennedy, Wright, Lageneau , Herbrand ,Clauss , Craftsman in Conneaut (before Sears,1920s,made pipe wrenches)

 

[3baygarage]

Canton Malleable Iron Co. adjustable wrenches. Perhaps the black eye of Ohio’s long-standing history of quality tool manufacturing.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ent-wrench-ever-canton-malleable-iron.433518/

 

[Tom99]

Almost forgot about Gerstner. Made in Dayton.

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Fairmount tools. (Cleveland) here’s a body hammer (151-g) I got today.

 

[yatg]

Ohio Forge

On Monday, December 28, 1987, a trademark application was filed for OHIO FORGE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the OHIO FORGE trademark a serial number of 73703304. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Monday, September 25, 1995. This trademark is owned by HOME DEPOT, INC., THE. The OHIO FORGE trademark is filed in the Machinery Products category with the following description:
MECHANICALLY OPERATED TOOLS, NAMELY DRILL PRESSES, PNEUMATIC DRILLS AND ELECTRIC DRILLS

 

[bmwrd0]

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Defiance sparkplug sockets, sparkplugs from toledo

 

[WNYflyer]

Vanadium Tool Co. Athens Ohio

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Apex tool co. Dayton, Ohio

 

[Tom99]

As an ohioan the tools made in the state in which I live interest me. Rather than do a deep dive into the internet to find more ohio tool companies that I do not know of, I figured I could make a thread where people could post pictures and history of some Ohio tools. So post up your Ridgid, Wright, Sabina O. MAC, Warren-Teed and Qwikwerk hammers, Columbian Vice & MFG. CO. and anything else from ohio! I will start with my Columbian 504 vice:

 

[Tom99]

My Boice Crane bandsaw, Toledo, 1954.

 

[CoogarXR]

My benchtop variable AC/DC power supply- Brodhead Garrett, Mansfield Ohio



I got it for free from a friend of mine. He said it wouldn't adjust. All that was wrong was the set-screw on the knob was loose, lol. In his defense, it did feel scratchy, like you were turning a rheostat, but it was just the set-screw scratching the shaft of the rheostat. I tightened the screw, and off she goes. I've been using it for a couple years now. I think it was originally meant to be used in a classroom. Makes sense with the keyed power switch; so a teacher could lock it "off".

 

[genog]

I am a fan of Wright tools, especially now that they are one of the last one's standing
Still made in Ohio in the good ole USA

I rarely run across Wright, and unfortunately rarely find Bonney around here.....
but I did find some Wright swivels and a couple of quarter drive pieces this weekend

 

[j90st]

My Hobart bros. Wheel buffer from Troy Ohio. I actually post it on the vintage section. I'm trying to get some info

 

[rockettauto]

No mention of RIGID yet?

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

No mention of RIGID yet?

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