Unknown vintage Hammer help.

[Steven 33]

Does anyone recognize this? Ft. It's pretty beat up, But the arrow looks like the Pierce Arrow marking. Only the letters don't seem right. And I haven't seen a claw hammer by Pierce Arrow.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Fastest and best response to threads like this is usually the topical thread. In this case 'Hammertime!' or the Hammer Taxonomy thread. Both in Sticky. You might get someone notice here, but there are dedicated hammer guys who Watch those threads and posting on the thread will trigger an Alert for them that there is a new post.

 

[Steven 33]

Fastest and best response to threads like this is usually the topical thread. In this case 'Hammertime!' or the Hammer Taxonomy thread. Both in Sticky. You might get someone notice here, but there are dedicated hammer guys who Watch those threads and posting on the thread will trigger an Alert for them that there is a new post.

I'll have to do that after I get it as clear as possible. Thanks!

 

[four.cycle]

^ try rubbing some chalk onto it and then wiping it off to see if you can bring up the detail.

(no chalk? try to regular baking flour.)

I'm seeing " arrow, X H G R arrow"

 

[Steven 33]

^ try rubbing some chalk onto it and then wiping it off to see if you can bring up the detail.

(no chalk? try to regular baking flour.)

I'm seeing " arrow, X H G R arrow"

Yeah that's what I'm seeing too. Either a G or a C with the dash placement making it look like a G. I'll probably have to dig out the chalk. I just have so many unknowns was hoping some would be easy. Usually I can figure stuff out if I can make out the name. But even some of these like the KR Wilson 9614-A I can't seem to find. I did find the BV5 though. And the scissors I'm fairly certain it's the Joseph f McCoy Co but I can't seem to find any others marked Germany. Although the family history says that's where they were from. I can't figure out the weird extension thing. Almost like a swivel extension likely marked B16 and I can't figure out the maker on the little tweezer things. Although I found it kit that they go with. Anyways, not expecting anyone to figure these out for me but this is basically what any given handful will produce as far as things I'm having trouble identifying.
Just going to take time I guess. But I'll see what I can make happen with some chalk.

 

[four.cycle]

I just have so many unknowns was hoping some would be easy.

I have over 800 *.jpg files in a folder of "ebay unknowns" - items I have either not been able to assign to a manufacturer, or items for which there simply isn't any information available on the maker.
They languish in that folder.
Every now and then something shows up here, or on ebay, or Craigslist, or some other site I stumble upon, and the answer appears.
Don't let it make you crazy.

Your German-made "Jos. F. McCoy" pliers were imported by Jos. F. McCoy of New York

 

[Steven 33]

I have over 800 *.jpg files in a folder of "ebay unknowns" - items I have either not been able to assign to a manufacturer, or items for which there simply isn't any information available on the maker.
They languish in that folder.
Every now and then something shows up here, or on ebay, or Craigslist, or some other site I stumble upon, and the answer appears.
Don't let it make you crazy.

Your German-made "Jos. F. McCoy" pliers were imported by Jos. F. McCoy of New York

Well I figured out the hammer at least. Still need to learn a little more about it though

 

[four.cycle]

Looks like <- X L C R - > was a private label brand of W. Bingham & Co. of Cleveland, Ohio

 

[Steven 33]

^ what catalog is that from? that looks like a house brand

W. Bingham Co

 

[Steven 33]

Looks like <- X L C R - > was a private label brand of W. Bingham & Co. of Cleveland, Ohio

I guess I'll have to do some research into them. Here's another random tool with the same marking

 

[RTM]

Well I figured out the hammer at least. Still need to learn a little more about it though

Dang it, could not make my brain do that this weekend. I knew it was something that phonetically made a word,

I Excel. IXL etc

Excelsior crossed my mind, but was hung up on the G

I was thinking that may have been a Stanley hammer branded for some one else, and went down the rabbit hole a bit.

Glad you worked it out.

 

[Steven 33]

Dang it, could not make my brain do that this weekend. I knew it was something that phonetically made a word,

I Excel. IXL etc

Excelsior crossed my mind, but was hung up on the G

I was thinking that may have been a Stanley hammer branded for some one else, and went down the rabbit hole a bit.

Glad you worked it out.

I'm just hoping all that time was worth it ha. All these things are headed to the chopping block as soon as know enough to know what I'm selling ha

 

[four.cycle]

Bingham was a wholesale hardware and tool distributor and "manufacturer" - that hammer was most likely outsourced by Bingham from some other outfit.

Bingham / W. Bingham Co., 1278 W. 9th St., Cleveland, OH / est. 1841 inc. 1888 closed 1961 / wholesale distributor and manufacturer / https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/bingham-william /

click on my "signature" line below and download the list - you will find the answers to a lot of the questions you are asking in there.