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[TheRealZeus]

Catalog grab comparator.

Hinsdale Tools of Quality : Catalog No. 101 : Hinsdale Manufacturing Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

32 p., illus., 27.6 cm, trade catalog

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[3baygarage]

Both are 1/2 drive Alemite sockets, but I see what you're pointing out.

 

[z28lsc]

Hinsdale 3/8 drive Scored from craigslist.

 

[2001ZR2]

At an estate sale I found this set of offset wrenches. From 1/2" (Broken) to 1"

Not sure what I'm going to do with but kind of an interesting find.

 

[Beerhippie]

At an estate sale I found this set of offset wrenches. From 1/2" (Broken) to 1"

Not sure what I'm going to do with but kind of an interesting find.

That's not broken--it's a line wrench!

Here's my extensive Hinsdale collection:



Picked off the ground at the county dump this afternoon.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a little 3/8” x 7/16” Hinsdale DBE wrench found at a recent local yard sale.
-Don

A smaller but similar one I found last year.
-Don

 

[Leviton]

Found this big ol’ DOE at a thrift store in Iowa. Funny thing is, there were 6 of them - all the same size and looking pretty crusty. I picked the best one and cleaned it with WD-40 and #0000 steel wool.

It weighs 2.9 pounds. 13.25” long. Openings are 1-5/16 and 1-1/8”. Jaws are 5/8" thick. Looks like it was cadmium plated.

I couldn’t find it in any catalogs.




(There are no markings on the back side.)

 

[d42jeep]

I found this wrench on Saturday.
When it came out of the evaporust yesterday I was cleaning it very carefully as I do with all tools I suspect were cad plated. After spraying it with brake cleaner and wiping it with a paper towel, I discovered that what I thought was cad plating was actually silver paint.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Found this big ol’ DOE at a thrift store in Iowa.

Did you stage the leaves for the Fall Catalog or is that just happenstance?

 

[Leviton]

Did you stage the leaves for the Fall Catalog or is that just happenstance?

I moved them a few inches for the Fall '25 Hinsdale catalog.

 

[Steven 33]

Can't seem to find a record of this anywhere 101-A

 

[kams1973]

Here’s my BR #12 set 3/8” to 7/8”. It is missing the ratchet.

 

[JonahBrown]

Finally found a spinner for my 11M vanadium set. I still need to find the 1/4” 8pt socket.

 

[d42jeep]

I found these two shorty offset DBE wrenches at yesterday’s estate sale. They are going to need some work. One of them has some bad chrome peel.
-Don

 

[JonahBrown]

Hinsdale 1/2” and 1/4” set. This was a 1/2” and 1/4” vanadium set and shares a similar box to the early Craftsman C-series. The top tray is reversed from the C-series. Not gonna lie.. This is a grail set for me!

 

[bmwrd0]

I have that same box in Cornwell labeling. I would love to find one in Hinsdale.

 

[JonahBrown]

I have that same box in Cornwell labeling. I would love to find one in Hinsdale.

I would love to find it in Cornwell to have a trifecta!

 

[jywilli69]

Hello everybody, it’s been a while. I just started collecting Hinsdale Tools this year. It’s not much, but a good start.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I was elated to pluck this 3/8 x 7/16 DBE out of an old box at the flea this morning to add to the set I've been building onesy-twosy. It cleaned up very well. Updated set shots also below.