Whitworth Dies

[MShaw]

Going thru my tools I came on this die stock made by Pratt & Whitney prior to 1960 and three dies, 5/8-11 Whitworth, 5/8-11 BSW and 5/16 - 18 Whitworth.

Just posted them for the gee whiz value.

 

[Warrenator]

Um, hate to break it to you, but Joseph Whitworth died in 1887. This is hardly news.

Those are great dies, I wish I could find Pratt and Whitney stuff.

 

[MShaw]

I have quite a bit of P & W stuff. Size blocks, micrometers, drills, taps, dies and end mills. My father worked for P & W and I worked for another division of the company in the same building.

 

[Roberts210]

Um, hate to break it to you, but Joseph Whitworth died in 1887.........

Ha! That was my first thought too: "Huh? that old bird died eons ago."

 

[davethorik]

I have a lot of P&W machinist tools, they are basically the same as Lufkin as P&W bought Lufkin's machinist tool division. I have a NOS 0-1" mic in the original box. Can't say I've ever seen Whitworth dies, kinda cool.

 

[2oolhound]

I have english motorcycles from the 70's. While the frame and ancillaries were mostly changed to SAE by that era the engines, transmissions and primary drives are mostly still whitworth threads. A lot of us still use whitworth threading tools.

 

[snapmom]

A Blue Point whitworth tap and die set.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

My uncle had a set of Whitworth wrenches and sockets to work on his Triumph or Norton back in the day (1960's)