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Offline Sudsy

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Nesting screwdriver set
« on: February 27, 2016, 01:14:45 AM »
Nice little brass no name set
Each one fits inside the one above


Offline Sudsy

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Re: Nesting screwdriver set
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2016, 01:16:15 AM »
Oops just noticed I cut off the markings on the ruler editing the photo to fit here, but if you count em it's 6" (just under)

Offline Plyerman

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Re: Nesting screwdriver set
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2016, 08:31:54 AM »
I've had a few of those sets pass through my hands over the years. Some versions have a small hammer as the main part, with the screwdrivers nesting in the handle.
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Offline mvwcnews

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Re: Nesting screwdriver set
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2016, 09:00:56 AM »
The concept has been around for quite a while.  I thought I remembered an ad, & a quick google / books search turned up a 1918 description -- I condensed the pertinent parts into a single image.  E. Edelman produced a wide range of hardware specialties.