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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: skipskip on April 15, 2018, 09:05:09 PM

Title: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: skipskip on April 15, 2018, 09:05:09 PM

Hammacher Schlemmer  catalog from 1914.


WWI would start in 2 weeks...

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Title: Re: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: Plyerman on April 16, 2018, 11:18:44 AM

Beautiful stuff. I wonder how many of those No. 100's they actually sold? That was probably a month's wages back in 1914.

Title: Re: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: leg17 on April 16, 2018, 01:11:43 PM

Quote from: Plyerman on April 16, 2018, 11:18:44 AM

Beautiful stuff. I wonder how many of those No. 100's they actually sold? That was probably a month's wages back in 1914.

Wonder how many today owe a month's wages, (or more), to the Tool Truck.

Title: Re: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: Larsonut on April 18, 2018, 05:34:58 AM

I want it very much. It looks very classic. Do not know if it is sold or not.

Title: Re: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: Twertsy on April 18, 2018, 08:04:53 AM

There is a #200 in the basement of an older gent just up the road from my shop, and it has all the tools.  He's been asking $4k and seemed pretty firm if anyone is interested.

Title: Re: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: lptools on April 18, 2018, 08:52:34 AM

Hello, Todd. You tempt all of us. I have no idea if that is a good or bad price, value would be based on condition. I have never seen one, or even heard of one ,for that matter. I am going to look at some old auction catalogs to see if there is any info there. At the current rate of inflation, $64.00 in 1914 would be worth $1,545.16 in today's dollars. One could never put together a set like that today for the latter figure!!!!! Skip, thanks for sharing!!!!!! Regards, Lou

Title: Re: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: gibsontool on April 18, 2018, 10:05:55 AM

Lou. The way I read the catalog the $64 price is for an empty cabinet, the cabinet and tools were $105 so I think that's about $2500 in today dollars. Jim

Title: Re: Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914
Post by: lptools on April 18, 2018, 12:23:47 PM

Hello, Jim. Thanks for the correction!!!!!!!!  Regards, Lou