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Picture Forum => 6 Inch & Under Club => Topic started by: Sudsy on February 27, 2016, 01:14:45 AM

Title: Nesting screwdriver set
Post by: Sudsy on February 27, 2016, 01:14:45 AM

Nice little brass no name set
Each one fits inside the one above

Title: Re: Nesting screwdriver set
Post by: Sudsy 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)

Title: Re: Nesting screwdriver set
Post by: Plyerman 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.

Title: Re: Nesting screwdriver set
Post by: mvwcnews 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.