Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: stanley62 on June 18, 2016, 03:36:08 PM
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Lots of goodies from last weekend. Some from the $5 box...Some not so cheap.
Left to right
T handle screwdriver/hammer (only marked patent pending)
Stevens Perfect spoke wrench
HD Smith Perfect handle hammer
Indestro Stacking wrenches
10" Kant Slip pliers
Jim
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Nice group. I don't think I could have left any of them there either.
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Nice. I like that hammer especially'. I got a 8in H D Smith pipe wrench Thurs. Wasn't carrying my tablet with my wrench inventory or I would have passed since I had three copies at home. Passed on a Deering adjustable because I was sure I had one and didn't. Oh well, it wasn't in great shape anyway. They had a Stanley 78 minus the depth stop and a Stanley No 80 and a few Mueller items none of which I bid on. They also had a bit brace (thumb screw chuck) unreadable maker with a thd die in chuck. Kinda looked like pewter rings but they didn,t look original. Didn't bid on it because I need another bit brace like I need the plague.
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$5 for Kant Slip pliers is a great deal!
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The screwdriver/hammer is a Crescent. They were made in 4, 5, & 6 inch. Several discussions of them on this site a few years ago. I think I even have a print copy of an ad for them somewhere. Every piece you got was worth your trip.
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I have a copy of the same size marked Crescent. I didn't know there were other sizes though. One more thing to be on the lookout for.
Jim
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The screwdriver/hammer is a Crescent. They were made in 4, 5, & 6 inch. Several discussions of them on this site a few years ago. I think I even have a pint copy of an ad for them somewhere. Every piece you got was worth your trip.
Those Crescent T screwdrivers have a heck of a spring in them! From about 1915.
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Some nice stuff you got. Was that Pasadena?
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Yes, that was the old tools swap in Pasadena. From what I hear, it is the last time it will be there . Arroyo hardwoods has lost their lease.
Jim
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Well... so much for my memory. I did have another T screwdriver, but it turns out it is not the same size. The one marked Crescent is a 4". I know because it is marked. The 4" is measuring the screwdriver portion only. That makes my new find a 5". Now I just need to find the 6".
Jim
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Yes, that was the old tools swap in Pasadena. From what I hear, it is the last time it will be there . Arroyo hardwoods has lost their lease.
Jim
Laura mentioned he might be loosing the property but wasn't sure. I usually bump into her at Long Beach so I'll get an update from her or Russ on the 10th.
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Ah, interesting. I did not realize the Crescent screwdriver-hammers were produced in different sizes either.
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Weren't the Stanley hammer made in the 1930's?
I have one somewhere in the tool cabinet.