Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: skipskip on October 25, 2017, 09:56:15 PM
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Odd assortment at last nights auction
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4509/24085938888_3a35e7de52_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CGoJuq)DSCF7053 (https://flic.kr/p/CGoJuq) by Skip Albright (https://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/), on Flickr
left to right:
1) has no name, punches an odd shaped rectangle
2)Starrett number 1 5 1/2in
3)McBee 5201 518 cuts a 'v'
4)B Lawrence stationery Bernard's patent punches a tiny rectangle
5)Velos 950 Made in England punches a circle also does eyelets
First time finding a paper punch collection, for me at least
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That's a first for me too. There can't be many collectors out there.
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Hello, Skip. What do the jaws look like on the Starrett? Thanks, Lou
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Almost the music wire ones, but not exactly
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4475/26177892919_a266c565fe_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FTfxxn)DSCF7089 (https://flic.kr/p/FTfxxn) by Skip Albright (https://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/), on Flickr
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Hello, Skip. The Starrett catalog offered 3 types of jaws for the No. 1 / 5-1/2, M for music wire, C for common use, and B for bicycle use (spokes?) . I have seen a few factory special order jaws like yours, and have also seen quite a few modified for special uses. Nice finds!!! Regards, Lou
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Thanks Lou, good info to know.
sadly I will have forgotten it the next time I find one of these.
Skip
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starrett tile nippers
bob
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Hello, Bob. The opening on the frame of the No. 1 Nippers is designed to cut wire, too small for tile. Starrett made a No. 235, with a larger opening in the frame to allow for tile. The 235 was offered in a 5-1/2" size, & 7" size. Regards, Lou
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All aboard folks. The train is getting ready to depart. Have your tickets ready. Whoooo, whoooo.
Casey.
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Hadn't thought of that, I better check for RR stampings
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Hadn't thought of that, I better check for RR stampings
I've done a bit of "google books" research on ticket punches because of patent numbers. Also have a couple at home; one punches a "McDonalds double arch" & the other "1/2" Late 19th & early 20th Century specialty catalogs advertised them - used in theaters, public transportation, all sorts of venues where people had to show proof they'd paid the price of admittance. Schollhorn had a Bernards Reservoir Punch ( the punchings were retained in a bin in the jaw rather than dropping on the floor) & some of the punch manufacturers advertised "600 shapes" so every conductor could have a distinctive one.
The BERNARD punch may have been to punch a clean hole in leather or fabric to facilitate installing a grommet --Schollhorn made a two stage punch & grommet press for that purpose.
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That's a first for me too. There can't be many collectors out there.
There are quite a few actually. I have sold a lot of specialty pliers over the years.
I had a bunch of the Starrett ones one time that were modified to repair typewrites, but the jaw ends were rounded and were used for bending the key posts/rods.
I have sold quite a few RR ticket punches and they hardly ever have a RR name on them. There are thousands of different shapes. I sell to one collector in The Netherlands that has 7 or 8 thousand ticket punches.
My favorite type of pliers similar to the ones Skip showed are the stapleless stapler ones. They usually cut a tab and a slot, and fold the tab over and through the slot to hold sheets of paper together.