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Title: Screwdriver STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: JessEm on November 29, 2011, 12:34:21 AM

EDIT 5-12-13: It's been a year and a half since I posted this so I thought I'd give it a bump. And better pictures.

I've had this screwdriver in my collection for a while and from time to time I wonder where it came from, or whom it was made by? It's stamped with A HAND WITH THE LETTER "D" INSIDE. The overall length of the screwdriver is 15-1/8".  Anyone? Thanks...


Another question. Occasionally I go through my Photobucket album and do a little housekeeping, and sometimes things I intended to keep get inadvertently deleted. Knowing that, does this web site prefer that I upload pictures directly, or host them remotely like I did with these?

Title: Re: STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: Papaw on November 29, 2011, 12:38:36 AM

Either way is good, but remember that if your Photobucket account is changed or compromised, the hosted photos will be lost to us.

Title: Re: STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: JessEm on November 30, 2011, 01:38:25 AM

Quote from: Papaw on November 29, 2011, 12:38:36 AM

Either way is good, but remember that if your Photobucket account is changed or compromised, the hosted photos will be lost to us.

Ok, thanks. That's what I needed to know. Some sites get all uppity about storage space and picture hosting. But maybe that was in the past. :)

Title: Re: STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: rusty on November 30, 2011, 06:05:15 PM

I can do a little guessing....

I assume the hand plus the 'D' was for 'Handee"

A company named E.E. Delmann of chicago was selling hammers with the name 'Han-D' back around 1920, it was a hammer with 3 screwdrivers hidden in the handle.

I can not find a logo tho, so it's only a guess....

Title: Re: STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: kxxr on November 30, 2011, 06:10:52 PM

Well, I thought I'd take a stab at finding that logo. No luck with the logo, but I did find this:
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/kxxr/tools/handy.jpg)

Title: Re: STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: JessEm on May 12, 2013, 09:42:00 PM

It's been a year and a half so I thought I'd give it a bump for views... Anyone familiar with that "D" stamp?

Title: Re: Screwdriver STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: Papaw on May 12, 2013, 10:38:52 PM

No one has turned up any clues.

Title: Re: STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: 1930 on May 13, 2013, 05:04:24 AM

Quote from: kxxr on November 30, 2011, 06:10:52 PM

Well, I thought I'd take a stab at finding that logo. No luck with the logo, but I did find this:
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/kxxr/tools/handy.jpg)

I do not know how I missed this picture but I would VERY much like to have this screwdriver if it is available.

Title: Re: Screwdriver STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: john k on May 13, 2013, 07:01:39 AM

For some reason that screwdriver looks like some of Scott G's work, pretty neat. 

Title: Re: Screwdriver STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: rusty on May 13, 2013, 05:06:28 PM

Another company turns up, no logo tho.
Hand-D was the registered mark of The  Ducharmes Company, of Shelburne Falls, Minn. (Aka The Ducharmes & Co;. F. E. Ducharme & Son) (~~1906)

This company at least made screwdrivers.
There is a picture of a rubber handle one in india rubber world that resembles the OP one, but half the screwdrivers from the 1900's look like that , so....

Edit: Bingo -  Paydirt on the alternate name....

Title: Re: Screwdriver STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: JessEm on May 13, 2013, 07:09:02 PM

rusty! Nice work! This is for you:

(http://smileys.emoticonsonly.com/emoticons/y/you_are_the_man-969.gif)

Title: Re: Screwdriver STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: Lewill2 on May 14, 2013, 07:47:04 AM

If you are looking for old screwdrivers start looking at Martin Donnelly's July auction listings. There are several instant collection lots listed already. Lot 491, 554 & 691 for starters.

https://www.mjdtools.com/AuctionItem.php?axcode=al13&lotNum=491

I just started to go through the catalog. It isn't finished yet but there is tons of stuff listed already.

Title: Re: Screwdriver STAMP: Hand with "D" ..... Who made it?
Post by: 1930 on May 14, 2013, 05:51:54 PM

So many to choose from