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Picture Forum => 6 Inch & Under Club => Topic started by: moparthug on August 20, 2024, 12:44:50 PM

Title: General Hardware Mfg New York
Post by: moparthug on August 20, 2024, 12:44:50 PM

Fifty cent yard sale find, still in it's plastic blister pack, a General No 8071 ratchet wrench with 2 flat and 2 phillips bits. Maybe 1970's to 1980's vintage? I can't find anything on this manufacturer, but it sure looks like a gas station "grab and go" kinda tool, or something in the discount tool bin at Pep-Boy's. Any ideas?

Title: Re: General Hardware Mfg New York
Post by: moparthug on August 20, 2024, 12:46:44 PM

OK, took me a second but yes these are the correct pics.  :grin:

Title: Re: General Hardware Mfg New York
Post by: geneg on August 21, 2024, 07:32:48 PM

General Mfg was a quality company.  Items like plumb bobs, scales, calipers, dividers, etc with General logo all appear to have Craftsman equivalent items.  Perhaps they were the provider to Sears.
Definitely not a check out lane cheapo.

You have a good find.

https://generaltools.com/about-us

Title: Re: General Hardware Mfg New York
Post by: lptools on August 21, 2024, 08:55:09 PM

Hello, geneg. Agreed , General tools are high quality. I have a few around here that I still use.

Title: Re: General Hardware Mfg New York
Post by: Yadda on August 21, 2024, 10:22:57 PM

Nice find!

Title: Re: General Hardware Mfg New York
Post by: d42jeep on August 22, 2024, 11:34:47 AM

Here is a recent yard sale find.
-Don

Title: Re: General Hardware Mfg New York
Post by: Bill Houghton on August 30, 2024, 10:20:17 PM

And still in business: https://generaltools.com/ (https://generaltools.com/).  I own several of their tools, including a 12" flexible rule that stands up to/is as precise as a Starrett.  Well, actually, I have two examples of this rule; I couldn't turn down the second one when it showed up for a low price at a yard sale.