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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: midnitemack on September 11, 2024, 02:45:57 PM

Title: Interesting Box Buy
Post by: midnitemack on September 11, 2024, 02:45:57 PM

Picked this up lately for not a great amount of $…. Always wonder at the history behind it …

Title: Re: Interesting Box Buy
Post by: midnitemack on September 11, 2024, 02:48:40 PM

More of it …

Title: Re: Interesting Box Buy
Post by: jabberwoki on September 11, 2024, 08:35:58 PM

Any brand on the box Cobber?

Title: Re: Interesting Box Buy
Post by: midnitemack on September 13, 2024, 03:34:50 PM

Nah mate , no name box , all the calipers , dividers are English, Moore & Wright, adjustable wrenches genuine Cresents

Title: Re: Interesting Box Buy
Post by: Bill Houghton on September 13, 2024, 11:11:47 PM

What's that little jobber under the micrometer in the blue box?

Title: Re: Interesting Box Buy
Post by: lptools on September 14, 2024, 06:59:58 AM

Hello, Bill Houghton . I'm pretty sure the piece you are asking about is a  Wallpaper Trimmer . Possibly made by Hyde Mfg. Co. It would be used with a long wood/brass guide rail .

Title: Re: Interesting Box Buy
Post by: Bill Houghton on September 14, 2024, 11:25:09 PM

Thanks.