Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Branson on May 24, 2011, 08:41:42 PM
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A flea market find -- I thought I was looking at a Yankee, bought it, a Thorsen wrench (made in India. I have a warped sense of humor), and a 3/8 inch punch. First picture.
When I opened it, only a single spiral showed up. Fussing with the knurled knobs at the base, a second spiral, counter clockwise, appeared. Undo both knobs, and both can be seen, as in the last pic.
It turned out to be a Goodell Brothers driver, a kind of improvement on the Archimedes drill. While it was offered as late as 1924 by Goodell-Pratt, this one is a genuine Goodell Bros, patented in 1897. Pratt bought them out in 1899, making this piece a good 112 years old.
It works like a charm. The spirals are rust free and crisp.
Three bucks bought the lot.
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A great deal at $3!!
Those screwdrivers are a treat to use.
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A great deal at $3!! Those screwdrivers are a treat to use.
I'd like to find some other bits for it. Haven't put it to actual use yet, but I will.
There's such grace to the spiral threads that I would have bought it if I hated
tools. Still bright and crisp after a hundred years. And I love the ingenuity
that played with the Archimedes drill.
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Excellent find, and in great looking shape for being 112 years old! Show us a picture of the bit end, and maybe I can find another one for you in my pile.
Wayne
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Excellent find, and in great looking shape for being 112 years old! Show us a picture of the bit end, and maybe I can find another one for you in my pile.
Wayne
Thanks, Wayne. I'll see what I can do about getting a pic. I've become addicted to conning my step son for these (boy! Kids are the best for this sort of stuff!!) Basically though, the bottom end of the bit has a tenon across the middle, about an eighth of an inch wide, that fits into a slot. The bit is held in place by a knurled nut -- like on a pin vise.