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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: skipskip on February 11, 2013, 06:48:33 PM

Title: brace bit adaptor, but who is the valentine?
Post by: skipskip on February 11, 2013, 06:48:33 PM

fits into brace and socket goes on it.


but that logo?

handsome man in a heart

Is he supposed to be an "Indian"?

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8466901110_7725dededd_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/8466901110/)
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Title: Re: brace bit adaptor, but who is the valentine?
Post by: BRwrench on February 11, 2013, 07:19:55 PM

Early Blackhawk logo.

Title: Re: brace bit adaptor, but who is the valentine?
Post by: skipskip on February 11, 2013, 07:21:49 PM

OOOOH!!


makes sense, this came with a lot of BH tools, mostly japanned like this.


Thanks

Title: Re: brace bit adaptor, but who is the valentine?
Post by: jimwrench on February 11, 2013, 08:03:27 PM

 Alloy Artifacts has a good writeup on this marking and dates it between 1919 and 1925.

Title: Re: brace bit adaptor, but who is the valentine?
Post by: krusty the clown on February 12, 2013, 06:30:52 AM

thar is the coolest tool i have seen in a while.