Quote from: lptools on January 14, 2026, 08:24:20 AMHere are a couple more from my collection . The drill index is the same model as the one in the previous photo , also die cast , and I am pretty sure the highlights are a copper flash coating.

I believe they are actually made of high copper content bronze with a black coating on top.
I've had this Cleveland No. 80 sitting on my desk as a paperweight for years. It has a few scratches on it and they show the copper color under the black.

Here are a couple more from my collection . The drill index is the same model as the one in the previous photo , also die cast , and I am pretty sure the highlights are a copper flash coating.

Great drill indices. I sure wouldn't have left those behind. Congrats.
-Don

cool stuff!
I'm particularly  fond of the drill indexes, montgomery wards with all the bits still in boxes & bags

Wow!  Love the drill indexes!

Some nice finds today!! First photo ;  Advertising bats , National Drill Index , 2 Union Twist Drill Indexes , and a Syracuse Twist Drill Index . Bonus Porter Cable catalog . Second photo ; Stanley 113 with broken frog , Manhattan Tool Co Diamond Point Chisels , 8  NOS Stanley Plug Cutters , and 1 NOS Countersink .

It just looks like it needs to be straightened a little. The 1/4" drive crossbars are often bent.
-Don

Forever and ever Amen!

First estate sale buy of 2026. Craftsman wrenches, Stanley keyhole saw, screwdriver and chisels, Fuller screwdriver, Sears screwdriver, Ford wrenches, Lufkin folding rule with the brass depth guage, Keiser grass shears, and some USA made hammers including a 40 ounce ballpeen hammer head.

didnt know i have the unicorn cross bar?