Seems the site has changed since I last tried to upload a photo
I need to figure this out
It wants an E-mail ?? I've moderated on some pretty big sites for 20 years and have never seen that.

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