Went back to the hardware store/Estate sale location for their 50% off day and had a few things I really wanted to snag and got most of it. Spent like $14, but that included several Akro MIlls red bins with hardware, stuff not worth photographing, 6 record albums for .25 ea. and a 15" tall stack of 45's for free. If allowed, I'll need a little help ID-ing some of these items as I have no clue who made them or in some cases, what they are spozed to do. The BIG FIND (for me anyway) was the Speed -Hed 9/16" made by Vlchek and apparently fairly rare according to Alloy Artifacts.
PHOTO #1 Clockwise from the top, a mystery screwdriver with no brand on it, but numbers and letters that go like this: A665(or S)6X 5/16 Square, The grip driver says Big 4 Industries Cin. 12 O.(must be old with that old an address) It doesn't ratchet, but the drive unit will disengage). On the other side it has a small T inside a large G for a logo and pat. pend. of course. Then a MAC Wood Handled slot(had red paint on the sleeve that for some reason I buffed off, or I likely would've tossed it as it was in a tub with a bunch of Taiwan woodies), 2 Gambles Artisans, An Upson Bros.(ever heard of these folks?) of Rochester NY "Hold E-ZEE", and a virtually new Task Force( again never heard of it), that's US-made,A Duro Chrome 4702, a no name micrometer that's no match for the Starett I have,The larger yellow handled slot driver with the handle facing the camera has no name on it, but I thought the metal square drive wedged in the top might help ID it, and finally the stubby wood handled phillips#2 with the patent info stamped on the shank.
PHOTO#2 The pliers stash. From top to bottom, Krautter lineman's pliers, John Deere TY 3274, Skil-Craft, Barcalo Buffalo(very faint lettering due to rust), and then we come to the mystery pliers/crimpers that I have no idea what they do or how they work.
PHOTO#3 The right side stamped wrenches from top to bottom: 2 no names, A "Quality Steel" from Japan, another no name, 3 ignition Oxwalls, and another no name. The left side has A Vlchek(shield logo has both a V and a T in it though), a Delaval auto wrench(maybe)?, a 6112 Bonney, thought the helmet logo appears to be partially ground off, a tappet wrench also with grinding on it but has a 90 and an Alloy stamped on it. Then a photo of the big find Speed-Hed 778 9/16" combo wrench referred to earlier, Then a W&B 322A that someone may have bent for their own needs. Then a B-10 Bon-0E-Con, and a circle M with a 21 on it; a Morse I think.
PHOTO#4 A Cochran 10" pipe wrench with a patent of 1908, a14" Wards Lakeside and the other 4 wrenches are no names The twin spanners look familiar, but the speed wrench and the other tool appear to be auto tools of some sort.
PHOTO%#5 is a closeup of the pipe wrench logos.
Thanks in advance for the help.
DM&FS
