perfect handle

[Berryb]

I posted this several years ago. It's a Perfect Handle jack. My first thought was it's a tire iron or somethin' cut down to use for a jack handle, BUT there is no evidence of any cutting or grinding. The handle fits in perfectly 1-11/16ths deep with no slop or wobble. The taper is continuous from one end of the handle to the other. The biggest problem with it is there are no markings of any kind on the jack itself. Any of you Perfect Handle guys ever seen another one. The only thing I can think is the handle and jack were made for each other, maybe not by the same company though. Thanks
Bruce

[Bill Houghton]

No idea, but you get Cool Post of the Day honors.  Maybe of the month.

[Yadda]

No idea, but you get Cool Post of the Day honors.  Maybe of the month.

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[lptools]

Hello, Bruce. Those two pieces make a great combo!! The wooden handle tool is most likely an H D Smith 620 Tire Tool,, so it makes sense to have it with the jack!! Regards, lou

[Papaw]

Certainly not in the last H D Smith catalog. I wonder if someone cut the tire tool ( or fork tool part of a Perfect Handle valve tool ) to fit in the jack? It looks shorter than expected.

[lptools]

Here is an excerpt from the 1922 H D Smith catalog. Unfortunately, it does not give the length of the tool. Regards, lou

[wvtools]

Looking at the 1920 catalog picture and your tool, I think it is a cutdown tire tool.  It could have been cut down by H.D. Smith at the factory to supply with the jack or by a user.  It lists the length as 13 1/2 inches.  It lists the width as 1 inch tapering to 7/8 inch and the thickness as 1/2 inch tapering to 1/16 inch.

[Berryb]

just used the calipers on the handle: 11-7/8ths long.  Taper from 1 inch to 27/32nds wide and 1/2 to 7/32nds thick. The piece that fits into the jack goes from 9/32nds to 7/32nds thick, and 7/8ths to 13/16ths wide over an inch and 11/16ths, precisely the same dimensions as the slot it fits into. Not sayin' it didn't happen but to find a tire lever that when cut down at the exact spot fits the jack exactly with no grinding or filing is pretty lucky.  Thanks
Bruce

[wvtools]

It could have been factory made by H.D. Smith for the jack manufacturer.  There were some oddball custom made factory made tools.  I have some Williams PL-6 slip joint pliers with no plier jaws, just the wire cutter between the jaws.  The grind/finish on the end sure looks factory.

[Plyerman]

We just need to find another one, then we'll know its a factory job.