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Offline amecks

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Barn sale
« on: May 27, 2022, 08:32:46 PM »
Found at the latest sale by the cleanout boys. 

Cam lock (suited for wood drawer -too long for a tool box), Lamson & Sessions Buckeye bicycle wrench, wire brush, short 1/4 socket rail, nice Lectrolite box wrench, K-D hex wrench set, K-D ignition set, well made pick up tool, Craftsman 93569 fixed length hacksaw (10"), Craftsman offset screwdriver, nice Japanese pliers marked Ace.  And on the right, a compass that needs a little TLC - Jos. G. Pollard, Inc. New Hyde Park, L.I., N.Y.  - one glass is cracked.  I think I can replace it.  I used to be a glass cutter and have a circle cutter.  The needle appears functional.


The L&S Buckeye wrench cleaned up.  Nicely made with precision wrench movement.  Remnants of nickle plating.  What is the significance of the number "98"  stamped betweeen L&S and Buckeye??
Al

Al
Jordan, NY

Offline Lewill2

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Re: Barn sale
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2022, 07:47:13 AM »
Lamson & Sessions Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Listed in Copes and Schulz #105. The 98 is probably their model number. Billings had their #97 so maybe this was a marketing gimmick.

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Re: Barn sale
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2022, 01:49:28 PM »
How old is the L&S wrench?  I was reading the company history and there was no mention of tools, only hardware - nuts and bolts.  The company shifted to plastics and bought Carlon - the maker of hula hoops - they must have made a fortune with that purchase.
Al
Jordan, NY

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Re: Barn sale
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2022, 06:23:13 PM »
Cope states they formed in Mount Carmel CT to make carriage bolts. They moved the business to Cleveland, OH in 1869. About 1890 they started making wrenches, their 1908 catalog still showed wrenches and hardware items.