BAHCO FIND

[johnek]

Generation 5, produced from 1983. Looks like a 15" or an 18".

[volvadi]

Now you have my full attention!  Your assistant is quite a looker!   Mine is a bit of a tomgirl, but being ambidextrous is a great asset around the shop.

Only safe for work if you are a mechanic!!!!
http://photos.foxgti.com/i.ashx?&mid=77043656&mt=Photo&standardsize=694x1024

Her main job is keeping the old tools from getting rusty.

Is this BAHCO oil can supposed to pump the oil or is that just a check valve to prevent it from spilling?



I keep it full of mineral oil and it's really comes in handy when lubricating the old tools.

[Papaw]

OK guys- fun is fun, but ease up on the pin-ups, please. The great looks are appreciated by some , but not all, and not one of the focuses of Tool Talk.

[volvadi]

Sorry about that Papaw.  I have now somewhat fixed it.

[johnek]

Here is another nice No 21 with duel Patent markings

[johnek]

A new acquisition. Here is a Bahco 2A (12") from 1910-1915, the shaft hole indicates later in the period. Bit of a labeling blunder when you call a 10" a No 2, and a 15" a number 3 and then realise you'd like to make a 12". Whoops. Anyway, nice and unusual.

Of the Generation 1 Bahco, you will find:
1892-1903 (shaft widens): Very rare to find
1903-1910 (shaft slopes to a point): Average difficulty to find
1910-1915 (parallel shaft): Relatively easy to find

From my experience, the most common size by far is 15" (No3), after that 10" (No2), then equally 8" (No1), 12" (No 2A) and 18" (No 4)

[johnek]

Nice set of Generation 1 BAHCO, 8" (No1); 10" (No2), 12" (No2A), 15" (No3), 18" (No4)

[Wrenchmensch]

The oldest BAHCO-stamped wrenchI have found is pictured below. It has the legend "H.N.", underneath of which are the words "TVER=GADE 15" This 12-inch wrench looks old, its handle has parallel sides, but I have no reference points to date it.
 

[johnek]

So your 12" Bahco 2A is from 1910-1915 (parallel sides). The engravings "H.N.", "TVER=GADE 15" are someone's after-market personal identifiers. Looks like the shaft hole is non-original as its offset and smaller than it should be which means it wouldn't have been a later one. The way that Made in Sweden is under BAHCO 2A is characteristic of later stampings though. So some evidence for later and some for earlier= maybe middle of the period, 1913?? Nice one.

[humber2]

Any significance the sole word Sweden to date this one?

[johnek]

The 69 in the photo above (previous post) is of interest for a couple of reasons. Its a Generation 3 with the straight shaft and thin edges from 1954 to 1969. At the same time Bahco made the 969 and 669 models with the shafts wider at the end, these being generation 4.  From 1969 these changed to 0969 and 0669. See examples below. This is when 'Made in Sweden' became just 'Sweden'.Later models such as Generation 4 8069 are also just 'Sweden'. Certain wrenches dont fit this pattern and these 'transitional' models are uncommon. It is almost as if they were experimenting with a few different patterns at the time of change-over. So your wrench is probably the last of the Generation 3, made in 1968/1969.
It is curious as well because the moulding number is on the front side of the wrench. Its always on the back! Its a nice one to keep.

[johnek]

A complete set of double-headed Bahco models, Generation 3

[Papaw]

Imagine how hard it would be to gather up a set like that!

[johnek]

New acquisition - a Bahco 22. The Bahco Sharks 20, 30 (6") and 21, 31 (8") are fairly common, but 22 (10") and 23 (12") are not. This one is an early one of Generation 3 with two patent markings. Note that it has a imprint number of 1 - so its from the very first batch of these. Interestingly it seems to be missing from the 1929 catalogue. Dont know if it was a typo or introduced later.

[strik9]

Ok, those are cool.     Great user wrenches yet too.

    A question:
   I have a 10" with the normal handle ending in a hang hole.   The name of the company is spelled out long form.

     How do we know what generation the Bahco adjustables are? 
 What are the traits of each generation?