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Stevo427 · 01-28-2012, 05:58 PM

Anyone got any old tools. I just picked these up from a swap meet for 30 bucks. Not sure of the age but there sweet. There Napa New Britains

ETsC10 · 01-29-2012, 06:15 PM

Is the drive-end on the ratchet rectangular rather than square
(or is it just the photo making it look that way)?

Neat set!

Stevo427 · 01-29-2012, 07:48 PM

Must just be the picture and thanks there in really good condition. Figured its pretty rare to find a set of sockets actually complete. Everyone knows how those tend to disappear.

**1774btcrew** · 07-11-2012, 11:51 PM

I have TONS of older tools! Most I keep in my 1930 Snap On tool box. I love the older tools!

pritch · 07-15-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by 1774btcrew

I have TONS of older tools! Most I keep in my 1930 Snap On tool box. I love the older tools!

Me too! This could be a nice thread to show them off!

Here's my Rolls Royce feeler gauge set:

So if your '29 Silver Cloud needs a tune up, gimme a call

jhaymon · 07-20-2012, 12:34 AM

ive got old tools i've never used and some i use everyday

im using a couple right now. you can see my grandfather torch. it's an old victor. a pair of original wiss tin snips i got from my great grandfather. i've got a chest full in the attic of tools from both grandfathers.
ive got a bunch of testing equipment allot you younger guys probably didn't even know exist.
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pritch · 07-20-2012, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jhaymon

ive got old tools i've never used and some i use everyday

im using a couple right now. you can see my grandfather torch. it's an old victor. a pair of original wiss tin snips i got from my great grandfather. i've got a chest full in the attic of tools from both grandfathers.
ive got a bunch of testing equipment allot you younger guys probably didn't even know exist.
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I think I have that same remote started switch, except the silver ring thing has fallen off over the years.

pritch · 07-20-2012, 11:59 PM

Some of my dad's old plumbing tools. Seems like he was one of the last guys to quit using lead & oakum. I remember my job was tending the lead pot when I was just 4 or 5 years old.

jhaymon · 07-21-2012, 04:47 AM

i still use real lead. i would love to have a set of thous old lead spoons.

BR3W CITY · 07-21-2012, 01:01 PM

I had a couple plumbers working for me that still used lead if needed. We had the little boiler pot and big iron spoon set etc. I always figured it would come in handy if I found myself needing lead ball ammo for anything.

GRX · 07-21-2012, 06:24 PM

Old tools? Yes, I have a lot of tools handed down from my grandfather, to my father, to me. Mostly Plomb. Use them whenever I can because they are better then anything made in the past few decades.

Here's a small sample:

kcsa75 · 07-21-2012, 07:25 PM

Not that I'm any expert, but I've never heard of Plomb tools. Where they sold in auto parts or department stores or off a truck like Snap-On?

GRX · 07-21-2012, 08:14 PM

Plomb = made in Los Angeles from 1907 to 1948, then name changed to Proto. I am from the Seattle area originally. Don't see much Plomb stuff here on the east coast. Very good tools. The ratchets are better than any high end stuff like Snap On that I've owned.

More Plomb info here if you like: http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artif...y.html#history

01-28-2012, 05:58 PM	#1
Stevo427 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Posts: 163	Older Tools Collections? Anyone got any old tools. I just picked these up from a swap meet for 30 bucks. Not sure of the age but there sweet. There Napa New Britains

01-29-2012, 06:15 PM	#2
ETsC10 Hand Crafted C-10 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Burien, WA Posts: 5,180	Re: Older Tools Collections? Is the drive-end on the ratchet rectangular rather than square (or is it just the photo making it look that way)? Neat set!

01-29-2012, 07:48 PM	#3
Stevo427 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Posts: 163	Re: Older Tools Collections? Must just be the picture and thanks there in really good condition. Figured its pretty rare to find a set of sockets actually complete. Everyone knows how those tend to disappear.

07-11-2012, 11:51 PM	#4
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,604	Re: Older Tools Collections? I have TONS of older tools! Most I keep in my 1930 Snap On tool box. I love the older tools!

07-20-2012, 12:34 AM	#6
jhaymon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: southeast texas Posts: 210	Re: Older Tools Collections? ive got old tools i've never used and some i use everyday im using a couple right now. you can see my grandfather torch. it's an old victor. a pair of original wiss tin snips i got from my great grandfather. i've got a chest full in the attic of tools from both grandfathers. ive got a bunch of testing equipment allot you younger guys probably didn't even know exist. __________________ is it done yet?

07-20-2012, 11:59 PM	#8
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	Re: Older Tools Collections? Some of my dad's old plumbing tools. Seems like he was one of the last guys to quit using lead & oakum. I remember my job was tending the lead pot when I was just 4 or 5 years old. __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

07-21-2012, 04:47 AM	#9
jhaymon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: southeast texas Posts: 210	Re: Older Tools Collections? i still use real lead. i would love to have a set of thous old lead spoons. __________________ is it done yet?

07-21-2012, 01:01 PM	#10
BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: Older Tools Collections? I had a couple plumbers working for me that still used lead if needed. We had the little boiler pot and big iron spoon set etc. I always figured it would come in handy if I found myself needing lead ball ammo for anything. __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

07-21-2012, 06:24 PM	#11
GRX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MD Posts: 1,937	Re: Older Tools Collections? Old tools? Yes, I have a lot of tools handed down from my grandfather, to my father, to me. Mostly Plomb. Use them whenever I can because they are better then anything made in the past few decades. Here's a small sample: __________________ 1969 c-10 Step Side Long Bed. I-6 250cid = = 1969 Pontiac GTO hard top. 400, 4-speed.

07-21-2012, 07:25 PM	#12
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Older Tools Collections? Not that I'm any expert, but I've never heard of Plomb tools. Where they sold in auto parts or department stores or off a truck like Snap-On? __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

07-21-2012, 08:14 PM	#13
GRX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MD Posts: 1,937	Re: Older Tools Collections? Plomb = made in Los Angeles from 1907 to 1948, then name changed to Proto. I am from the Seattle area originally. Don't see much Plomb stuff here on the east coast. Very good tools. The ratchets are better than any high end stuff like Snap On that I've owned. More Plomb info here if you like: http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artif...y.html#history __________________ 1969 c-10 Step Side Long Bed. I-6 250cid = = 1969 Pontiac GTO hard top. 400, 4-speed.



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