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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bill Houghton on June 06, 2014, 08:52:56 PM

Title: Novel (to me, anyway) PH screwdriver
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 06, 2014, 08:52:56 PM

Found this at a yard sale today.  The handles on all the other PH drivers I've seen have been a flattened oval shape.  This one's more of a square with rounded corners - new to me.  Is this a common design that I just haven't seen before?

Title: Re: Novel (to me, anyway) PH screwdriver
Post by: Papaw on June 06, 2014, 10:09:00 PM

I have seen those, but they are not H D Smith.

Title: Re: Novel (to me, anyway) PH screwdriver
Post by: scottg on June 07, 2014, 12:17:01 AM

Its the Pexto pattern Bill.  Either the name stamp is worn off, or it was contract made and used to have a paper label or something.
But its the Pexto pattern alright. 
    yours Scott

Title: Re: Novel (to me, anyway) PH screwdriver
Post by: john k on June 07, 2014, 10:46:16 AM

I don't see those very often, have just one in my pile.  See about 15 PH screwdrivers for every one of the Pexto style.  Just something nice about the feel of them.

Title: Re: Novel (to me, anyway) PH screwdriver
Post by: Lostmind on June 07, 2014, 02:51:53 PM

Funny how different parts of the country are heavy on certain makers.  I find a fair amount of pexto ,
but very little PH. I like all Pexto products , nice feel to the tools.

Title: Re: Novel (to me, anyway) PH screwdriver
Post by: bunger on June 07, 2014, 04:38:05 PM

I live in the town where both the Pexto and the HD Smith factories were, Southington (Plantsville) CT.
I have scored a lot of both makers tools. Lots of times at tag sales at former workers homes.  :grin:

Title: Re: Novel (to me, anyway) PH screwdriver
Post by: mikeswrenches on June 07, 2014, 06:31:00 PM

I had one of them that was stamped True Value on the hex.

Mike