Does anyone out there have any information on The Forsberg Mfg. Co. ? Trying to find more info on their hand drills, when the W-790 & No.625 were made & if they made other model numbers. Have not been able to find any detailed info on the internet or elsewhere. Any and all help appreciated.
Thanks.
Charlie
Hello, Charlie. The DATAMP lists a few Patents by an H S Forsberg, may not be what you are looking for. I typed in the full name Forsberg Manufacturing Company, on Google, seems like they were a Connecticut based company in Bridgeport , Connecticut , circa 1930's to 1960's, might be worth looking into. Regards, Lou
You can't just say that...ya gotta post pictures.
I had a Forsberg Mfg Co Hand Drill model W-790 with a Whale logo. This looks a lot like the Millers Falls Model 77 but with a heavier frame. It has a 3 jaw chuck, a chef's hat top handle with space for bits (none included) and a solid wheel with no remnants of the label present. An excellent example of a less common tool maker from the early-mid 20th Century.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6391799897_7f5afb83b7_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/aJPDqv)Forsberg Whale Drill (https://flic.kr/p/aJPDqv) by Noel Hankamer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nhankamer/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6391799903_2a3160ff72_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/aJPDqB)Forsberg Whale Drill (https://flic.kr/p/aJPDqB) by Noel Hankamer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nhankamer/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6391799893_236650e349_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/aJPDqr)Whale Logo (https://flic.kr/p/aJPDqr) by Noel Hankamer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nhankamer/), on Flickr
Thank you Bill H. for the heads up to post photos, what can I say other than oops. PAWPAW the W-790 in these photos is the one you sold me last November, the 302 etched/burned into the handle was my clue, see the photo of just the handle, it's very faint but the 2 is still barely visible even after all the sanding I did to eliminate it. The side handle is missing cause I put it on another W-790 I refurbished last fall and sold in an antique store here in Georgetown. I have another W-790 coming that I will take the handle from to put on this one after I get the dimensions from so I can make one. The W-790 is a large heavy well built eggbeater, 15 1/4 inches overall & 2 pounds 6 ounces without the side handle. The No.625 is much smaller at 8 1/2 inches & 9 ounces, reminds me of the one made by G. M. CO. MFG. INC. of LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. Top one in the photo is obviously the W-790 & the lower is the No.625. The large gear on the first one I refurbished was red and this one was what I would call a light maroonish color, both as far as I could tell the original colors, so this one got repainted with a color called claret wine, which was as close as I could find to the original.
Charlie
Nice restoration !