Some nice finds today!! First photo ; Advertising bats , National Drill Index , 2 Union Twist Drill Indexes , and a Syracuse Twist Drill Index . Bonus Porter Cable catalog . Second photo ; Stanley 113 with broken frog , Manhattan Tool Co Diamond Point Chisels , 8 NOS Stanley Plug Cutters , and 1 NOS Countersink .
Wow! Love the drill indexes!
cool stuff!
I'm particularly fond of the drill indexes, montgomery wards with all the bits still in boxes & bags
Great drill indices. I sure wouldn't have left those behind. Congrats.
-Don
Here are a couple more from my collection . The drill index is the same model as the one in the previous photo , also die cast , and I am pretty sure the highlights are a copper flash coating.
Quote from: lptools on January 14, 2026, 08:24:20 AMHere are a couple more from my collection . The drill index is the same model as the one in the previous photo , also die cast , and I am pretty sure the highlights are a copper flash coating.
I believe they are actually made of high copper content bronze with a black coating on top.
I've had this Cleveland No. 80 sitting on my desk as a paperweight for years. It has a few scratches on it and they show the copper color under the black.
Seems the site has changed since I last tried to upload a photo
I need to figure this out
It wants an E-mail ?? I've moderated on some pretty big sites for 20 years and have never seen that.
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OK, I think I have the photo thing figured out
Hello, Sudsy . That make more sense on the second one that I posted , the one with the copper highlights . The first one that I posted is different , though , looks like it is a white metal with the black anodizing , considerably heavier as well. Will post more photos tomorrow!
Here are some of my indices.
-Don
Nice!
Some impressive collections !
I'm not married to the one I have in any way, I've really more of a wood guy then mechanical
If anyone want's to trade for it I'm always looking for wood carving knives, gouges, wood lathe tools...
Also trying to do a Proto Pebble open end set.
Hey , Don . Very nice collection!
Hello, Sudsy . This confirms what you said , you can see the copper through the wear marks on the feet . The other one shows the white metal where the anodizing has worn away .The copper version weighs 22 ounces , and the white metal version weighs in at 32 ounces .
At that weight I would think it could be cast iron
That is what I thought at first , but it is non-magnetic!
Is pot metal magnetic? I avoid anything made of the stuff like the plague so have no idea.
What I am calling pot metal is non-magnetic , usually a zinc alloy , and other non-ferrous metals. I am not a metallurgist by any means!!