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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: dimwittedmoose51 on September 28, 2013, 03:57:59 PM

Title: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on September 28, 2013, 03:57:59 PM: A neighbor is moving to a smaller living establishment and has been teasing me with maybe selling his partial set of Firestone ratchets and drive tools. Prior to this, all the Firestone stuff I had comprised of one or two loose sockets and a small hatchet. It think he finally sold them for about $15, but there was some other stuff involved in the deal. I've never really known much o the history of Firestone tools or how collectible they are, but you don't see them around ery often and I didn't have much,so....... The only real flaw i the set is that the 3/8" rat is missing the directional selector lever, but I may get creative before too long.
The 1/4" ratchet is about as free=wheeling as my SK and MAC rats are, but I doubt it will see much action.

DM&FS
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: Nolatoolguy on September 28, 2013, 06:12:15 PM: Very nice, ive never seen firestones out in the wild. I just have seen then online a few times.
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: john k on September 28, 2013, 06:17:05 PM: I worked at a garage once that used to have a Firestone store attached. They sold hunting/fishing/camping gear, some hardware and tools. There were some dusty displays still around, but couldn't touch them. I am thinking it was sort of attached to their tire sales, from say, the 30s thru the 50s. If I' am wrong, somebody say so. Friends dad had a set of Firestone 3/8 drive, seemed like good stuff. I have a Firestone bicycle from the late 40s too.
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: skipskip on September 28, 2013, 07:26:20 PM: I have always assumed these re badged are Plomb....

at least they look a lot like them to me.

Skip
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on September 28, 2013, 08:23:42 PM: The switch levers and pear heads certainly would support your thinking there skipskip. I guess when time becomes available, I cold take them both apart and photograph the results. I'm pretty sure I've got a 1/4" pebble plomb in the collector's box somewhere and a couple of 3/8".

Film at 11....

DM&FS
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: bunger on September 29, 2013, 06:53:53 AM: I have a Firestone DOE.
It's the only other Firestone that I have ever seen besides these.

(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h188/mayo4/100_3160.jpg) (http://s64.photobucket.com/user/mayo4/media/100_3160.jpg.html)
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: lbgradwell on September 29, 2013, 12:01:40 PM: Quote from: skipskip on September 28, 2013, 07:26:20 PM
I have always assumed these re badged are Plomb....

Skip is quite right; re-badged Plomb indeed...

And that is where you will get your donor selector switch too.

That is a cool collection!
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on September 29, 2013, 02:57:08 PM: You guys are making me feel like I ripped off my neighbor.....lol

DM&FS
Title: Re: The Neighbor Finally let go of his Firestones
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on September 30, 2013, 09:10:59 AM: Judging by the asking prices for this stuff on ebay, they may as well be Plomb!!!! Ouch!!

DM&FS