I found two wood chisels with the Petko brand. It seems that the company was based in southern CA but the chisels were made in England. An internet search provided no additional information.
-Don

Quote from: Rob H. on December 05, 2025, 09:56:49 AMI saw this item many years ago, it is a metal forming tool for making caps, here is the description from the patent:

"The object of my invention is to provide a simple and cheap tool for crimping or swaging the rim of a sheet-metal cap upon the hanged mouth of a can-spout as, for example, the spout of a varnish-can..."

Click here for the patent for this tool

Great find, Rob! Thanks for the info!

Welcome to the group , from Central NY!!

Welcome to the group from snowy Syracuse , NY!!

Good Day,
My wife found this cool blade in a pile of tools. It uses a No. 8 utility blade which don't appear to be made anymore. Does anyone know what the specific purpose was if any or who made them?

I'm Charlie from S. Florida. Looking forward to learning and expanding my knowledge of tools and techniques.

 

Quote from: Yadda on December 07, 2025, 09:39:40 PMVery nice!  Any thoughts on updating the emoticons?

I hadn't thought about them at all until now, but I can definitely look into updating them, or adding more.

Frankly, I kinda like this guy: 

Thanks guys.  I am excited about the Dremel in particular.  It has the EZ change mechanism so I won't need a wrench to change bits.

Hello , Yadda . Nice grab at a great price!!