I have always been a firm believer in having the right tool for the job. My motto has always been "I bust my butt so I can afford the tools that keep me from having to bust my butt". I recently decided to obtain a handful of rusty of wrenches just to build a display in the garage. The first purchase was a bulk lot of 22 wrenches and I quickly started researching the history of each manufacturer and dates. That lit a fire to learn more about early American tool history and the addiction erupted.

We're not addicted.   Just tool admirers.   

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Welcome to our world !
Lots of good info here and you should also know about http://alloy-artifacts.org/ and http://www.wrenchingnews.com/ .

Oh my friend.... You have taken the first step down a long winding slippery, but very interesting slope.  Howdy from Houston!

Hello, winston427. Welcome to Tool Talk from rainy Central New York State!!! Regards, Lou

Hi winston427, welcome from sunny Florida. You are definitely on a "slippery slope", the good thing is that you have lots of company on your slide. Don't be afraid to ask lots of questions, there are many knowledgable people here.

Mike

Quote from: Papaw on October 26, 2019, 09:33:58 PM
Welcome to our world !
Lots of good info here and you should also know about http://alloy-artifacts.org/ and http://www.wrenchingnews.com/ .

Alloy artifacts was the first site I found to do research. A lot of great information there but some tools I have picked up are not found on that site. Thus the reason I am here to broaden the knowledge base.

Since this group is more geared toward the antique wrenches, can anyone suggest a site for history and research on antique pliers? As my addiction erupted I found myself picking up more types of tools and wanting to learn about the makers and history of those as well.

Try try Datamp website for more info.  www.datamp.org.

http://www.datamp.org/patents/search/xrefType.php?source=query&start=0&cat=0&type=0&class=1900

The link above if filtered for pliers.

I'm not an addict; I'm an enthusiast.

Welcome aboard.

Well...uh....maybe....OK OK, I'm an addict! There I've admitted it, but I'm not going alone Winston. ;-)

Welcome, there is a lot to learn here.  That said, I'm not an addict, I only collect everything tool related.

Quote from: papadan on October 29, 2019, 05:23:32 PM
Well...uh....maybe....OK OK, I'm an addict! There I've admitted it, but I'm not going alone Winston. ;-)

I'll admit I'm an addict, but I'm not going to any meetings. Unless it's a swap meet.

Hello and welcome from northern British Columbia.

Potential addict, confirmed collection gene carrier, and willing enabler when given the opportunity.