EDIT 5-12-13: It's been a year and a half since I posted this so I thought I'd give it a bump. And better pictures.

I've had this screwdriver in my collection for a while and from time to time I wonder where it came from, or whom it was made by? It's stamped with A HAND WITH THE LETTER "D" INSIDE. The overall length of the screwdriver is 15-1/8".  Anyone? Thanks...


Another question. Occasionally I go through my Photobucket album and do a little housekeeping, and sometimes things I intended to keep get inadvertently deleted. Knowing that, does this web site prefer that I upload pictures directly, or host them remotely like I did with these?

Either way is good, but remember that if your Photobucket account is changed or compromised, the hosted photos will be lost to us.

Quote from: Papaw on November 29, 2011, 12:38:36 AM
Either way is good, but remember that if your Photobucket account is changed or compromised, the hosted photos will be lost to us.

Ok, thanks. That's what I needed to know. Some sites get all uppity about storage space and picture hosting. But maybe that was in the past. :)

I can do a little guessing....

I assume the hand plus the 'D' was for 'Handee"

A company named E.E. Delmann of chicago was selling hammers with the name 'Han-D' back around 1920, it was a hammer with 3 screwdrivers hidden in the handle.

I can not find a logo tho, so it's only a guess....

Well, I thought I'd take a stab at finding that logo. No luck with the logo, but I did find this:

It's been a year and a half so I thought I'd give it a bump for views... Anyone familiar with that "D" stamp?

No one has turned up any clues.

Quote from: kxxr on November 30, 2011, 06:10:52 PM
Well, I thought I'd take a stab at finding that logo. No luck with the logo, but I did find this:

I do not know how I missed this picture but I would VERY much like to have this screwdriver if it is available.

For some reason that screwdriver looks like some of Scott G's work, pretty neat. 

Another company turns up, no logo tho.
Hand-D was the registered mark of The  Ducharmes Company, of Shelburne Falls, Minn. (Aka The Ducharmes & Co;. F. E. Ducharme & Son) (~~1906)

This company at least made screwdrivers.
There is a picture of a rubber handle one in india rubber world that resembles the OP one, but half the screwdrivers from the 1900's look like that , so....

Edit: Bingo -  Paydirt on the alternate name....

rusty! Nice work! This is for you:

If you are looking for old screwdrivers start looking at Martin Donnelly's July auction listings. There are several instant collection lots listed already. Lot 491, 554 & 691 for starters.

https://www.mjdtools.com/AuctionItem.php?axcode=al13&lotNum=491

I just started to go through the catalog. It isn't finished yet but there is tons of stuff listed already.

So many to choose from