7" Matchless 133- Bridgeport Hardware MFG Co. pliers/wire cutter.
6" Germany needle nose pliers
6 1/2" no-name plier/cutter
9" Apex No.2 Super Phillips screwdriver
12" Reed & Prince MFG. Co. (it reads)
Winchester-Chicago
Recessed Head
Wood Screws
Machine Screws
Sheet Metal Screws (only half the letters show up)
Stove Bolts

8 3/4" Awl or Scribe- Eggplant color handle.

Those first pliers, top left, look remarkably like the Kraeuter "The Victor" pliers I picked up at a yard sale a while back.  I wonder if they were a clone, or rebadged for Matchless.

The Reed & Prince screwdriver should be marked Worcester not Winchester.

Quote from: Bus on December 21, 2013, 10:55:44 PM
The Reed & Prince screwdriver should be marked Worcester not Winchester.

OK thanks, thought I saw an I next to the W so assumed it to be Winchester.

and Winchester is in New Haven,Connecticut

> Worcester not Winchester...

Yea, till 1987, they were one of the last of the manufacturers of the old days in Worcester...

They were suppose to be a screw company, not a screwdriver company, but everyone loved their screwdrivers and they seem to be known for them more than the fasteners themselves....

I did not realize that Apex was an old tool company. I thought it was a current day holding company that owns every tool name on the planet except Stanley, Craftsman and the tool truck brands.

Quote from: Bill Houghton on December 21, 2013, 08:35:30 PM
Those first pliers, top left, look remarkably like the Kraeuter "The Victor" pliers I picked up at a yard sale a while back.  I wonder if they were a clone, or rebadged for Matchless.

They do look like Victor pliers.  I've found it a useful style since the arch in one jaw give a second, almost parallel grip.  I have two pairs, but neither is Krauter or Matchless.  I don't know if the shape was patented, or who a pantentee might have been, but they were made by at least four different companies, some are heavier made than others.