"Slim Pickins" Friday. Went to several garage sales and one estate sale. All I bought was this Chicago Specialty Mfg Co faucet repair kit.
Includes #s 1-4 thread chasers, a seat reamer, a seat removal tool, several allen wrenches, and a cone-shaped tool that I can only guess was for chasing threads on a larger spigot.
I have seen lots of Chicago Spec Mfg Co basin wrenches, but not this set of tools.

Cool find! Probably be useful on older valve seats (which can be reground several times) unlike newer designs which you just replace.
I found a cheapo seat dressing tool, and I thought I hit the jackpot. Till I saw your little set!

Wanna come over and fix my leaky shower faucet?

Ever see anybody try to take out a seat that has a round hole instead of square or hex, its comical.

Eventually you have to tell them its a throw away faucet.

Quote from: HeelSpur on May 16, 2014, 06:18:05 PM
Ever see anybody try to take out a seat that has a round hole instead of square or hex, its comical.

Eventually you have to tell them its a throw away faucet.

Once doing work for a elderly gentleman I tried to explain why get a new faucet when he insisted on a repair. He didn't believe me till after he had a "real plumber" come out.

Quote from: Nolatoolguy on May 16, 2014, 08:43:11 PM

Quote from: HeelSpur on May 16, 2014, 06:18:05 PM
Ever see anybody try to take out a seat that has a round hole instead of square or hex, its comical.

Eventually you have to tell them its a throw away faucet.

Once doing work for a elderly gentleman I tried to explain why get a new faucet when he insisted on a repair. He didn't believe me till after he had a "real plumber" come out.

Ouch, that's a hit below the belt!

Wonder if my old style C.S. 4-in-1 is from the same company?

Probably is, or at least was produced as an advertising piece for them.

The cone shaped piece centers the cutter over the seat to be cut.  Nice set.  I have a couple cheaper seat cutters.  I have used them a few times.  Saved the boss a lot of dough here at work fixing those big chrome double sink faucets.
Al.

 I'm with the "old guy"

  About 5 years ago the Fire Hall sink was leaking. Leaking bad. I ignored it as long as I could stand (everybody else was).
  But one day I just brought my toolbox in.

A small group was holding something out like it was a prize.
"Oh we have a new faucet. We bought it. Its from Lowes. Its new new new"
as they jumped up and down like puppies. As if buying $9.99 worth of crap from another Chinese warehouse was some kind of a feat.
 
   I took a look at the new faucet. Die cast zinc and plastic. Paper thin plating. Paper thin castings. Weighed about 3 ounces. Can't be repaired at all when the time comes.
Takes an hour for a proper installation, if you don't break the flimsy thing in the process.
 
  I take a look at the old faucet.  3 pounds of solid brass. Sterling brand. Cast and machined in the USA. Plating that has already lasted 40 years.

  "Yeah, not as long as I'm alive" I say,  as I push them out of the way.
I shut off the water, popped it open, reamed the seats and installed new washers. Greased the packing nuts and drew them up a little tighter. Turned the water back on.
   
  Maybe 10 minutes and 10 cents for the washers. That faucet still has another 40 years in it.
     That crap-o--riffic thing that they wanted?
  Would be dead by now and it would take another hours installation to replace it.

I carry 3 different sets of seat dressers in my box.
None are as good as what you found today PaPaw! Major score, in my opinion.
    yours Scott