Wouldn't you love to find one of these sets from 1914

[skipskip]

Hammacher Schlemmer  catalog from 1914.


WWI would start in 2 weeks...

DSCF9716 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

DSCF9715 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

DSCF9717 by Skip Albright, on Flickr


DSCF9719 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

[Plyerman]

Beautiful stuff. I wonder how many of those No. 100's they actually sold? That was probably a month's wages back in 1914.

[leg17]

Beautiful stuff. I wonder how many of those No. 100's they actually sold? That was probably a month's wages back in 1914.

Wonder how many today owe a month's wages, (or more), to the Tool Truck.

[Larsonut]

I want it very much. It looks very classic. Do not know if it is sold or not.

[Twertsy]

There is a #200 in the basement of an older gent just up the road from my shop, and it has all the tools.  He's been asking $4k and seemed pretty firm if anyone is interested.

[lptools]

Hello, Todd. You tempt all of us. I have no idea if that is a good or bad price, value would be based on condition. I have never seen one, or even heard of one ,for that matter. I am going to look at some old auction catalogs to see if there is any info there. At the current rate of inflation, $64.00 in 1914 would be worth $1,545.16 in today's dollars. One could never put together a set like that today for the latter figure!!!!! Skip, thanks for sharing!!!!!! Regards, Lou

[gibsontool]

Lou. The way I read the catalog the $64 price is for an empty cabinet, the cabinet and tools were $105 so I think that's about $2500 in today dollars. Jim

[lptools]

Hello, Jim. Thanks for the correction!!!!!!!!  Regards, Lou