Military / U.S. marked tools.

[HeelSpur]

I guess Snap-On gave the Feds a very good price on the tools with an agreement that there will be no replacing them if they break.

I was told to pick up some ball peen hammers one day, the guy showed me the price for each of them, $60 a piece. Don't know what brand they were but that was about 35 years ago. I reckon somebody had a friend that needed his pockets lined.

[oldtools]

I was told to pick up some ball peen hammers one day, the guy showed me the price for each of them, $60 a piece. Don't know what brand they were but that was about 35 years ago. I reckon somebody had a friend that needed his pockets lined.

Pays for the Men in Black?...

[blackoak]

Over the years i have gotten several tools marked for military use. I have several Snap-On military marked tools. Tons of Plomb Wright Field tools. I picked up a Plomb chisel this past weekend marked U.S.N. I have a pair of Proto compound leverage pliers marked U.S. I use to have a Coleman lantern marked U.S.A.F. that my late father in law got me.I guess most of the tool companys made tools to help us win the war. I also have a set of very small files marked U.S.N. Most of my U.S.N. tools were bought at a garage sale across the street from the Mare Island Navel Shipyard in Vallejo Calif while i was living there.

EvilDr235

Here's a Vietnam era Coleman made US military lantern complete with fuel funnel. Sorry about the side ways picture

[Batz]

There was a military blow torch from the same era, I can't remember who made it. Military green with two adjusters and a gauge, I'll love one.

Batz

[EVILDR235]

I had a Air Force lantern, but is was not a Coleman.I like the little spare parts compartment.I even had the HD cardboard box it came in.My father inlaw worked at Travis Air Force base auctioning off surplus each month.He later did the same thing at Mare Island Navel shipyard.
EvilDr235

[blackoak]

If it wasn't a Coleman it was probably an AGM made lantern.. These military lantern sound like a jet plane when you fire them up. They are really loud compared to regular lanterns.

[EVILDR235]

It was about 15 years ago, so i don't remember the brand. The little spare parts compartment had extra mantles and a spare generator.

EvilDr235

[Nasutushenri]

Bought a long time ago at a fleamarket.
Vintage tin U.S. funnel mfg. by KREAMER Inc. U.S.A.
Size: 7" tall by 6" diameter.
What would it have been used for?

Regards
Henri

[amecks]

Many of the Whitworth wrenches I acquired last year were etched RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) but others were stamped with the Ministry of Defence "Broad Arrow" mark and others with Air Ministry "Crown".  Some, if noit all of these wrenches dated to WWII.  Here's couple good examples.

[Bill Houghton]

...We were both born on navel bases...

I take it the standard uniform of the day at the navel base included bare midriffs?