A Good Day of Hunting Again.

[kxxr]

Besides the ratchets, which I posted already in the Wrench forum, I got a few other things I like. Here's the group photo (what's that hook looking thing at the top right for?):

Here's a Barcalo (wasn't someone hunting these recently?) and a Berylco. I can't pass up the non-spark tools when I see them. The finish on this one almost looks like sand cast.

Here's a USA brand I've never heard of or seen before, though it looks to be pretty recent vintage, ES Tools. The little tool with it is a multi tool for valve stems, but that is just my best guess. I'm not at all sure how all the options work or what the design advantages might be. It was too cool to pass up though, and almost free; the third one is a Starrett thingamajig. The tip is spring loaded. I have never used one and don't know what it is good for. I'm hoping you all can enlighten me on any of these.



Another tool I don't recall seeing before is this nice Thorsen chromed punch sitting next to the handle of this beautiful Millers Falls 188A driver with all the bits included. The MF is a thing of beauty in both form and function. I see a lot of 'yankee drivers' and almost always pass them up for one reason or another, but I thought this one was especially nice and I'm glad to have it.

The Millers Falls inspired me to make a group shot of it along with the few others that I could not pass up. In the first photo, left to right I think the first one is a Dunlap or maybe a Sears or possibly an old Companion, it has no markings. Next is the 188A, then a wood handled Stanley HandyMan, a plastic handled Stanley HandyMan and last is a Craftsman.



Best of all, I got these (except the 4 other yankees, which I've had a while) on my lunch break and then took the rest of the day off! Oh yeah!!

[rusty]

ES Tools is a mark of Emporium Specialties co, they seem to have started out making stainless steel wrenches for medical use...(?) hmm


The Starrett tool is a good thing to have, it is a marking punch, like having an awl and hammer combined, good for making marks through a paper template , or just making dimples to start a hole when drilling...The tip is very very hard, btw...;P
(Hint, push it down against the spring, when it reaches a certain point, it should go -snap-, that's what makes the dimple)

Millers Falls made very classy tools, I like certain of their other tools for design also....

The craftsman with the hexagon piece on the handle is a new one to me..very interesting...

You are dangerously close to having a push driver collection -P

[OilyRascal]

The Barcalo Buffalo wrench is being sought by GibsonTool.  I have one ES-Tools wrench that I've found in the wild.  that's all I've ever seen before this.  The Thorsen punch is nice.  I do have a few Thorsen cold chisels - one coming from here.

That MF sticks out like a sore thumb in the line-up - very nice.  All good finds you already know I envy :-)

The Walden ratchet I have one like as well with the selector missing.  It was good to see what it should look like.

[skipskip]

anyone remember the Anti freeze ads, Prestone perhaps, that showed one of these punches making a hole in the can and the AF sealing it up?

I always wanted one of those punches, now I have one and never use it.

The Starrett tool is a good thing to have, it is a marking punch, like having an awl and hammer combined, good for making marks through a paper template , or just making dimples to start a hole when drilling...The tip is very very hard, btw...;P
(Hint, push it down against the spring, when it reaches a certain point, it should go -snap-, that's what makes the dimple)

[john k]

The multi valve stem tool has a cable on it because:  when an inner tube is used, this is attached first to the valve stem of the tube.  Then when the tire is levered onto the rim, the valve stem won't be lost down inside.   Just pull on it, and the valve stem appears up thru the hole.  I had one with a chain on it.   Millers falls push drills, watch it, they multiply.   Good looking grouping.

[rusty]

>Anti freeze ads, Prestone perhaps, that showed one of these punches making a hole in the can .....

Antifreeze..in a can...giving away yer age -P

[HeelSpur]

Here is one that has been in the garage for ever.