FORSBERG hand drills/eggbeaters

[cgw2also]

 Does anyone out there have any information on The Forsberg Mfg. Co. ?  Trying to find more info on their hand drills, when the W-790 & No.625 were made & if they made other model numbers. Have not been able to find any detailed info on the internet or elsewhere. Any and all help appreciated.

Thanks.

Charlie

[lptools]

Hello, Charlie. The DATAMP lists a few Patents by an H S Forsberg, may not be what you are looking for. I typed in the full name Forsberg Manufacturing Company, on Google, seems like they were a Connecticut based company in Bridgeport , Connecticut , circa 1930's to 1960's, might be worth looking into. Regards, Lou

[Bill Houghton]

You can't just say that...ya gotta post pictures.

[Papaw]

I had a Forsberg Mfg Co Hand Drill model W-790 with a Whale logo. This looks a lot like the Millers Falls Model 77 but with a heavier frame. It has a 3 jaw chuck, a chef's hat top handle with space for bits (none included) and a solid wheel with no remnants of the label present. An excellent example of a less common tool maker from the early-mid 20th Century.
Forsberg Whale Drill by Noel Hankamer, on Flickr

Forsberg Whale Drill by Noel Hankamer, on Flickr

Whale Logo by Noel Hankamer, on Flickr

[cgw2also]

Thank you Bill H. for the heads up to post photos, what can I say other than oops. PAWPAW the W-790 in these photos is the one you sold me last November, the 302 etched/burned into the handle was my clue, see the photo of just the handle, it's very faint but the 2 is still barely visible even after all the sanding I did to eliminate it. The side handle is missing cause I put it on another W-790 I refurbished last fall and sold in an antique store here in Georgetown. I have another W-790 coming that I will take the handle from to put on this one after I get the dimensions from so I can make one. The W-790 is a large heavy well built eggbeater, 15 1/4 inches overall & 2 pounds 6 ounces without the side handle. The No.625 is much smaller at 8 1/2 inches & 9 ounces, reminds me of  the one made by G. M. CO. MFG. INC. of  LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.  Top one in the photo is obviously the W-790 & the lower is the No.625. The large gear on the first one I refurbished was red and this one was what I would call a light maroonish color, both as far as I could tell the original colors, so this one got repainted with a color called claret wine, which was as close as I could find to the original.

Charlie

[Papaw]

Nice restoration !