Pre-1920 Tool Advertisements

[OilyRascal]

I thought I'd start a thread and show some of the tool advertisements that I'm running across as I'm doing various research.  I'd like this thread to focus on those prior to 1920.

First up is Charles Parker pipe vise ad. from 1909, Domestic engineering and the journal of mechanical contracting: Volume 41, Issue 1 - Page 6

[OilyRascal]

Trimont "Trimo" 3 Wheel Pipe Cutter, 1907

[Plyerman]

Love the thread topic! Here's one:


Mathew's Never-Stall tool, from a 1912 issue of Popular Mechanics

[OilyRascal]

Mathew's Never-Stall tool, from a 1912 issue of Popular Mechanics

A picture of an example:

[Plyerman]

Great! Looks exactly like the old ad drawing.

[johnsironsanctuary]

Since my big score of monkey wrenches a month or so ago, I have quite a stash of Bemis and Call.  I've gathered a few ads and catalog pages.

1911



1901



1896

[Lostmind]

I would also like to share items from catalogs , only thing is I'm computer elliterate.
How do you get it from the catalog to the computer , to the post, in simple terms
if possible.
I assume you scan it on the printer scanner, but I've never done it.
Any body have a quick lesson?
Roy

[johnsironsanctuary]

Steps:
1. Scan it. The scanner will create a can file, my HP does it by months.
2. Move it to a file that you can find again in My Documents.
3. Open the file and use a photo editor to reduce the size down to about 1600 pixels wide. This is about 1 1/2 times the size of your monitor screen and will show lots of details.
4. If you want to post directly onto TOOLTALK, you need to reduce it again to 250 pixels wide. I save those with the same file name with an a added to the filename. (mywrencha.jpg)
4a. I opened a photobucket account a while back. It lets me store lots of photos as a backup to my hard drive. It also lets you post them full size. There is a dialog box on pbucket that lets you copy an image and paste it directly into your NEW TOPIC.
5. If you chose step 4, click on the ATTACHMENTS and OTHER OPTIONS below the NEW TOPIC and copy your small photo with the steps shown.

It sounds difficult, but it takes a lot longer to explain than it takes to do it, Good Lock!

[Plyerman]

Stick with it Lostmind, I'd really like to see what you've got.



Awesome Bemis & Call ads you've got there John!

[Lostmind]

Thank you Johnsiron,I will print this page and if we ever again get a rainy day I will figure it out.
I have a photobucket account,got photos on it , but have troubles linking it.
I'm slow to learn , but like you said ,once you learn it ,it takes longer to explain than to do it.
You guys have been great.
I don't have anything quite as old as whats posted here,sold most of it.But I have some later items
I can post in other catagories.
I appreciate the help.
Thanks again Roy

[lbgradwell]

I have a photobucket account,got photos on it , but have troubles linking it.

If you already have a photobucket account & can upload to it, you're 95% there already Roy!

Let's use my account as an example:



If you "mouse-over" the image to which you would like to link, photobucket will automatically open the Share/Edit/Delete/Move box that you can see in the above photo. The bottom choice is "IMG code". (Ignore that "Block..." thing; it's just part of my PC's defenses and will probably not appear for you.) If you click the IMG tag to the right, it will automatically be copied; you then paste that code to your reply here on the forum. That's it!

[Lostmind]

Thanks for the illustrations , nice to know what to expect and watch for.
I'll give it all a try when I've got some time set aside.
Thanks again
Roy

[Plyerman]

Well in the mean time, here's another oldy but goody. From the March 1910 issue of Popular Mechanics:







And the real thing:

[Plyerman]

Popular Mechanics again, this time from February of 1911:

[oldtools]

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