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Offline oldtools

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Found Old Yankee No.251 North Bros. MFG. Co. garage Sale.
« on: November 22, 2012, 02:46:58 AM »
Picked up this Yankee No.215 ratchet Tap driver I think.
great condition for $4.00 at a garage Sale...  I think It was worth it, as I will make good use of it....
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Found Old Yankee No.251 North Bros. MFG. Co. garage Sale.
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2012, 02:01:26 PM »
Sweet!  I can feel a breeze blowing offshore - could there be a vacuum caused by suckage somewhere southwest of me here in the SF Bay Area?

I have a similar, but simpler, one (can't remember maker, and brother arriving soon for Thanksgiving, so I won't go look).  The long shank is quite helpful sometimes, when tapping/retapping a hole in an assembled machine.

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Re: Found Old Yankee No.251 North Bros. MFG. Co. garage Sale.
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2012, 05:53:16 PM »
Dang that is nice!
Maybe I should take an extra Yankee mechanism and make one of those?
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Re: Found Old Yankee No.251 North Bros. MFG. Co. garage Sale.
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2012, 02:58:32 AM »
It is about 4 1/2" long, with a 5" T.  looks like it can hold a 1/16" to ~1/4" sq. (Just what I needed)

just checked on BING, Surprised what some are asking for these tools... $98.00??? WOW!!
http://www.antique-used-tools.com/yankeetools.htm

Guess you can ask anything.  If anyone will buy it? don't know...
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Re: Found Old Yankee No.251 North Bros. MFG. Co. garage Sale.
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2012, 04:15:39 PM »
Truly sweet tools to use, those.
 100 is a little steep (ahem)
But nobody else made them (that I know).
 The modern Chinese copies are total crap in comparison.
  yours Scott