History Grandfather's Tool Box - 1975 - pictures n' things

[Woogeroo]

Grandfather's Tool Box - 1975 - pictures n' things



http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo/Grandfatherstools







Howdy folks.



The link above goes to my photo album at google, shows my maternal grandfather's toolbox and the tools inside.



He passed away in 1975, so it is a bit of a time capsule.



Nothing fancy in it really, but there are a few interesting pieces in it to me. Besides, I'm sentimental about it, even tho' I was a baby when he passed, it is cool to have his tools.



There is one tool in there, I'm trying to figure out what it is.. this one here:





http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...72004479110946



Anyway, if you have any interesting tidbits to add about any of the tools, I'd love to read them.



Most of them just seem to be plain jane parts store type tools... but I'm merely curious as to how old some of them are.



This is the other real interesting piece, my dad says it is a 'tack hammer' :



http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...71720590907794





Thanks... check 'em out and enjoy.



-W

[19Fordy]

First tool is a pair of these. Come in many sizes.
http://www.elexp.com/tol_27cv.htm I used them to cut steel, alum. rivets to proper length before forming the head of the rivet.
Second tool (hammer) is a magnetic tack hammer. Magnetic head makes it easy to "start" the tacks instead of trying to use your fingers.

[coupster]

I've got some of those same tools that I bought around the same time. I can't bring myself to get rid of them, they served me well on many a Friday night under my 56' Chev.

[sloppy-ollies]

Those are some great old tools. The Wizard brand punch you have was made by Indestro. I think Wizard was a "sub-brand" of Indestro. I have a nice old Wizard 1/2" drive ratchet. Treasure those old tools, you'll remember your grandfather every time you use one!

[Mudslinger]

I have a couple of those ratchets my Dad gave me. He brought them out of the army with him.

[sliderule67]

Magnetic tack hammers were used back when house walls were sheeted with pretty uneven boards. They would tack cheese cloth to the boards and wallpaper over that. Paper was thick, and it looked pretty good. The tack supply was in the guy's mouth. A mouth full of tacks was nothing to mess around with.

[propwash]

the single tool you asked about are generally called 'nippers'. You're on the right track regarding their use, you can cut nails, rivets, notice that they can be used to remove nails - just gently grab the head (without biting it off) and roll the tool along its radius and the nail will follow.

dj

[rustyford40]

The ignition set of tools most kids would not know what thy are for. Thy are the ones in the red plastic.

[19Fordy]

#79 is an ignition points file

[garcoal]

im 53 my father passed away two years ago i got his small tool box . i can remeber when i wa 8-10 years old thinking this was wvery tool in the world it sits up on a shelf protected yes small things like that can tie us to our fathers

[rusty48]

I got a set of open ends that look like those,they were my dad's.The Wizard brand was sold by Western Auto I think.

[jimmyv]

You need to post this over on the Garage Journal in the tool section.

[Woogeroo]

Originally Posted by rustyford40

The ignition set of tools most kids would not know what thy are for. Thy are the ones in the red plastic.

These here, in this roll up plastic pouch?

http://picasaweb.google.com/Woogeroo...71806937177538

Neat! When I was a little boy at my grandmothers, I used to wonder why the wrenches were so tiny and small... since I was always told that my grandfather had very large hands, even for a man... size 13 rings and things like that.

thanks for the information rsutyford40.

-W

[Woogeroo]

I have threads running everywhere... I'm getting some cool bits of information or little interesting stories:

http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/...&Number=503091


http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...ost/last/#LAST


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...94#post3130394


http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...13#post3581213


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...479#post392479


http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/s...ted=1#post5813

papaws wrench there at the last, is a old tool forum and they mention a really interesting site that has the history of 20th century hand tools, with production information and pictures, etc.. Very neat stuff!

Alloy Artifacts @ http://alloy-artifacts.com


-W

[George G]

I always like old tool boxes. never know what you are going to find. I inherited my uncles old snap - old box box & tools from the late '50's . use them everyday.

[Woogeroo]

One of my fellow online old chevy truck pals from Australia weighed in and left some comments on the tool images on the google photo album.

some of them are amusing.. those Aussies write funny.

-W

[lostforawhile]

this is why i like one of our local pawn shops,they have bins full of every kind of assorted tool you can think of, and cheap, dig enough on a saturday and you'll find all kinds of good tools buried in there. found an oldtimer pocketknife last week. 2 bucks and it's still good and sharp,pretty old one too. those pliars you asked about, used on barbed wire, pulling nails out of horses hooves to reshoe. and probably lots of other uses too. hang on to those tools, my grandfather died when i was a kid, and my mom just gave his tools and stuff away,i got nothing from him.

[nitrohonkey]

The end cutters are referred to as "bull biters" by all of the farmers I have worked with. I have never seen them used on a bull, but bailing sure seems to fear that tool. Not sure what the proper name is!