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Offline J.A.F.E.

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2018, 01:25:49 PM »
I have a set of those sockets and a seat wrench. The only place I've used any of it is the shower and the sockets are the only thing that will work. 
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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2018, 01:49:57 PM »
Hi Steve, I’m still waiting for a situation where I can use the sockets as they were intended.   :))

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2018, 03:31:39 PM »
You can come over here and pull the stems from the showers a few times if you like. Sunday is Long Beach swap if you time it right.
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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2018, 04:15:15 PM »
  :)) :)) :)) :))  I may take you up on that Steve.   ^-^

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2018, 06:25:59 PM »
Of course December is really good Long Beach and Pomona swaps are back to back Sundays.

Just mentioning it...
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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2018, 07:05:53 AM »
Of course December is really good Long Beach and Pomona swaps are back to back Sundays.

Just mentioning it...

Hmmmm....wonder if I can talk the Mrs. into a road trip?

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2018, 12:22:00 PM »

Hmmmm....wonder if I can talk the Mrs. into a road trip?

I bet you could. The kind of road trips legends are made of.

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #22 on: November 09, 2018, 05:15:13 PM »
Aha - found another Chicago tool (a spanner wrench) along with another defunct American company tool - Covers Company, out of Bedford, Ohio. (Have since found out that Covers Company is even rarer and more obscure than Chicago Spec.). That 4-way wrench is really nice.

The Cover wrench is the top one. Notice how it has a sink drain wrench built into the side - I included a pic of the Chicago wrench on top lining up the corresponding detent's.

Wrench openings on the Covers are 1 7/8", 2 1/8", and 2 9/16". The dual opening on the Chicago wrench is 2 and 2 1/8. You plumbers out there can tell me if those sizes are typical - I have no clue if they're old sizes or still used.
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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2018, 09:17:21 AM »
Well with 6 tools I guess I'll have to start keeping an eye out for Chicago Specialties plumbing tools now. And Covers company, too.
Juts read of a barber shop in Orland, FL that - instead of having TV's in the shop - the last owner hung old tools up (including old plumbing tools). When he shut down the shop last year they started selling off the tool collection. Man, the stories that building could tell!

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #24 on: May 24, 2019, 04:03:42 PM »
My recently acquired set of NIB shower sockets. Notice how thick the socket walls are - much thicker than the ones you can buy at Ace Hardware.

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2019, 06:35:39 PM »
A set of those came in a plumber's box I got with the contents of a shop. I haven't used them but they are with the other plumbing tools. Those NOS are very nice.

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #26 on: May 25, 2019, 12:03:11 AM »
A set of those came in a plumber's box I got with the contents of a shop. I haven't used them but they are with the other plumbing tools. Those NOS are very nice.

Thanks. It was missing the slide bar but I've got one.

My existing set of shower sockets will get relegated to evap cooler duty. Discovered a while back the overflow kit nuts were usually a shower socket size.

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #27 on: August 27, 2019, 09:04:25 PM »
I found this basin wrench at a garage sale very fine condition maybe used once if at all. It is for sale if anyone interested. Cheers

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Re: Chicago Specialty Manufacturing Company
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2019, 03:12:06 PM »
Nice example, Rocky!   8)