Garage Gazette
TOOLS AND THE SHOP => ANTIQUE/COLLECTOR TOOLS/BOXES/HAND ONLY => Topic started by: DeadNutz on August 28, 2018, 10:26:14 PM
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First is a Challenger by Proto 3/8 drive 6pt set. I had found that someone had slipped an off brand one in so I had a Matco 6pt the right length. Set is like new.
Second is a Proto 3/8 drive set. Again like new except for the sockets I added.
Third is a Proto 1/2 drive set. Like new except for sockets I added.
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Those are very very nice.
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I don't have much Proto, but one of the things is a set of service wrenches. Very handy for hydraulic fittings and other difficult access stuff. I have quite a few Proto punches and chisels. They never disappoint.
(https://i.imgur.com/MYXXVODl.jpg)
Greyson
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Proto/Plomb line wrenches circa 1952.
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Proto 3/8 set.
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Yes, I do like Proto tools.
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:-\ Wow! Most impressive.
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Those 500 wrenches are cool.
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why did i know cruiser would slide in here and blow this thread out of the water? :)) :)) :)) :))
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I don't have much Proto, but one of the things is a set of service wrenches. Very handy for hydraulic fittings and other difficult access stuff. I have quite a few Proto punches and chisels. They never disappoint.
(https://i.imgur.com/MYXXVODl.jpg)
Greyson
I've seen Martin, Bonney, and Wright (I think) of those but never any Proto's. Nice!
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Very early Proto 3/8 socket set. most of the pieces are marked Proto LA, but some are stamped Proto/Plomb.
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A friend has that box he's trying to sell but he has a whole bunch of Plomb he wants to sell as a group. That is a very hard box to find. And those tools look great in it!
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I love that logo. We need our drool and thumbs up smileys back.
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^^^^^^This. Sweet box and tools....Wow!!!
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Not really a Proto 3/8 socket set, but it’s predecessor.
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That is quite a remarkable set.
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Thanks Steve, I'm surprised the cardboard box is still intact.
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That's pretty amazing for a box about 70 years old. I hope I look that good at 70.
Just not as yellow.
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Proto long combo wrenches. The 9/32" isn't part of the set but it is the same length as the 1/4" so I keep it with the set.
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That’s one sweet set, Snaparxon. I have an early Proto-Plomb version of long combos.
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1/2 and 1/4 Proto LA sets from the 1950’s.
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Cruiser808, you have some nice Proto and Plomb stuff. Did you find most of it on the island?
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Hi Snaparxon - about half and half. Pearl Harbor shipyard workers used a lot of Proto tools that have ended up in swap meets or garage sales. The rest I got from eBay or friends. And, it’s taken decades to acquire this stuff. I was introduced to Proto tools in 1984 and have been a fanboy ever since. They’re not as well chromed and as nice as Snap-on, but much more affordable and convenient to get. This is important when you live in a high cost of living, high taxed, liberal hippie State like Hawaii. But, bottom line, Proto tools are tough as nails.
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Hi Snaparxon - about half and half. Pearl Harbor shipyard workers used a lot of Proto tools that have ended up in swap meets or garage sales. The rest I got from eBay or friends. And, it’s taken decades to acquire this stuff. I was introduced to Proto tools in 1984 and have been a fanboy ever since. They’re not as well chromed and as nice as Snap-on, but much more affordable and convenient to get. This is important when you live in a high cost of living, high taxed, liberal hippie State like Hawaii. But, bottom line, Proto tools are tough as nails.
I learned a lot about you from that post :D I live in a state with similar issues
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That’s one sweet set, Snaparxon. I have an early Proto-Plomb version of long combos.
That must have been pretty hard to find.
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One at a time for many years.
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I'll bet. There can't be many sets around.
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I think there’s a guy on channel 3 that has one.
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Has to be a pretty exclusive club though.
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More of a collection than a set
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Sweet!!!!
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A very old Proto LA combo set circa late 40’s - early 50’s. 1/4 - 1-1/8 wrenches. Not a collectible, but a full user set.
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Back in the day, Proto Tool Co. also had the ladies in mind when they created the “Diligent Duchess “ tool set. Not very PC in today’s world. :))
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One more pic.
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Those are very hard to find but you seem to specialize on finding the hard to find. Well done and cool set.
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Thanks Steve. I found that set on eBay for cheap and couldn’t resist. Lots of sparkles, but not very practical. This particular set will remain a collector and not a user.
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I have one of the screwdrivers and to me it was a score. I think you need to name your garage Wonderland.
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And you need to be named the Ratchet King. ;D
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I don't know about that there are some awesome collections out there.
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Cruiser, are the scissors branded Proto ?
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Hi Snaparxon - no, the scissors are not marked Proto. It is a Wiss Trimline. I could be wrong, but I don’t believe Proto ever made household scissors. At least I’ve never seen them in the catalogs.
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I guess this constitutes a set.
(https://s6.postimg.cc/x1b63sgxt/IMG_20180904_191101936.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/gqb27h4fx/)
These were my dad's which he gave me because he hardly uses tools anymore.
According to him he bought them together but I don't really know.
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Here are my ignition wrench sets.
-Don
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Very nice sets.
I have a soft spot for these.
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I like them too. One set is in my car toolbox, the other has been in my fishing boat tool container.
-Don