The tool in the top row between the Latama,and the one marked "Made in occupied Japan",reminds me some of the combo tool that was made for use with Springfield Trapdoors.Do you have any background on it?
Any info on that fixed head plier tool on the bottom of the first photo? Second one in, after the 1w?Def
Great collection. I'm not sure how much I would trust a hammer where the head and handle are two pieces though.
I think the divot tool is a can opener.
Quote from: american lockpicker on October 27, 2008, 03:37:25 PMI think the divot tool is a can opener.I wondered about that too AmLoPi. But how exactly would it do that? (Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: J-sews on October 28, 2008, 03:36:47 AMQuote from: american lockpicker on October 27, 2008, 03:37:25 PMI think the divot tool is a can opener.I wondered about that too AmLoPi. But how exactly would it do that? (Image removed from quote.)Its just a guess, I have seen some old pocket knives before with that tool on them and I was told it was a can opener.
Quote from: american lockpicker on October 27, 2008, 03:37:25 PMI think the divot tool is a can opener.I wondered about that too AmLoPi. But how exactly would it do that? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/old%20tools/oldtools9.jpg
Quote from: J-sews on October 28, 2008, 03:36:47 AMQuote from: american lockpicker on October 27, 2008, 03:37:25 PMI think the divot tool is a can opener.I wondered about that too AmLoPi. But how exactly would it do that? I'm just wondering how I got to be 40 years old before I realised what is missing from my life.
Quote from: american lockpicker on October 27, 2008, 03:37:25 PMI think the divot tool is a can opener.I wondered about that too AmLoPi. But how exactly would it do that?
Quote from: Defender on October 27, 2008, 03:36:49 PMAny info on that fixed head plier tool on the bottom of the first photo? Second one in, after the 1w?DefI'm interested in that one to...
Seems like an awful lot of trouble to keep it from rusting Looks like they should have forgone those steps and made the tool as a whole better
It certainly does look like it could have been an early prototype of the ToolClip! Maybe they should have just stuck a Swiss Army Knife in the handle! Def
That there 'un is a genuine Hi-Test tool, made in Japan in the late 1960's. It kinda reminds me of the SOG ToolClip of a couple decades later. Quality isn't nearly so good as the ToolClip though. Back then "Made in Japan" meant about the same as "Made in China" does today. (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
Necro thread revival. I just won a cool looking old Japanese MT on the bay of fleas.I thought it looked a bit like a "homage" (ie cheap sort-of-copy/clone) to some of the 1960's German and French plier-based MTs so I went looking to see if there was any mentions on MTo. Sure enough, the man who has collected (almost) every old plier-based MT known to modern man (ie Bob a.k.a J-sews) had photos of this tool in not one but TWO threads here on MTo. Quote from: J-sews on October 29, 2008, 03:30:23 AMThat there 'un is a genuine Hi-Test tool, made in Japan in the late 1960's. It kinda reminds me of the SOG ToolClip of a couple decades later. Quality isn't nearly so good as the ToolClip though. Back then "Made in Japan" meant about the same as "Made in China" does today. (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: Bison56 on October 27, 2008, 03:37:26 AMThe tool in the top row between the Latama,and the one marked "Made in occupied Japan",reminds me some of the combo tool that was made for use with Springfield Trapdoors.Do you have any background on it?Not much I'm afraid. The only logo is this stylized word TorpedoSo Bob do you think this is a trapdoor tool?(Image removed from quote.)