On 07/31/2017 12:49 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 7/31/2017 11:52 AM, philo wrote:


Probably not true anymore but at one time, if one wanted to become a
machinist the very first project was to make your own tools. A few
days ago I was given these...they certainly do not look commercially
manufactured. Just wondering if any knowledgeable person here would
know if these might have been made by a machinist.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2ahqff6nh...tools.jpg?dl=0

The screwdriver is a commercial made one. I've seen a couple of them
over the years and I'd guess at the date pre 1960.

The wrench does not look as finished as a commercial made too. The
shape is a common one and I had wrenches like that, inherited from my
grandfather.



I got the tools from my step-dad and I suspect they might have been his
father's. I will have to ask him when I see him next week.


The link that "not bob" posted suggested that the screw drive was part
of a US Army tank took kit.