UK 2017 finds

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A month into the season and it has been slow with plenty of wet weather.
A found some nice Plomb sockets and small DBE.
The Plomb 1942 8160 DBE is marked LOC-137-USA in electric pencil. I am sure I have a similar marked wrench but I cannot find it now.

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[Silly's MB]

From Ebay UK I got this very nice Bonney 585 13.

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Also from Ebay I have picked up this Ridgid longrip screw extractor box which I believe bears a good likeness to the RAPD Image. No extractors though so if anybody has any orphans looking for a new home .........

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[Wingnutt]

That 585-13 is in marvelous condition, Rog. Perhaps unused. 1942 date code!

Also from Ebay I have picked up this Ridgid longrip screw extractor box which I believe bears a good likeness to the RAPD Image. No extractors though so if anybody has any orphans looking for a new home .........

Or an old home (original box) to put them in!?

[Silly's MB]

That 585-13 is in marvelous condition, Rog. Perhaps unused. 1942 date code!

Also from Ebay I have picked up this Ridgid longrip screw extractor box which I believe bears a good likeness to the RAPD Image. No extractors though so if anybody has any orphans looking for a new home .........

Or an old home (original box) to put them in!?

The wrench is in perfect condition so as you say it is probably unused, it will go nicely with the others ..... still looking for the 723 ...

I had a good day at the tank museum at Bovington yesterday but visiting the main exhibits this time and not the library. They have a good Tiger Tank exhibition on at the moment with all of the Tigers family together for the first time (well sort of, missing the Sturmtiger)

[Tin Medic]

Roger, I will be down in Paignton from May 30 - June 1 if you are available.

[Silly's MB]

I would love to be Steve but I think we have a wedding that weekend, i will double check with the boss though. How long are you over for altogether?

[Tin Medic]

Spending most of 2 weeks in Germany with our son. We are going to hit a couple of WW1 & WW2 battlefields.

[d42jeep]

Roger,
The NAF class 41 catalog seems to show the exact same extractor set that you found. I found an almost complete Blue Point version that I assume was supplied by Ridgid due to the similarities. It was missing several drill bits when I found it but I was able to replenish those. I'm still missing a few pieces though. It is in my NAF set in my Kennedy cantilever box.
-Don

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Thanks for posting the NAF reference Don, I had completely forgotten to look in that book.

I had noticed that the Blue-point boxes existed and were very similar. They are great boxes and seem to be well over-engineered for what they hold. Quite heavy Die Cast.

Steve, i will keep you posted, the wedding is on the Saturday so my head might be clear enough to drive down.

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I have also picked up this Micrometer made by Moore and Wright. It is marked RAE Dept 17.
The RAE is ' Royal Aircraft Establishment' and is was a research establishment credited for developing high strength carbon fibre amongst many other things and was based at Farnborough although it has changed its name now. Being marked RAE dates it to between 1918 and 1988 but I think the style and logo points to the early half of the century..

It would be nice to know if the micrometer had been used in the development of 'Miss Shillings Orifice' !

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[Wingnutt]

I found an almost complete Blue Point version that I assume was supplied by Ridgid due to the similarities.

If memory serves me well, I believe all the pipe wrenches, benders, and cutters in the Snap-On catalogs of the 40's were made by RIDGID, too.

[Silly's MB]

Here is a round up from the last 2 months, nothing major.

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Irwin 11.5" screwdriver
Barcalo Buffalo 12" adjustable
1 Durochrome circle DC 1033C
Danielson Betr Grip 8" 1943
2 Valve tools (1 unmarked, 1 Schrader made in England)
1 Vlchek 28.s Alloy Steel.

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Craftsman BE 1/2" drive chrome finish
2 X Master 3/8" drive sockets
1 x Snap on G code 3/8" drive
1 x 3/8" drive extension Gray bonney

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Vlchek 1A1442 Caterpillar Tappet wrench
Barcalo Buffalo AT8052

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I also found this nice 1942 dated WD British Pyrene.

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Just out of interest I picked up this US Aeronautical First aid Kit, first one I have seen.

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