Nothing happening in the shop this week, but here’s a picture of a tool I’ve had since 1972. It was the first pair of pliers I owned. Bought them myself from money I earn mowing lawns.
70’s pliers
Yes, you can still buy them today, but these are mine and no you can’t borrow them.
I painted the number eight on them along with the letter ‘A’ because my brother and I used the same workshop and he kept stealing my tools so I did an inventory and marked mine.
I didn’t need to, because when he moved out later in 72 he left all the tools behind for me – still have the vise-grips and hammer.
Hopefully there will be a real project next week.
Andrew
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I still have my pepere’s (grandfathers) pliers I’m sure they date back before 1970″s. They made stirdy tools then. I’m amazed how many sockets get broken now. they just don’t make things to last anymore. 😦
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This is awesome. I want them.
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They are the best.
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Cool you still have those. Trusty pliers.
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And I still use them.
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Good choice—Utica—and built to last.
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Pick your tools right and they’ll do the job for life.
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Well said.
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So I’ll add pliers to my toilet, toaster and iron list of unchanging items in a rapidly changing world…
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You could also include, screw drivers and hammers.
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We talk about how things were so well-made in the 50s-70s. My mom still has a pan she received for her wedding. It is the most sturdy, awesome well-built pan. It’s hard to find well-made things these days. I like looking at tools although I’m not that handy, only gifted with scissors and kitchen knives.
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So true, some of the older stuff was well built.
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Looks just like the pliers I have somewhere. You mean they don’t look like this anymore?
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You can still buy a pair that looks exactly like this, but you’d have to paint your own numbers.
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Amazing how pliers have changed in 50 years. Not much else you can say that about.
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Yeah, not the most exciting post, but I was running out of topics just before vacation…
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Ready for action after all these years. Posed left to right like a barracuda downstream.
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I still use these all the time.
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