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28th September 2017, 08:18 PM #1
Grandpa's Tool Chest
My Dad had this shipped over to me from Vic. My grandfather was a patternmaker in the 40s and 50s.
Dad estimates this was built in the late 40s.
Most of the tools are in great condition, just need sharpening and tuning.
Regards
Dane
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28th September 2017, 09:14 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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That's great to have a treasure like that.
I tried tracking down what happened to my great grandfathers' tools last year to no avail.
Enjoy.
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29th September 2017, 07:17 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Good to see something like that handed down in the family, Dane. Love the design of the chest - if you made one of those today it would probably have to have an OH&S sign on it saying "Heavy - two person lift".
Sigh - the good old days.....
Thanks for sharing,
Brian
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29th September 2017, 11:22 PM #4
I spoke to my Dad today and from what he remembers some of the chisels were forged by the blacksmith apprentices at Victoria Railways. The pattern maker apprentices would make all the handles and toolboxes and they would trade. I will dig some of the chisels out and try and get some photos over the weekend.
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30th September 2017, 09:04 AM #5Try not to be late, but never be early.
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Hi Dane, that's a great connection to your Grandfather, every time you open the chest you'll be reminded of him. The only thing I have of either of my Grandfathers is a table lamp that my maternal Granddad won at bowls in 1958 when I was ten. I can still see him sitting there smiling at the competition win, while Mum and Grandma discussed how ugly the damn thing is. Because I was the only one in the family who thought it was attractive I inherited it. Because of it's heritage I love it.
Of course the tool in your Grand fathers tool chest that is of most interest to me is the brace, can you see any names or numbers on it?
Cheers,
Geoff.
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30th September 2017, 06:30 PM #6
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30th September 2017, 06:50 PM #7
I think it was the gouges that were hand made.
You can see the hammer marks near the handles.
Regards
Dane
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1st October 2017, 09:52 AM #8Try not to be late, but never be early.
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Hi Dane,
All I know about Mit-A-Mit is what I've learned here. Made by Metalcraft Engineering, Woolomoloo.
Pmcgee started a thread about Mit-A-Mit on this forum in August 2015 to which Hiroller added some very good info'. It looks like their braces may have only had a very narrow time frame of 1944-1950.
Cheers,
Geoff.
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1st October 2017, 05:35 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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What a fantastic score and i would love to have some of those tools. But if i had it i would hide the rivet gun in my own set of tools
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