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McPherson's Proprietary ltd, A Hand tool catalogue
I went looking for the literature sub section of the Forum, but it looks like we don't have one so here we are in hand tools, which is what this is about.
A few days ago Forum menber Yvan (take a bow Yvan) contacted me to say he had this old catalogue on hand tools lying around and would I be interested in it as he was doing a tidy up: I think it was a spring clean as despite it being officially summer i have heard (from him) that it is not really that warm at the moment in his neck of the woods.
The catalogue arrived the other day and it is a little beauty. Sixty pages plus of ancient hand tools.
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Here are a few exerpts. If you wish me to look for anything specific give a shout and I will check through.
There had to be some handsaws
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I wasn't really expecting these specialist saws
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I think Matt (Simplicity) could use this hand hacksaw as he seems to be intent on cutting nails
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I was amused to see I had an example of all these (most of them by chance)
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This adjustable vice looked more like a pattern makers vice
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An interesting looking fret saw kit
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And now for those of you who like wooden planes (No, not Tiger Moths or Mosquitoes :rolleyes: )
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And for the metal plane lovers
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Some specialist planes
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I liked the unashamed hyperbole here
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Up to ten times faster!
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A brief bit of research indicates that the company was formed in 1860 (that's on the front cover) and was based in Collins St., Melbourne. From a footnote in the catalogue it looks as though it was printed in 1924. On the Friday Lunchtime Prattle Bohdan said he remembers dealing with them in the 70s. They don't appear to exist as a tool company now, but may have diverged into other fields. back in the day this catalogue may have been one of several they ran. Any further information would b welcomed.
Thanks Yvan for thinking of me and sending the catalogue. As you said it has an interesting smell to it; We think possibly from some close contact with an oil can. I don't think it will rust :D .
Regards
Paul