Curiosity

[Mike Holbrook]

I have a few old Yankees that I picked up cheap. I like them for screws that are light duty and medium to long in length. Door knobs are a great example, lots of small threads that are a pain to do by hand but tend to get ripped up by electric drills. I find them worth their small cost just for tightening all those small, long screws in door knobs which constantly need adjustment.

As mentioned above Lee Valley, Highland Woodworking and a few other places offer quick change adapters that make it easy to use modern 1/4" bits and drills with Yankees. The same adapters can be used with braces too, increasing the effectiveness and range of modern bits and drills one can use with these old school screwing & drilling devices.

[Joe Tilson]

Got the bug, just can't pass one up:100_0520 (640x480).jpg100_0519 (640x480).jpg
My wife says the same thing Chris's does, to much incoming and not enough out going.
Yes, I do use them from time to time.

[Al Launier]

Also have one, that I'd totally forgotten about. It's a dust covered Craftsman No. 9 3103 with a purplish handle & a Phillips bit. Can't remember when I last used it.

[lowell holmes]

IIRC,

Boat builders and electricians used them a lot. The boat builders has screws by the boxes full to set.