I just worked on one with problems:
1) Bent socket
2) wrinkled socket
3) peened over socket
4) bevel ground on both sides
5) no handle
[OP]
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I just worked on one with problems:
1) Bent socket
2) wrinkled socket
3) peened over socket
4) bevel ground on both sides
5) no handle
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I see the WORTH but the WOOL seems to be missing.
There were tools branded WORTH.
Here is something from another forum (edited):
Search > worth tool company <"Rumor has it they were a house brand of Bigelow & Dowse Hardware from 1925-1945." another person said "And its also rumored that pexto was the Mfg. of Worth Tools for Bigelow & Dowse".
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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Jim got it again.
Worth was a name used by Bigelow & Dowse Co, who simply bought them from PS&W
https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionar...nd-dowse-tools
https://archive.org/details/worth-br...p?view=theater
Worth Brand Tools were introduced in 1932, according to newspaper ads. They have been attributed to Bigelow & Dowse Co., a large Boston, MA, hardware wholesaler, and manufactured by Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. We have been unable to find any advertising or articles from the period to confirm a connection with Bigelow & Dowse Co. They were made by Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. as a second-quality brand and distributed by many wholesalers across the nation
From other research I've done, it seems the Worth never actually made anything themselves.
So a chisel, like the OP has, is branded Worth, made by PS&W and sold by Bigelow & Dowse Hardware.
Sometimes with these old tools you can get a double stamp. The manufacturer on one side and the hardware store brand on the other.
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At least two of my chisels have a double stamp. Both have a Winsted Edge Tool stamp:Sometimes with these old tools you can get a double stamp. The manufacturer on one side and the hardware store brand on the other.
Winsted Edge Tool Stamp.jpg
Sorry for the fuzzy image, didn't bother to use the tripod.
One of them is stamped Karpenter:
Karpenter Chisel Winstead.png
Sorry can't find an image with what's left of the brand stamp.
The other is stamped USN:
3:4%22 U.S.N. Chisel.jpg
This one has since had a change of handle.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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I should say for the OP.
Worth chisels were made by Peck Stow & Wilcox (PS&W) which later became Pexto.
These are very high quality chisels of the era.
[OP]
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Thank you all for your expertise!
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