If tools could talk

[justin1]

I always find it neat when I'm digging threw my stuff and see markings on tools everyone has a different way of engraving and lettering. It also kinda neat to know who the tool belonged but most of the time it's unknown so it adds to the mystery.

Sure if I dug around more I could probly find few more but this is some of the engravings I got in my collection.

even found this old one at work that once was hidden. But popped back out agian when they were decommissioning part of a plant.

 

[Jswain]

I have a couple that came with my south Bend, with the original owners initials. Also the original receipt & a hand written letter from SB to the original owner.

Pretty cool cuz it's from ~1936? I believe it was.

 

[lucsimoneau]

Just bought an old Moore surface gauge before Christmas and it has the previous owners engraved name in it. I was thinking about grinding it off but your post is making me reconsider

 

[Downwindtracker2]

I have tools that have Geo. Hodges on them. I bought them from an old timer downsizing. He as an apprentice had bought them from George when George was retiring.

 

[Susquatch]

Just bought an old Moore surface gauge before Christmas and it has the previous owners engraved name in it. I was thinking about grinding it off but your post is making me reconsider

I have never removed previous owner markings.

I did a major scoop on Facebook marketplace and got a lot of handmade tools from the estate of Gary Hill who was North American Tool maker of the year in 1988. He had marked almost everything I got - and it was a lot! Prolly the best "I SUCK" scoop of my life. I treasure his tools and wouldn't think of removing his name from them.

Gary Hill Obituary