I have a pair of pliers bought in 1975 at a BP petrol station. Cost me £2.50, which would be expensive these days but they are still in use. Who here owns an older tool?
(I do have some spanners from my father's 1963 Jag but that does not count as I did not pay for them)
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Not sure if this old or not, but I have a set of imperial spanners and an imperial spark plug removal tool, probably useless on modern cars? Was first used to rebuild a Kent engine in a Ford Cortina I believe, passed down to me some 30 years later.
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I have an adjustable spanner and a molegrip-like tool that my Dad was issued with when he joined the Gas Board in 1938. Still in use today!
And the sweeping brush in my garage is the original one my Grandad had back in the early 1930s - only the handle and the brush head have needed occasional replacement........
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Britool torque wrench and a set of Elora socket spanners which I bought in 1963. The sockets are, of course imperial so get little use, but the torque wrench is also calibrated in metric so is still useful.
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And the sweeping brush in my garage is the original one my Grandad had back in the early 1930s - only the handle and the brush head have needed occasional replacement........
The OP said oldest tools, not oldest jokes ;-)
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Large Vauxhall adjustable wrench, of uncertain origin as I can't remember any family member owning such a vehicle. Probably 1950s at the latest, but quite likely pre-war.
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Very worn down set of Victorian woodworking chisels. Belonged to my Great Grandfather who was a cabinet maker. I recently re-sharpened them and used them to cut in the locks and hinges on my new house doors. Have some large pre-war spanners that I don't use, but keep them for sentimental reasons.
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A small wood and brass spirit level stamped with my uncle's name and dated 1910. Still accurate
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I've certainly got spanners dating back to the mid 30's, but I'm inclined to buy complete tool boxes, sort and sell off the bits of the contents that don't enhance my collection.
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A small wood and brass spirit level stamped with my uncle's name and dated 1910. Still accurate
never had a new bubble fitted?
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never had a new bubble fitted?
No - the don't make bubbles like they used to to
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Use my Whitworth stuff all the time. Got some long ring spanners originally for Bomber Maintenance in WW2 Also set of BSW sockets, ex WD. Only 6 in box but the most useful sizes for me and top quality....better than Snap On. Also useful oil filter removal tool made in 1814. I think.
Ted
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I've got a 'King Dick' stamped 'PO 1970'.
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I was thinking motoring-related tools but thinking about woodwork - I have some wooden planes wot my grandfather nicked from Devon County Council in the twenties.......also some gouges that were a prize for a carving he did in the thirties.
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Bathtub....Outpatients may be able to help !
Ted
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I have some very old tools which have been in our family in some cases since the late 19th century. Some of them are generic spanners and screwdrivers and so on which were almost certainly used on the various motorbikes and cars which came and went with the generations. I still use some of them. My mother also has some watchmaking tools from the same era which were passed down to her along with some fob watches made by her father.
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