brucegodlesky Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 A friend of mine came home with these. Are they tinners tools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdalcher Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I believe so and there have been a few similar items on ebay asking like $300... I don't think they sold at that price but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 Whoa! he done alright then. Bought them 4, plus 4 large bicks, odd selection of hammers, and a standing T-shaped anvil. All for $250. hmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 The bottom tool should fit in a bench plate. I thought the top tool was supposed to be struck, but at least one of them here is pointed, so I guess you'd strike the arm. Check where the wear is an any mushrooming. Think of them as a set hammer and bottom tool pair for sheet metal. The hinge keeps them aligned, but limits the depth that will fit inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 I checked them yesterday and none were mushroomed. Actually, two looked to be reversible. IIRC, they fit 1 7/8" hardy hole. All have a design on each face and 2 adjust up or down into different designs. Interesting! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 They seem like they are not struck, just hinged up with a hand and slammed down. They are flippable at the hinge also to use both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Ellen Reid sent me this picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbillysmith Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Bruce, could you by any chance post some pics of that "T" shaped anvil please?? I am quite interested. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 I'll have to go geta picture tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 bruce ill give you 50.00 apiece for them Mike Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agsolder Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Jedediah North's Tinner's Tool Business, by John H. Demer, published by Early American Industries Association in 1978, has pictures of precisely such tools, identifying them as tinners' swedges, from a catalog published in 1866. Demer says: "Swedges should not be confused with swages, though their purposes are similar. A swage is a two-part tool that fits into the tinner's bench. To use the swage, the tinner placed the tin between the top and bottom of the swage, and struck the top half with a hammer, imprinting the design. A swedge is a shaping hammer attached to a long pivoting arm, that enables a tinner to quickly and uniformly shape tin. The swedge needed no striking implement, other than the force of the falling hammer." (p.20) Demer apparently researched the book when he was a fellow for two years at Winterthur. Here is the illustration I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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