Need to drill a bit better pilot holes in that Cedar.    The drill I WAS using had plastic gears ( by Hanson) that were slipping.    Dug through the tool cabinet...

From the Rogue's Gallery.  A Goodell Pratt Co. of Greenfield, MASS.  No. 329 Hand drill.   From about 1917, when the started to paint the drive wheel RED.   Chuck will adjust from 0" up to 1/4".   Chuck also has an AUG 13, 1895 Patent date. 

 

Battery?   I am the battery

Variable speed?   How fast or slow can I crank..

Reversing?   Crank it the other way..

Noise level?   As long as I keep things oiled up..zero..

Uses 2 pinnons, more stable than single geared drills..will give this a tryout.later..

stay tuned

Some time back I bought one of these for a friend as a birthday gift. Wish I would have kept it. Som many times it would come in handy.

Best type.  No need to charge batteries.  Don't have to replace the batteries or maintain the charger.  Does not need the grid for charging.  What can go wrong?

Cool piece of equipment Steven.

@Steve newman I live just west of of Greenfield and the Shop I work out of is just up stream from the original Goodell tool plant in Shelburne Falls. 

Goodell-Pratt was bought out by Millers Falls (a 1/2 hour away) and the Shelburne Falls plant was used to make the "Mohawk/Shelburne" line of home owner quality tools.

I have a nice old hand tool store just across the river from the Shelburne plant. There are no bargains in there, just great quality hand tools.

 

We also have "Museum of Our Industrial Heritage" in Greenfield. We started building the chairs in the basement of that building. I didn't spend the time I should have doing research there, now I have to wait for their summer hours.

 

It's great living in a center for Old Tools although truth be told like a lot of people, I'm a Stanley Hoarder.

8 hours ago, frenchwwr said:

@Steve newman I live just west of of Greenfield and the Shop I work out of is just up stream from the original Goodell tool plant in Shelburne Falls. 

Goodell-Pratt was bought out by Millers Falls (a 1/2 hour away) and the Shelburne Falls plant was used to make the "Mohawk/Shelburne" line of home owner quality tools.

I have a nice old hand tool store just across the river from the Shelburne plant. There are no bargains in there, just great quality hand tools.

 

We also have "Museum of Our Industrial Heritage" in Greenfield. We started building the chairs in the basement of that building. I didn't spend the time I should have doing research there, now I have to wait for their summer hours.

 

It's great living in a center for Old Tools although truth be told like a lot of people, I'm a Stanley Hoarder.

You're definitely at the right place "French" to share in that. @steven newmanhas a pretty extensive collection which he puts to quite work often.

 

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