Neat!

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 10/10/2020 at 22:29 • Filed to: Stuff

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These belonged to my grandfather. My dad found them while sifting through some old belongings at my granddad’s house, and thought I would appreciate them.

Heavy, solid, work like new, and definitely my only tool made in Poland. Wonder how old this is...

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/10/2020 at 22:51

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Old tools like that feel so much more solid. I have a couple of old pliers and wrenches from antique stores. Even the factory tool kits from my old Honda motos are much better made than the  crap available today.

bison78 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/10/2020 at 22:55

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I regret not keeping one or two of my late father’s “King Dick” tools.

GLiddy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/10/2020 at 23:04

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That’s really cool. I like old tools and knives. A long time ago, my  grandmother gave me a pocket knife that belonged to my grandfather. I don’t want to lose it, so I put that away. (I tend to lose pocket knives).

I have quite a few tools that belonged to my uncle. He was studying TV repair when he died in a car accident. When I was a young teen, my dad let me into his brother’s old workshop and we took most of the tools and equipment and I have them until this day. I have two wire cutters of his, one looks a lot like yours. I used his rubber mallet just yesterday and its holding up well. Not bad for something that’s 60 years old.

atfsgeoff > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/10/2020 at 23:31

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Nice dikes you got there

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/11/2020 at 00:06

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That is very cool! I love old tools like this. They're the best. Use them and enjoy them.

shop-teacher > DipodomysDeserti 10/11/2020 at 00:07

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I've got some tools I bought from antique stores too. They're some of my best, most often used hand tools.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/11/2020 at 00:36

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My paternal grandfather was a dentist. Some of the tools he had looked rather like this, but cruder. (He wasn’t a big believer in the use of anesthetics, either.)

I’ve got a handful of them mixed in with both my automotive & woodworking tools now.

wafflesnfalafel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/11/2020 at 00:45

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interesting - any idea how he would have gotten it?  It’s not like Poland would have been exporting tools to the US probably since the 30's maybe?