Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Handle Maker of the Past, Railway Handle Corp.

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Railway Handle Corp. was located in Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Virginia. The mill was completely destroyed by fire Jan. 2, 1968. It employ...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Burroughs-Ross-Colville Plant For Sale

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On October 10, 2017 I stopped at the Burroughs-Ross-Colville handle plant in McMinnville, TN , and learned that the handle plant closed in 2...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

Handle Maker of the Past, A.H. Leathers Manufacturing Co.

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Allison Haupt Leathers The business that became A.H. Leathers Manufacturing Co. was a handle mill established by John Bitner Leathers (1...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Buy Sears Handles While You Can

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Since Sears is closing stores, I suggest you stock up on their tool handles while you can. Most of their handles are stained red, perfect fo...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, J.M. Tatem Handle Co.

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J.M. Tatem Handle Company is the only New England handle manufacturer whose catalog I have been able to find. They were located in Eastfo...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Hickory Handle & Manufacturing Co.

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Display case by Hickory Handle & Mfg. Co. Hickory Handle & Manufacturing Co. of Conover, NC , was a rare instance of a handle ma...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, American Handle Co.

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American Handle Co. was located in the Southside industrial area of Richmond, VA, and was in business through at least 2001. Their handles w...
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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Defiance Handle Lathe, 1920 and 2016

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I ran across this ad for a Defiance copy lathe in a 1920 issue of The Wood-Worker , a magazine for the wood products industry. To see what l...
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Monday, December 14, 2015

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Eastern Handle Corp.

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Eastern Handle Corp. 3015 Falling Creek Ave. Richmond, VA (Chesterfield County) Eastern made agricultural tool handles, crosscut saw han...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

A Well-Stocked Independent Hardware Store

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This is at Northwest True Value Hardware in Roanoke, VA, the best hardware store I have been in.
Monday, September 14, 2015

Beaver-Tooth Handle Co., Manufacturer and Retailer

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I have just learned of Beaver-Tooth Handle Co., and do not know where they are located. Good news if you have been looking for auto body ham...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

List of US Handle Manufacturers and Retailers

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This condenses the information in my posts into one list in pdf format and an Excel spreadsheet: List of US Handle Manufacturers and Major...
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Steel Handle Wedges

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Top picture is a variety of steel handle wedges from my workbench. At top left is the most common new wedge available today, and no. 3 is a...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Easy Axe Sharpening Vise

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This is made from a salvaged steel angle 1" x 1" x 1/8", 5/16"-18 T knobs, 5/16"-18 x 2-1/2" carriage bolts wi...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Removing Plumb Permabond

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For several decades beginning in the mid-1950s, some Plumb handles were secured with a plastic resin adhesive called Permabond. This red, s...
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Monday, December 9, 2013

Handle Maker's Draw Knife

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 Handle maker's draw knife
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Monday, October 28, 2013

Jig For Removing Old Axe Handles

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After struggling with a makeshift setup, I built this jig to hold an axe head so I could drive the cut-off handle out. The pictures are befo...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

Guide to Carpenter's Hammer Handle Lengths

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Here is a page from Stanley's Catalog No. 34, 1941, giving handle lengths for carpenter's hammers. In their current catalogs and la...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, LaPierre-Sawyer Handle Co.

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LaPierre-Sawyer brochure LaPierre-Sawyer Handle Co. Jackson, MS LaPierre-Sawyer was acquired by IXL Manufacturing Group of Bernie, MO...
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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Fleischmann Handle Co.

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Fleischmann Handle Co. Loudon, TN Fleischmann apparently was a predecessor of Tennessee Hickory Products, which uses the Fleischmann name...
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Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Cumberland Plateau Handle Co.

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Cumberland Plateau Handle Co. Crossville, TN This was one of the Link family's mills. The label reads YOUNG HICKORY
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Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Sequatchie Handle Works

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Sequatchie Handle Works (as an independent company) 219 Handle St, Sequatchie, TN, 37374 Sequatchie Handle Works 1965 Catalog Sequatc...
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How Hickory Tool Handles Are Made

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A selection of YouTube videos on handle turning: House Handle Co. Tomahawks on Defiance Lathe House Handle Co. Axe Handles on Klotz Lathe ...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Hartwell Brothers

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Hartwell Brothers, Memphis, Tennessee 2499 Chelsea Ave, Memphis, TN 38108 (not at that location in 2011 per Google Maps) 1249 Fairfax St.,...
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Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Bruner-Ivory Co.

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Bruner-Ivory Co. 401 N Laurel, Hope AR, 71801 The Ivory Handle Factory, incorporated in 1901, produced hardwood handles that were ship...
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Handle Manufacturer of the Past, Turner- Day & Woolworth Handle Co.

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Turner-Day & Woolworth Handle Co. 367 Webb Ave., Crossville, TN 38555 Turner-Day & Woolworth Handle Co. was sold to O.P. Link,...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Council Tool Co., Handle Retailer

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Council Tool Co. 345 Pecan Ln., Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 Council sells retail, including some replacement handles and sheaths. Company w...

Tennessee Hickory Products, Handle Manufacturer

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Tennessee Hickory Products 111 Keene Street, Loudon TN Company website We are manufacturers and wholesalers of quality hickory striki...
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Marion Handle Mills, Handle Manufacturer

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Marion Handle Mills 111 Keene St, Loudon, TN 37774 Now part of or purchased by Tennessee Hickory Products. Marion Handle Mills on G...
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Seymour Link, Handle Manufacturer

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Seymour Link Company website SeymourToolsOnline.com, most items are in case of 12 In 2004, Seymour Manufacturing Company acquired ...
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