A Cornucopia of Catalogs
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Re: A Cornucopia of Catalogs
OTC No. 47 is up. I'm doing the '46 Cornwell then off to bed.
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Whoa, no one authorized sleep. You only have 50+ catalogs to go.
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True, but I'm going through flea market withdrawal. If I have to drive 500 miles, I'm finding a sale today!Tin Medic wrote:Whoa, no one authorized sleep. You only have 50+ catalogs to go.
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I know what you mean. There wont be any sales in my area for a few months.
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I done purdy good. Tons of wrenches on top of these.Tin Medic wrote:I know what you mean. There wont be any sales in my area for a few months.
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Re: A Cornucopia of Catalogs
1940 Herbrand, 1943, 3/1945, 11/1945, and 1947 Williams catalogs uploaded.
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I just looked through the 1942 Craftsman catalog for the first time. What a letdown! This is by far and away the most disappointing catalog I have ever seen. No individual model numbers on anything. Everything is summarized and/or presented in kits. Bleh.
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I understand that if you were looking through that catalog for WW2 tools used in the war, you may have been disappointed with the presentation of the catalog. For me, however, it was very informative to see all of the Dunlap tools that were available during the war.
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It has its moments, Don. In comparison to other catalogs of its era, I just don't like the way it's laid out. Call me a catalog snob.
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Greg,
I agree as to the Craftsman catalog. As you know, I have a copy of the 1942 Craftsman catalog and, IMHO, its usefullness lies in what it doesn't show.
If the catalog represents every tool that Craftsman manufactured that could be in a GMTK then as I've concluded and you may agree (now that you've seen the 1942 catalog), there is no way that one could put a complete GMTK together solely with Craftsman tools unless the 1942 isn't representative of all the mechanic's type tools Craftsman produced or as the war went on Craftsman produced more tools that met the specs for the GMTK. One specific example is that neither the DOE's nor the DBE's listed in the 1942 catalog contain all of the wrench sizes required for the GMTK.
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I agree as to the Craftsman catalog. As you know, I have a copy of the 1942 Craftsman catalog and, IMHO, its usefullness lies in what it doesn't show.
If the catalog represents every tool that Craftsman manufactured that could be in a GMTK then as I've concluded and you may agree (now that you've seen the 1942 catalog), there is no way that one could put a complete GMTK together solely with Craftsman tools unless the 1942 isn't representative of all the mechanic's type tools Craftsman produced or as the war went on Craftsman produced more tools that met the specs for the GMTK. One specific example is that neither the DOE's nor the DBE's listed in the 1942 catalog contain all of the wrench sizes required for the GMTK.
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Frankly, I haven't gotten that deep into it. I was literally referring to the layout. As for a single mfgr providing all the tools in the GMTK, I have yet to find one, based on advertised catalog production anyway. Not even the big boys (Williams, Bonney, etc). The chisels and punches alone defy it. As well as the special tools such as the oiler, rule, etc. Not to mention the infamous 41-W-603 long DBE in 15* pattern and 11/16 x 3/4 openings, which only a few mfgrs were making before the war.
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I just added the link to the 1943 Admiralty Fleet Order listing Wright and PWA tools to the list on page 1, post 5: viewtopic.php?p=1633737#p1633737
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Link goes to the right site, but returns "not found" as the link is truncated. If you type 438 in the search box it goes straight to it tho'Wingnutt wrote:I just added the link to the 1943 Admiralty Fleet Order listing Wright and PWA tools to the list on page 1, post 5: viewtopic.php?p=1633737#p1633737
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Thanks for noting that for everyone. Now I remember running into the same issue the first time Silly's MB first posted it. Best to I download the A.F.O.
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