Hi
PatrickThat was very nicely said there.
I think I have a similar view of
living history.
One of the real problems I have found in researching are the products
named because of their commercially successful track record.
For example, when I was researching Australian-made 'Champion' mowers
I had to filter the myriad of other products so-named.
The other annoyance is the Australian-made claim. It is unlikely that the
Americans would sell AUS socket sets at all at this time. I would speculate
that "The Buckeye Portable Tool Company" out of Dayton, Ohio [home of the
Wright brothers] may well have been the actual manufacturer. Otherwise,
perhaps they were locally-made licenced copies.
In any case, it's a nice piece of industrial kit that craves immortality.
Cheers
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Jack
