S. W. CARD MFG CO NO. 8 VINTAGE TAP HANDLE DIE WRENCH MACHINIST TOOL - - FREESHIP
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7378917 | Modified Item: No |
| Brand: Card | MPN: Does Not Apply |
| Item Type: Tap Wrench | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| UPC: Does not apply |
Very nice 100+ year old Card manufacturing co number 8 tap handle. Fully functional. Is antique used so it isn't flawless. Does have some paint/japanning loss around the jaws, handles are super nice. Please see pics for details. Info on Card Manufacturing:
S. W. Card Mfg. Co., was one of New England's most important late classic period manufacturer's of taps, dies and related cutting tools. DATM (1999) lists S. W. Card Mfg. Co., which was located ...in Mansfield, MA, as operating between 1874 - 1908 before being bought out by the Union Twist Drill Co. of Athol, MA. The company began in 1874 as Card Company, a partnership of Simon W. Card and David E. Harding. In 1894, it became a corporation known as the S.W. Card Manufacturing Company. Simon Card died in 1899. In 1913, the company became a division of Union Twist Drill. (Copeland, pg. 117-118).Amazing the quality of tools that was manufactured 100+ years ago.
S. W. Card Mfg. Co., was one of New England's most important late classic period manufacturer's of taps, dies and related cutting tools. DATM (1999) lists S. W. Card Mfg. Co., which was located ...in Mansfield, MA, as operating between 1874 - 1908 before being bought out by the Union Twist Drill Co. of Athol, MA. The company began in 1874 as Card Company, a partnership of Simon W. Card and David E. Harding. In 1894, it became a corporation known as the S.W. Card Manufacturing Company. Simon Card died in 1899. In 1913, the company became a division of Union Twist Drill. (Copeland, pg. 117-118).Amazing the quality of tools that was manufactured 100+ years ago.
