SouthBendModel34
Diamond
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2004
- Location
- Metuchen, NJ, USA
Ladies & Gents:
A recent question by member Adamamil concerned old-school hardware stores and industrial suppilers, the kind that have a wide and deep stocking policy. He wanted to know if there were any left. I made a somewhat-rambling reply concerning some that still exist and some that are gone but not forgotten.
I thought I'd start a new thread and see where these two questions take us:
1) What local (to you) still existant old-school hardware stores and industrial supply houses do you know of, ones which are ON TOPIC because they have tools/parts/supplies for Antique Machinery.
2) Do you mourn the loss of any particular late, great hardware & industrial supply houses? What did you buy there that you now have difficulty purchasing? Again, try to keep this on topic by relating it to the antiquated tools or machinery you bought there.
Recently visited and still in existence:
*Suter's Hardware in Altoona, PA. They had an odd-sized adz-eye handle that I needed.
*Surplus City in Altoona PA. What a great assortment of new and perhaps slightly-used "stuff"! They were selling Morse-shank twist drills by the pound.
*Max Brown Industrial Hardware in Carteret, NJ. He just got forced to relocate by urban renewal. He's now at 1000 Port Carteret Drive, which is somewhat off the beaten path.
* Madsen & Howell in Perth Amboy, NJ. Recently bought a couple of short-length 32" sledgehammer handles, which is a time & money saver because you don't want the full-length handle for a lot of work.
* Barnett Tool Supply, Kenilworth, NJ. He's got a large stock of milling cutters and Morse taper drills.
* Grand Tool Supply in Teterboro, NJ. They seem to be the king of Brown & Sharpe tapered tooling. They also have way oil and spindle oil in convenient gallon cans.
Recently visited and now defunct:
*McNulty Hardware in Coalport, PA. Right out of "The Walton's" - lots of pre-war items.
Long gone but fondly remembered:
* Edwin [Edward? not sure] Ruskin, Jersey City, NJ Man, you shoulda seen the circa 1905 store fixtures in that place! Purchased several discontinued Stanley tools and various other odds & ends like lantern globes.
* Wallace Armer Hardware on Erie Blvd in Schennectady NY. Had a continuous-belt messenger system for running notes to the stockroom. I bought new, old stock I&J White plane blades for obsolete wooden carpenter's planes.
* Koenig's Industrial Supply, Linden, NJ.
So, where do you / have you enjoyed buying supplies/parts/tooling for your old machines?
John Ruth
A recent question by member Adamamil concerned old-school hardware stores and industrial suppilers, the kind that have a wide and deep stocking policy. He wanted to know if there were any left. I made a somewhat-rambling reply concerning some that still exist and some that are gone but not forgotten.
I thought I'd start a new thread and see where these two questions take us:
1) What local (to you) still existant old-school hardware stores and industrial supply houses do you know of, ones which are ON TOPIC because they have tools/parts/supplies for Antique Machinery.
2) Do you mourn the loss of any particular late, great hardware & industrial supply houses? What did you buy there that you now have difficulty purchasing? Again, try to keep this on topic by relating it to the antiquated tools or machinery you bought there.
Recently visited and still in existence:
*Suter's Hardware in Altoona, PA. They had an odd-sized adz-eye handle that I needed.
*Surplus City in Altoona PA. What a great assortment of new and perhaps slightly-used "stuff"! They were selling Morse-shank twist drills by the pound.
*Max Brown Industrial Hardware in Carteret, NJ. He just got forced to relocate by urban renewal. He's now at 1000 Port Carteret Drive, which is somewhat off the beaten path.
* Madsen & Howell in Perth Amboy, NJ. Recently bought a couple of short-length 32" sledgehammer handles, which is a time & money saver because you don't want the full-length handle for a lot of work.
* Barnett Tool Supply, Kenilworth, NJ. He's got a large stock of milling cutters and Morse taper drills.
* Grand Tool Supply in Teterboro, NJ. They seem to be the king of Brown & Sharpe tapered tooling. They also have way oil and spindle oil in convenient gallon cans.
Recently visited and now defunct:
*McNulty Hardware in Coalport, PA. Right out of "The Walton's" - lots of pre-war items.
Long gone but fondly remembered:
* Edwin [Edward? not sure] Ruskin, Jersey City, NJ Man, you shoulda seen the circa 1905 store fixtures in that place! Purchased several discontinued Stanley tools and various other odds & ends like lantern globes.
* Wallace Armer Hardware on Erie Blvd in Schennectady NY. Had a continuous-belt messenger system for running notes to the stockroom. I bought new, old stock I&J White plane blades for obsolete wooden carpenter's planes.
* Koenig's Industrial Supply, Linden, NJ.
So, where do you / have you enjoyed buying supplies/parts/tooling for your old machines?
John Ruth
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