HELP IDENTIFYING THESE TOOLS

[frank_f15]

HEY guys, need your help . my lovely bride picked this up today at a flea market, not sure what their use is ? mabey drafting tools? can anyone identify them.

 

[frank_f15]

another shot when they are out of the case, they are really nice shape.

 

[RonL]

Frank

They're drafting tools. The instruments with the nibs are ink pens. The gap is adjusted to the width you want and a drop of ink is inserted into the nibs.

RonL

 

[MikePA]

Yep, drafting tools. My dad had a similar set.

 

[frank_f15]

Ron and Mike : thanks for the fast responce. Any idea of their worth?

 

[PineRidge]

Frank a very good way to find out the value of any item is to list it at eBay for a starting bid of a buck. The general public will determine the true value very quickly from there.

If you don't want to sell it, just find out what they would sell for, try a reserve auction with a high reserve amount.

Just my two cents worth.

 

[gws]

THe tools are dividers. Usual used in drafting

 

[Junkman]

Haven't seen those since high school.... I have seen them at flea markets in the past and they are not high dollar items unless they are extremely old. The set pictured looks like it is from the 1950's/1960's from the look of the box.

 

[Egon]

Got a set of the same type around somewhere. Don't think they are all that valuable at this time.

Had a little practice using the blinked blank things before the refillable pens came out.

Egon

 

[scout180]

That's what is called a "Leroy Set"....you can pick them up at art or drafting supply stores. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif