guaranteed tools ltd

[shapo]

hi all
being new to this i was flipping through some of the sites and came across a article about a tool kit from
GUARANTEED TOOLS LIMITED. this was dated 2006 ??..Due to a death in the family my dads kit has come to me, it
has all the original tools and i believe it was bought in 1953. for 10 shillings-6 pence ??.
It also has a free illustrated book of Practical instructions priced at 3 shillings-6 pence..
if anybody can give me any info on this i would be very gratefull

thanks shapo

 

[AndyT]

They were indeed sold on hire purchase (ie weekly payments) and were aimed at the diy-er - a concept which was getting bigger at the time. As far as I know the tools were Sheffield made and of reasonable quality.
The exception is the smoothing plane, which (unusually) was cast of bronze rather than iron, with a blade adjuster resembling the one from a Norris plane (a very high grade make) rather than the common Stanley / Bailey design. Those two facts make the GTL plane something that novices think will be valuable. The flaw in the argument is that anyone who has every tried to use one has found it to be a really poor tool in use.

A complete kit if it's in its special suitcase with all the clips to hold the bits is quite a nice thing to have but is not especially valuable on the second hand market so I suggest that you keep it and use it.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

What a great response Andy. Where else could you get that kind of information without trawling specialist (antique) tool suppliers...what a great forum this is...coupled with the power of the web and decent people. Well done.

 

[bugbear]

What a great response Andy. Where else could you get that kind of information without trawling specialist (antique) tool suppliers...what a great forum this is...coupled with the power of the web and decent people. Well done.

You know where the "thank" button for Andy;s post is, right?



BugBear

 

[AndyT]

I was only repeating what I have learned by hanging around on this forum for quite a while!

eg https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/gtl-planes-t16335.html

 

[dickm]

The exception is the smoothing plane, which (unusually) was cast of bronze rather than iron, with a blade adjuster resembling the one from a Norris plane (a very high grade make) rather than the common Stanley / Bailey design. Those two facts make the GTL plane something that novices think will be valuable. The flaw in the argument is that anyone who has every tried to use one has found it to be a really poor tool in use.

True. But at least the body doesn't rust in a damp shed

 

[shapo]

thanks andy grateful for the info

shapo