Jerry , I also am a big fan of old tools,having been "around the block" a few times.The very first thing that catches your eye when you look at those tools
is the complete absence of plastic or bakelite housings,which was supposedly made that way for electrical protection of the user (and did away with having to cast
complex aluminum housings,which impart longevity and ruggedness to owners of fine tools).To a lot of young people,plastic tools are fine for the job,thats all the`ve
ever seen, but some of us remember a time when tools that lasted were part of a man's proudest possesion,sometimes for his occupation.

Charlie