: -----Original Message-----
: From: Richard.Wilson@s... [mailto:Richard.Wilson@s...]
: Sent: 03 May 2002 16:40
: To: oldtools
: Cc: brian_welch@h...; oldtools@c...
: Subject: [oldtools] Re: Great old book & turnscrew use
:
: >The screwdriver shown in that picture isn't what is usually
: considered a
: >true turnscrew in that the lower part of the shank is round
: vs. flat.

: Hmm, well, I have a few of these that came from my Dad's
: toolbox, and I see
: many, many of them over here (in the UK Paddy) - in fact they
: are still
: available new from, IIRC, Marples, and maybe others.
:
: If we are saying that a 'true' turnscrew is a shaped flat
: plate (tanged?)
: then They'd be harder to find

I think that this pattern is known as the 'London' pattern.

- though easier to make.

For Londoners, they'd need to be! 8-).

: I've always assumed that 'turnscrew' was merely an old
: fashioned word for
: screw driver - from the time we turned them, rather than
: 'drove' them into
: place..

This is also my assumption.

Jeff, like Richard, a northerner.
-- 
Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
Jeff@m...
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