> I think you could break a tote if the nut on the rod
> loosens up; I have a couple with intact horns, but the
> grip was broken horizontally in the middle.

That's what I've been considering.  One of my #5 Stanleys
definitely has damage to the horn on the tote as well,
and the break in this tote could be part of a dropping
episode.

I still have to look at the others to see if there is
other evidence of dropping damage.  All of them have that
horizontal break somewhere near the middle.  I have four
or five with this break.

Mike in Sacto