Show your Millers Falls tools!

bonneyman · Jun 24, 2018

Most of us know MF made those wonderful "egg beater" hand drills, but I've discovered alot of other tools marked Millers Falls. I was surprised not to find a thread on these - maybe I overlooked it. Post up what you've got - I'd like to see 'em!

Here's a 2A drill I was given recently. The man of the house passed away, and the widow knows I like tools. So she let me have it. I did a little clean-up and touch up paint, but left alot of it as is. One bit still left in the hollow handle.

bonneyman · Jun 24, 2018

Here's a string level and 1/4" nut runner.

bonneyman · Jun 24, 2018

I no longer have this ruby handled hacksaw, but I've seen what the new owner has done to it. It came out nice!

bonneyman · Jun 24, 2018

Nail punch and #0 phillips driver.

bonneyman · Jun 24, 2018

Finely-made spiral screwdriver, cleaned up and in the work truck.

DWise · Jun 26, 2018

My favorite, comes in handy.

woody 73 · Jun 26, 2018

Some more information in case you need it.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269013&highlight=millers+falls

bonneyman · Jun 26, 2018

Nice right angle attachment! :thumbup:

LNKMK8 · Jun 26, 2018

Miller Falls Tap Wrench with original box

d42jeep · Jul 2, 2018

I picked up the Millers Falls center punch on Saturday at a garage sale and the diamond point chisel I’ve had for a while.
-Don

d42jeep · Jul 2, 2018

Here are some vintage Millers Falls hacksaws. The last group of pictures is of a Stiletto hacksaw that I have set aside for Notlob’s Stiletto collection. As can be seen in the last two pictures the Stiletto saw is closely related to it’s Millers Falls cousin.
-Don

My Old Tools · Jul 4, 2018

Millers Falls boring machine in original shipping crate, packed in wood shavings, wrapped in 1912 Chicago newspaper, with 3 original bits. This one is brand new. I unpacked it.

My Old Tools · Jul 4, 2018

A couple of more old MF boring machines

d42jeep · Jul 11, 2018

I found a couple of pictures of my Millers Falls coping saw.
-Don

Provincial · Sep 30, 2018

I saw this Millers Falls eggbeater drill press at a garage sale today.

Interesting, but not my area of collecting.

Miller72 · Nov 1, 2018

pfaustus · Jan 1, 2019

I been trying to figure out how to take good pictures of tools. This was some of the Millers Falls stuff floating about. This is the second Parson's brace I've found. I found it years ago at a junk shop near Greenfield for $5.
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pfaustus · Jan 1, 2019

More Millers Falls Stuff floating about. View media item 89442 View media item 89441https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=6731&pictureid=89440 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=6731&pictureid=89439 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...orum/picture.php?albumid=6731&pictureid=89437

3baygarage · Jan 1, 2019

old photos of hacksaw blade display.

RubiconJK · Jan 1, 2019

My one and only Millers Falls piece. Handed down from my dad.

bonneyman · Jan 3, 2019

What is it with the red plastic material on alot of MF tools? Is it a trademark, or just something they picked to distinguish their tools?

notlob · Jan 3, 2019

bonneyman said:
What is it with the red plastic material on alot of MF tools? Is it a trademark, or just something they picked to distinguish their tools?

Starting ~ 1950, Millers Falls used a plastic called Tenite on a large number of tools, including its so-called "Buck Rogers" tools:

http://thevalleywoodworker.blogspot.com/2015/04/buck-rogers-tools.html

https://oldtoolheaven.com/bench/buckr.htm

https://workingbyhand.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/atomic-era-buck-rogers-tools/

davethorik · Jan 3, 2019

I don't have much Millers Falls stuff, this is probably about it. No. 188A Auto-Drill. This push drill is actually a Goodell-Pratt design, whom Millers Falls absorbed in the 30s.

Only has 4 bits, but in decent shape, although box has seen better days.

Negen · Jan 3, 2019

The pliers wrench is the only millers falls tool I own. Bought it Nos.

pfaustus · Jan 4, 2019

A lot of Miller's Falls tools had red tinted lacquered wood before (and after) the red plastic. So, red handles were something they did over a long period.

bonneyman · Jan 4, 2019

notlob said:
Starting ~ 1950, Millers Falls used a plastic called Tenite on a large number of tools, including its so-called "Buck Rogers" tools:

Didn't know they did that red plastic on regular drivers. Blue is my color, but dang that red is sweet!

d42jeep · Jan 13, 2019

Here are some Millers Falls right angle screwdrivers I had a while back.
-Don

Ecosta777 · Jan 13, 2019

Just a few things I have that are Miller's Falls. The 2A, and hacksaw were my grandfather's. The hacksaw is engraved 'tool room' and knowing him it came out of where he worked - the Skully Signal factory in Cambridge, MA. They made 'ventilarms' more commonly know as the thing that whistles when your heating oil tank is being filled. When the oil gets to the top it whistles to let you know to stop filling! Anyways, there is one hand drill with the very cool ratcheting mechanism that was given to me by my second cousin, along with another very old one that I can't really make out the markings, but appears to be Miller's Falls? I also have my 4' level I got at a moving sale for $10! Use it almost every day on my kitchen renovation. Love these tools!

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Ecosta777 · Jan 13, 2019

More pictures

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Ecosta777 · Jan 13, 2019

Also a very cool video I stumbled across on YouTube. It's old factory footage with commentary from some of the workers that used to work there

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454ragtop · Jan 13, 2019

Found these NOS wood lathe centers yesterday. Also have a vice or 3 as well. Also have an adjustable angle adapter for a bit brace, posted here https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=293668

BlueBomber · Apr 16, 2019

I picked up this Buck Rogers era circular saw, case and user sheet/parts list in Dayton, Ohio.

Stuart in MN · Apr 16, 2019

This is from the free pile at a recent yard sale - a little vial with drill points for a Millers Falls push drill. The label says:

ONE SET NO. 401
NEW STYLE DRILL POINTS
Made in U.S.A. by
MILLERS FALLS CO., GREENFIELD, MASS.

CTyankee · Apr 19, 2019

Figure I'd throw my hammer into the mix here.

BlueBomber · Apr 20, 2019

I found two Miller's Falls tools in less than a week, and both were from the Buck Rogers era!

In addition to the circular saw documented above, today I found a Model 525 keyhole saw with the famous red and grey paint job in a bucket of tools at a local ReStore.

Bryan Burns · Apr 27, 2019

I have a few.
No. 1 No. 10 No. 106C No. 12 No. 12D No. 168 No. 170 No. 199 x2 No. 211 No. 2500A No. 290 No. 2B No. 3318 x5 No. 427 No. 43 No. 47 No. 47 x 2 No. 48 x3 No. 573 No. 5A No. 63 No. 654 No. 67 No. 69 No. 73 No. 797 No. 8 No. 81 No. 850 No. 853 No. 88 No. 95

In addition today I picked up a 24" aluminum MF carpenter's square (not pictured).

BlueBomber · Apr 27, 2019

Here's another--I'm on a streak!

Millers Falls No 170 Buck Rogers-era push drill with two bits.

I disassembled, cleaned greased and reassembled the drill, and it works like a champ!

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Bryan Burns · Apr 27, 2019

A few more pics:

BlueBomber · Apr 27, 2019

Nice collection, Bryan! Looks like your 170 is in better shape than mine.

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Farmall450 · Apr 27, 2019

I have a soft face hammer, I'll try to grab a picture sometime.

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