Post up your Powr-Kraft and other Wards tools

d42jeep · Sep 28, 2025

Here is a Wright manufactured Powr-Kraft 1/4” drive set that arrived today from an eBay seller. It’s just missing two sockets which shouldn’t be a problem.

-Don

TheRealZeus · Oct 2, 2025

Here are some of my Powr-Kraft ratchets.

Handed off my HF and a few others I was not keeping to few people near me. I was looking at thumbwheel driver sets for awhile.. probably being to picky, then saw this 4815 3/8” drive thumbwheel model, and thought that would be useful as hell, so she became most recent addition.

four.cycle · Oct 2, 2025

^ That's Thorsen's 89J - one of the very few patents they were issued was for that "ejector" action on that beast. Wasn't aware there was a Powr Kraft version.

d42jeep · Oct 2, 2025

d42jeep said:
I’ve been looking for one of these quick release ratchets with the two pins since Username posted his version. I finally found one on eBay and it’s in good shape. I found these large pliers at an estate sale yesterday.
-Don

I showed mine in post #77.
-Don

genog · Oct 4, 2025

I found this little 9mm V-gullet combo wrench.....another Trophy Shot from my Photo Safari

It's unfortunate that the seller did not have more of these Cool Little Metric wrenches
I would have bought them....then tried to complete the set

Well, maybe it's good that it didn't happen......

I've got too many sets that I am trying to complete

d42jeep · Oct 5, 2025

Yeah, who would do that?

The bottom wrench must have slipped past quality control.

-Don

Skellyii · Oct 5, 2025

Found this in a random box with some other sockets at an estate sale yesterday.

PowerKraft 100 1/2" ratchet and partial socket set.
I'll drop them in evaporust later this week.

TheRealZeus · Oct 5, 2025

genog said:
I found this little 9mm V-gullet combo wrench.....another Trophy Shot from my Photo Safari

It's unfortunate that the seller did not have more of these Cool Little Metric wrenches
I would have bought them....then tried to complete the set

Well, maybe it's good that it didn't happen......
I've got too many sets that I am trying to complete

Where is your list?

four.cycle · Oct 5, 2025

^ Don has all the Powr-Kraft down in his basement.

TheRealZeus · Oct 6, 2025

Recently finished up my Powr-Kraft 4880 series 3/4” drive socket set. I have the Thorsen 4877 model number ratchet.

I saw another 4877 ratchet online that seemed to indicate it was longer, and sort of assumed it was a typo, but happy I was wrong.
+Wright made 4877.

+length

1 & 1/2”, 3/4” drive socket for scale.

TheRealZeus · Oct 6, 2025

I’d show another picture, but ever time I try to upload it, it will not populate. I got other things I gotta get to rn.

TheRealZeus · Oct 6, 2025

Snipped the quality. My megs were over pixelated, I rekon.

genog · Nov 1, 2025

Found a really cool Powr Kraft hammer today
The Seller was trying to push a vintage drill on me...

Buy the drill and I'll give you the hammer!

I don't need another drill nor do I WANT another drill!

I don't need this hammer either, but I'll take it anyway

Flame Hardened Hickory!

Placeholder17 · Nov 3, 2025

Jig saw and scroll saw.

Placeholder17 · Nov 3, 2025

Forgot the 12in bandsaw. Duro-made 1930's wood bandsaw running beautifully as a metal-cutting saw with a speed reducer.

d42jeep · Nov 7, 2025

I found some Powr-Kraft tools at today’s estate sale. The Thorsen supplied deep sockets look unused.
-Don

four.cycle · Nov 8, 2025

^ that two-way looks Vaco made... I suppose the "V" stamp migt be too obvious a clue, eh?

d42jeep · Nov 10, 2025

This recently found rusty Wards Master Quality came out the evaporust today. It’s still not looking like new but at least it’s a little more presentable.
Before.

After.

With an older sibling. I couldn’t brand match the blades so I color matched the handles.

-Don

Mintgrun · Nov 10, 2025

That's a fun comparison. The top one has an impressive number of blade length options.

I like the EASY STARTING TEETH on the MMilford REZISTOR blade.

d42jeep · Nov 11, 2025

A newer Powr-Kraft version.

-Don

four.cycle · Nov 11, 2025

^ That one looks familiar.
That shop is an incredible source for vintage hacksaws!

Tom "Python" Aycock · Nov 15, 2025

Went to an estate sale yesterday in eastern TN. I got there about 20 minutes early but already a line of folks. Fortunately most folks were after the household items and I sped down to the garage. There was about 10 of us scrambling around down there. I failed to bring a box or bag with me and spotted an older toolbox for $10 so snatched it up. Found the socket bins and started rifling through them, found a few PowrKraft and then some gems hiding underneath A LOT of Craftsman stuff. Filled up the toolbox with goodies, paid, headed home. Grabbed the toolbox and then noticed the writing on the box...yay! I have a newer style Montgomery Ward toolbox with a lot of PowrKraft, Ward Master...and now I have a Ward Master Quality. After reviewing all pages in this thread don't see another box like this one.

TheRealZeus · Nov 21, 2025

four.cycle said:
^ That's Thorsen's 89J - one of the very few patents they were issued was for that "ejector" action on that beast. Wasn't aware there was a Powr Kraft version.

Psst.. I spotted another one on auction. I have not seen it in person, and I do not know the seller…

I’d hit save on it, because it’s just a buck or two pricey.. no fighting!.. and if any quarrels should arise, it will be settled by duel at sunrise.

good luck.

nz44tool · Nov 22, 2025

Here's one from left field (actually a flea market). Alloy Artifacts mentions two companies using the name "Lakeside": Ward's and Lakeside Forge. My guess is that this Button pattern plier is from Lakeside Forge. Looks very early 1900s to me.
It doesn't have the "keystone" logo that AA associates with Lakeside Forge, however.
There are a couple of similar ones on eBay with the script logo, but no new info in the descriptions.
Can anyone connect this one to the Ward's Lakeside line?

four.cycle · Nov 22, 2025

Lakeside / Lakeside Forge, Erie, PA / http://alloy-artifacts.org/lakeside-forge-company.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/lakeside-forge-co.324514/ /

* Note that Lakeside Forge of Erie, PA also had an alternate logo - see image below. More often than not, however, you will see the "L" inside the keystone.

Lakeside / Montgomery Ward private label /

Montgomery Ward's "Lakeside" is generally expressed in a cursive script. (additional image below)

nz44tool · Nov 22, 2025

four.cycle said:
Lakeside / Lakeside Forge, Erie, PA / http://alloy-artifacts.org/lakeside-forge-company.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/lakeside-forge-co.324514/ /

* Note that Lakeside Forge of Erie, PA also had an alternate logo - see image below. More often than not, however, you will see the "L" inside the keystone.

Lakeside / Montgomery Ward private label /

Montgomery Ward's "Lakeside" is generally expressed in a cursive script. (additional image below)

Many thanks, four.cycle - I guess this one is part of the Montgomery Ward family after all.

Tom "Python" Aycock · Dec 6, 2025

Question.

I've got a Wards Master 1/4 drive set that I've filled with Wards Master stuff. Then I've got an older style "Wards Master Quality" box (see post #595). I've seen Ward Master, Wards Master, Wards Mast'r but I've not seen anything (sockets, drivers...) specific to Wards Master Quality in the 1/4 drive stuff. Am I to assume this box would just have the Duro made Wards Master stuff?

d42jeep · Dec 7, 2025

Probably so. Although I tend to concentrate more on the Powr-Kraft Wards tools, I have a few earlier Wards 1/4” drive sets and those tend to be Indestro supplied.

-Don

d42jeep · Dec 7, 2025

I found this Powr-Kraft carry box at an estate sale yesterday. Although it didn’t have a tray the original paint is good with one little missing area. It was lined with newspaper, SF Chronicle from 1981 which may indicate when the box was made.

-Don

Tom "Python" Aycock · Dec 18, 2025

Bought this tombstone box off Ebay the other day. I see other tombstone boxes within this thread's pages and some of the catalogs and they appeared mostly with 1/2" drive stuff. Fortunately this box still has a remaining sticker on top stating its a 76 pc multi-drive set. Judging by the ID plate I'd say this might be 80s or 90s? Anybody with a catalog or ad picture for contents of a 76 pc set please hook me up!

d42jeep · Dec 19, 2025

The closest set I could find was this 62 piece set from 1967. There aren’t a ton of catalogs out there.
-Don

TheRealZeus · Dec 19, 2025

This specific logo was used from 5/1968 to 6/1982 and still may be present in catalogs post ‘82. Best I can narrow off the cuff, for research.

alinc100 · Dec 19, 2025

Did a bit of digging and found this in the 1981 MW Catalog:

Tom "Python" Aycock · Dec 19, 2025

alinc100 said:
Did a bit of digging and found this in the 1981 MW Catalog:

This would make you "the man!"

alinc100 · Dec 19, 2025

Digging a little further I found this 75 piece set in the 1984 catalog. I could be convinced this 75 pieces plus 1 box would equal 76 pieces as well.

alinc100 · Dec 19, 2025

And these images of the 1982 catalog sure seem like its the right size box, not the right amount of pieces:

alinc100 · Dec 19, 2025

1980 sets, note the box is similar

Tom "Python" Aycock · Dec 19, 2025

alinc100 said:
1980 sets, note the box is similar

It's gonna be a tickler. That 76 pc set has a hacksaw that ain't gonna fit in my single story tombstone box

rustyzman · Dec 19, 2025

A pair of long scissors, MW Co. Lakeside.
Not the best quality I have seen, but a decent long set. Fairly uncommon find for me.

d42jeep · Dec 19, 2025

Maybe use a 10” blade in the hacksaw and see if it’ll fit.

Actually maybe one of these with the open handle.

-Don

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