Bill, not gloating about his recent treasures, mentioned:

> "American" Brand Taps, ... are all made by the Nichols Bros. brand of 
> tools. Walter E. Nichols was born in Greenfield, MA in 1852; …. Starting 
> in 1902 in Greenfield, MA., they formed the American Tap & Die 
> Corporation. In 1925 they combined with the Williamsburg  Manufacturing 
> Company to form the Threadwell ToolCompany that lasted till 1985.”

> Included in the set are nine dies and 24 taps. I have not inventoried them 
> to see what is in there yet, but I am sure I will find something useful 
> since this purchase at a minimum triples my inventory of taps and dies.


I would be unsurprised if there are some uncommon items in that set. I await the
details with great interest.


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