Starrett look alike combination square

Goodall Pratt

Sandor in middletown, DE

that's it - Thanks. So are they anything special?

V Parisian


>Or should I ask were they desirable?

Victor

Not sure about Goodell Pratt

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA


>but Lufkin, Brown and Sharpe, and some of the other maker names that escape me now are every bit as reliable as Starrett. Starrett is the company that stayed true to high standards and kept building the specialty stuff when others dropped away.

Re: that's it - Thanks. So are they anything speci

Todd Hughes


>Goodell Pratt made a full line of Machinist tools, probably about as extensive as Starret. An original 1926 Catalog I have of thiers show about 80 pages of Machinist tools. Many if not most are about identical to Starrett designs though a few are quite different, made a very distinctive bench anvil / block I would love to find.

Most GP machinist tools are pretty common at least in my experance, probably right behind Starrett and Brown & Sharp. They are good high quality tools and I would be surprised if there is any loss in quality from a Starrett.Most in the old tool market , such as on ebay , I feel go for less then a same one made by Starrett. If you are just buying it to use and it is in good condition I wouldn't be afraid to buy it. Fair, in the wild, price is probably $10-$15 ,,,,Todd

Re: Not sure about Goodell Pratt

Victor P


>Thanks guys. I seem to have a sense for quality. I'll see if they will do a half off price on it, or at least make them the $ 7.50 offer. Maybe explain to them about inventory turn over. That the $7.50 will allow them to buy some stoneware etc that will likely move much faster then some crappy old tool that nobody realy wants. :>)

Regards from Houston,

Victor

Re: that's it - Thanks. So are they anything speci

Teacher


>What do the tightening nuts look like? Do they look like the Starrett nuts, with the double rows of knurling? I ask because I've never seen another company do tightening nuts like Starrett's.

Re: Starrett look alike combination square

Tom MacGregor


>The Goodell Pratt Co. manufactured tools in Greenfield, Mass. from 1899 until they were acquired by Millers Falls in 1931. The founders of the two companies are believed to have been related to each other. The GP tools that I own appear to be the equal of my pieces by Starrett and Browne & Sharp.

So did they drop the name after the merger?

V Parisian

The nut has only a single knurled edge.

V Parisian

Re: So did they drop the name after the merger?

Tom MacGregor


>MF sold the remaining GP items in stock and then dropped the GP brand name.