ULMIA TOOLS - GEORG OTT. C1937. Catalog and text courtesy of Wolfgang Jordan ( wolfgang@holzwerken.de ), of the Oldtools eMail List:

"This Georg Ott catalog ('Ulmia tools') is undated, but it is supposed to be from about 1937. Regarding planes, new features had evolved in the preceding years, such as the iron strike button and the hand guard. New ways were developed to hold the wedge. Innovations like this can be found throughout the catalog. These innovations made the George Ott company one of the leading German tool factories. Georg Ott has influenced plane production in other companies through the present day. More information about the history of Georg Ott and Ulmia tools can be found here: http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/ulmia.phtml"

"Dieser Katalog der Firma Georg Ott ('Ulmia-Werkzeuge') ist undatiert, aber offensichtlich um 1937 herausgegeben. Die Hobel waren in den letzten Jahren gründlich überarbeitet worden und haben bereits ihre heutige Form mit Schlagknopf, Handschoner und eisernem Keilwiderlager. Auch viele andere Werkzeuge wurden verbessert. Die Innovationskraft der Firma Georg Ott verhalf ihr zu einer führenden Stellung unter den Holzwerkzeugherstellern und hatte einen großen Einfluss auf die Herstellung von Hobeln und anderen Werkzeugen bis heute. Mehr Informationen über die Geschichte von Georg Ott und Beispiele von Ulmia-Werkzeugen hier: http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/ulmia.phtml"

ATLAS METAL WORKING MACHINERY. 1937-1945. A variety of material from the famous Atlas machinery company, makers of metal working and wood working machinery. Included are catalogs, various charts, operating and assembly instructions and related material.

Courtesy of Mike Duchaj of the Oldtools eMail list.

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Catalog No. 45 - 1945

Catalog, 1937

Supplementary Material

Southington Hardware Company, Southington, Conn., U.S.A. Manufacturers of Standard Cut Thread Wood Screws, Steel Squares, Try Squares and Bevels, Mechanics Tools, House Furnishings. Catalogue No. 30. March 1, 1930. 63 Years of Progress. 1867-1930. Includes ice picks, gardening tools, trowels, asparagus and weed cutters, screwdrivers, etc. Tools named SoHoCo turn up here and there. Their carpenter's squares, particularly the take-down squares are nice pieces of work, particularly if you can find one of the copper washed ones. Take a look at the try squares. Very similar to Stanley, aren't they?

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Peugeot Freres. Outils Montes. Juillet 1938.

The famous Peugeot Freres, makers of numerous products which, of course, included tools. This catalog from July of 1938 includes woodworking as well as masonry tools. Inparticular, the sections on what we of the English speaking persuasion term as "frame saws" are known by numerous names to the French, if not Belgians. Just as we have numerous terms for hand saws, so are there for frame saws. As to for planes and similar tools. This catalog is in French, devoid of any other translation. If anyone feels up to translating this one, please do so and I'll post the text.

See also: Peugeot Freres under Manufacturers and Merchants for more information