File Handle confusion

[Robert Engel]

I'm finding Norton handle sizes like

Type E size 0
Type B size 3
Ferruled size 0, size 3

etc.

So what is the "type" and what is the size referring to?

I went to Nicolson's site and there's not much info.

Can anybody give me a reference chart?

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Robert. On page 61, Nicholson File Company 1941 Catalogue, there is information on file handle sizing.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJxodHACRRuZVdObGFvc1JjdVE/edit?pli=1

You can find further research material here.

http://americanmadefiles.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/nicholson-files.html


Stewie;

[Joe Bailey]

Good stuff Stewie

Thanks for that.

[Carl Carew]

This is beyond good stuff...guy asks a question rather specific and Mr. Simpson answers in less than an hour and a half with the specific page number from a 74 year old catalog mucho kudos

[Stew Denton]

Hi Stewie,

I may be mistaken, and am not looking at the right site, but the page I saw with the file handle sizes appears to be page 39. Just a thought.

Stew

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Stew, Its page no. 61 of the actual catalogue, but within pdf format its 36 of 39.

[Frederick Skelly]

This is beyond good stuff...guy asks a question rather specific and Mr. Simpson answers in less than an hour and a half with the specific page number from a 74 year old catalog mucho kudos

And from 10,000 miles away! The internet never fails to amaze me.....

[Jim Koepke]

Old catalogs are a great tool for learning.

Thanks for sharing that Stewie.

jtk

[Kyle DuPont]

It was interesting to see the woodworkers half round files as opposed to the regular half round files. The woodworkers version had a smaller radius (deeper half round). The foundry files also piqued interest.