Cleaned up a "special" hand drill..

[steven c newman]

Noticed one of the egg beaters hanging up in the shop...was getting a few rust spots.....basement shop, go figure.

Wire wheel to clean things up. A drop of 3in1 oil where needed....add a drill bit, and test drive....nice and quiet, and fast..
Eggbeater 1.JPG
Yeah, yeah..just a single speed, single pinion drill...
Eggbeater 2.JPG
Didn't find much in the way of Maker's Marks...
Eggbeater, drive gear.JPG
Only thing on the gear crank, was a "Made in USA"....the chuck?
Eggbeater, chuck.JPG
No markings...3 jaws....might be a 1/4" chuck?

It was at the end of the top handle, were things got...special.....
Eggbeater, bit stowage lever.JPG
You move that tab around to the left...and a access hole opens up, for bit storage...I guess that is better than those wooden caps most drills use?


Now, I just have to find out who made this drill....

[Doug Weiner]

I guess I have an alcohol problem. When you mentioned looking for Makers Mark I was thinking of whiskey. Lol

[lowell holmes]

If you coat it with floor wax, it will not rust.

[steven c newman]

Hmm...

The real question here is.....what company made a drill that used this method of storing bits in the handle.....?

[steven c newman]

Happen to have both a Stanley Handyman drill, and a Stanley Defiance drill...placed them with the Mystery drill...
EggBeater drill, 3 relatives.JPG
Some things are close...
EggBeater drill, compared points.JPG
EggBeater drill, compared points 2.JPG
Only the Mystery drill can install that side handle. Defiance has a few other items..
EggBeater drill, more views.JPG
It has a double pinion drive. The knob on the crank is different. And..it has a thicker drive gear...like a M-F #5....

[steven c newman]

Hear is a thought...the red colour is more like the shade Stanley used on their Victor line of tools.....could be......

[steven c newman]

There was a rumour when I bought this egg beater drill....of it being brought back home from Germany.....yet, it is stamped as being "Made in USA"?

So far...it is not: Millers Falls....Goodell-Pratt....Stanley Handyman....Pilot/Granit....so who else is out there making these drills?

[steven c newman]

Let this drill sit a spell...have two others that were just hanging around....
Big Egg Beaters 3.JPG
A wee bit bigger than the last three....Gray Frame MIGHT be a M-F No. 78....made for..
Big Egg Beaters 4.JPG
Sears Craftsman. The other, even larger drill..
Big Egg Beaters 1.JPG
Is a Millers Falls No. 2-01..
Big Egg Beaters 2.JPG
Needs cleaned and oiled ....not much else...The Craftsman had a couple bits in the hollow handle..
Big Egg Beaters little bit.JPG
But, they don't match what was in the chuck..
Big Egg Beaters drill point.JPG
Drill Point? Hmmmm....will tear these two down a bit, and clean them up....and hang them back up....