The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Just 3?Yankee screwdrivers are cool. I have three of those from a previous obsession
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The fever has started.No chance of any pics is there?
Yeah i sold a couple
Yep, the other half has started rolling her eyes at what I'm watching on ebayThe fever has started.
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Here's a couple of Millers Falls tools that I don't have in storage, a No.77 hand drill and a ratcheting handle for auger bits; also a set of metal drills in a round wooden box for a brace type tool.
Then there's my favourite Yankee drill, the the two speed & ratcheting multifunction Model 1545. I believe this drill was at the zenith of Yankee's achievement in hand drill design.
Then there's my favourite Yankee drill,
the the two speed & ratcheting multifunction Model 1545. I believe this drill was at the zenith of Yankee's achievement in hand drill design. 
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I get that all the time, just tell her ' oh yer, someone on Mig welding forum linked to it' works for me.Yep, the other half has started rolling her eyes at what I'm watching on ebay
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I got the Yankee 131 out recently for the first time in years, putting up some fencing & I've only 1battery drill. I got fed up with swapping drill, screwdriver, drill & got the Yankee out. Old Tech, but worked really well.Yankee screwdrivers are cool. I have three of those from a previous obsession
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They were ok on a Philips headed screw but trying to keep them on a slot head took some getting used to, skated off my share of those with a Yankee screwdriver.
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If we're talking wood screws, slotted head have always been a challenge for me unless I started pilot holes, machine screws not so bad as long as there is straight access for the driving tool.They were ok on a Philips headed screw but trying to keep them on a slot head took some getting used to, skated off my share of those with a Yankee screwdriver.
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I'll try but as a very busy 74 year old who works 7 days a week, it sometimes means I have to find a slot to do things. I never forget anything so I will do it.No chance of any pics is there?
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Just found this on Facebook Marketplace while having a browse. Looks like a four speed version.No chance of any pics is there?
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Been up to the storage unit today. here's a photo of the Millers Falls breast drill with level. Unlike The Yellow Aardvark's, the original colour on the hand crank is red, not orange.
Wow, that's certainly different looking ta for the pic'.
That's very nice.
Thanks for posting the picture.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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If it is an orangy red it is a millers falls.
If it is a red then it is a Keen, who made drills themselves and others.
Here's a couple of Millers Falls tools that I don't have in storage, a No.77 hand drill and a ratcheting handle for auger bits; also a set of metal drills in a round wooden box for a brace type tool.
Then there's my favourite Yankee drill,
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Uber cool stuff there, great to see the pics. Those ratcheting Yankee drills are brilliant, I was looking at those in an old catalogue the other day. Just such a clever design.
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I'll have to look at it again in the daylight to discern between orangy-red and red, but he handle is stamped Millers Falls.
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Do you want a few more?
I have some stickers as well.
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Thanks, but no thanks, I think my Dad would have liked me to keep it as it was.
