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Vintage Brass Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company Plates Tags Signs. Pair of plates pictured. One is 9″ wide x 4 3/4″, weight is hair over 1 pound. Smaller plate is 5 5/8″ wide x 3″ tall, weight is 6 oz and numbered 5971, 5879 on back. Plates looks brass or bronze and nonmagnetic. Surprisingly bold lettering on the vintage plates. Fun info at bottom on this cool tool company from the great Wikipedia.
Plates have their scratches, scuffs, dings, bends, stains, nice Patina showing good age, far from perfect and still looks great! Both are slightly rounded from original mounting surface.
Guessing made early 1900’s. Cool Old Vintage Brass Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company Builders Plates Tags Signs!!
Please check pictures for description and condition.
Chicago Pneumatic, also known as “CP” is an industrial manufacturer providing power tools, air compressors, generators, light towers and hydraulic equipment. Products are sold in more than 150 countries through a worldwide distribution network. CP is active on markets such as tools for industrial production, vehicle service, maintenance repair operation for mining, construction, infrastructure equipment. Original ID plate from one of out favorite tool companies born in Chicago.
Chicago Pneumatic is a brand name in the pneumatic tool industry with a history traced back to 1889. John W. Duntley had in mind the idea of sourcing and selling construction tools “that weren’t yet available”. In 1894, he established the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, with an office in Chicago. The first plant to begin manufacturing product specifically for CP was the Boyer Machine Shop in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1901, Duntley met steel magnate Charles M. Schwab who invested heavily in the company. On December 28, the company was incorporated and the first single-valve pneumatic hammer was patented.
1904 was the year of expansion for CP. Offices were opened in England, Canada, and Germany; and new lines of products had been developed such as air tools and rock drills.
In 1912, CP began to produce an horizontal 2-cycle semi-Diesel oil engine to power CP compressors. One year later, CP finalized the Simplate valve; it deleted valve gear, offered controllability with high speeds and brought more capacity.
In 1925, CP manufactured the Benz Diesel engine] that was used in various racing cars in Europe at that time. The same year, CP began manufacturing rotary oil-well drilling equipment.
In 1939, CP designed and manufactured the world’s first impact wrench, both pneumatic and electric versions.
CP developed the “hot dimpling machine” in response to war effort demands, a device heating rivets to 1000 °F and using 100,000 pounds/inch² of pressure to squeeze the rivet head into its final shape.
