Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Esico Luger


Doesn't look much like a Luger to me!

From an old pasteboard box for an Esico soldering iron .  Below, more stuff from the box:






The Electric Soldering Iron Company had its beginnings in 1928. It's still around, now as Esico-Triton International, and still headquartered in Deep River, Connecticut.  There are not many American tool firms left that can boast such longevity and loyalty to one location.

2 comments:

Tom Gaspick said...

Obliquely related, another use for a soldering iron:

http://rougeriverworkshop.blogspot.ca/2014/11/obscure-fasteners-exploding-rivets.html

Steve said...

Cool! I never knew such a thing existed. There is a demonstration of the exploding rivet on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oYUUCMzHAQ