Any idea on how to look up a vintage tool made by Storm Manufacturing , in Minneapolis MN?
What exactly are you trying to find out?
I googled the following:
"Storm Manufacturing" Minneapolis
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=storm+manufacturing+minneapo lis&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#client=safari&rls=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22storm+manufacturi ng%22+minneapolis&oq=%22storm+manufacturing%22+minneapolis&gs_l=serp.3..0i30.614 7.9268.0.9490.2.2.0.0.0.0.196.387.0j2.2.0....0...1c.1.19.psy-ab.9ixekxzwE1o&pbx= 1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc&fp=ecfda77f145dd815&biw=1279&bih=694
Also:
"Storm Manufacturing Co." Minneapolis
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22storm+manufacturing+minne apolis%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#client=safari&rls=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22storm+manuf acturing+co.%22+minneapolis&oq=%22storm+manufacturing+co.%22+minneapolis&gs_l=se rp.3...3545.5255.1.5418.12.11.0.0.0.0.208.1529.0j10j1.11.0....0...1c.1.19.psy-ab .V9trzCVAFCU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc&fp=ecfda77f145dd815&b iw=1279&bih=694
There's a 40 page promotional book in the library of the Minnesota Historical Society:
http://mnhs.mnpals.net/F/?func=find-b&find_code=WRD&local_base=&adjacent=N&reque st=stormizing
Also - I did one more refined search on Google.
"Storm Manufacturing Company" Minneapolis
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22storm+manufacturing+minne apolis%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#client=safari&rls=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22storm+manuf acturing+company%22+minneapolis&oq=%22storm+manufacturing+company%22+minneapolis &gs_l=serp.3...589528.590894.2.591200.6.6.0.0.0.1.248.897.0j5j1.6.0....0...1c.1. 19.psy-ab.ywJFUtHTdtA&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc&fp=ecfda77f1 45dd815&biw=1279&bih=694
Also, "Stormizing" yielded a few results:
http://www.google.com/search?um=1&client=safari&rls=en&hl=en&q=stormizing%20minn eapolis&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc&biw=1279&bih=694&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&t ab=iw&ei=J_3YUdvfOoaSyAGLv4HwDw#client=safari&rls=en&hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=stor mizing+minneapolis&oq=stormizing+minneapolis&gs_l=serp.3...31187.32556.1.32746.1 2.12.0.0.0.0.193.1789.0j12.12.0....0...1c.1.19.psy-ab.BZgnBY9_vLM&pbx=1&bav=on.2 ,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc&fp=ecfda77f145dd815&biw=1279&bih=694
Thanks to all for your help!
I "Binged" searched and came up short!
Time to change my search engine!
Thanks again!
What kind of tools did they make? Like hand tools or machine tools?
Looks like they made automotive machine service tools, like tools for reboring etc.
Thanks
Storm made a boring bar. My father had one and used it a lot. I don't know if they are still in business. probably not as much call for that kind of overhaul with our throw-away mind set today.
Dale
I have a storm boring bar. It is very accurate, and heavy duty.
Storm made lots of tools. I have a Storm connecting rod and main bearing pouring jig. A Storm cly boring bar. My connecting rod lathe is a Dallas Welding Mach lathe which was the one that Storm copied.Dan