B.S.A. Tools
B.S.A
B.S.A. Tools
Made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited
B.S.A. was formed in 1861 and as an engineering company made every thing from guns, bicycles, cars to tools and components for other manufactures. A subsidiary company B.S.A. Tool Ltd. was formed in 1920 to produced tools to accompany their machinery, guns and vehicles as well as the general market including spanners, drill bits, screwdrivers and specialist tools for the likes of Rolls Royce.
The tables below of B.S.A. spanner number have been confirmed by seeing actual spanners with the number and sizes cast into them.
So far the only duplicated number which have 2 sizes I have found are numbers 12,13, 29 and 30. This maybe due to multiple production runs and the influence of A.F and S.A.E. nut & bolt sizes becoming much more prevalent in the tool market.
Double open ended spanners ( thick) produced between 1920’s to 1940’s
Single open ended spanners produced again between 1920’s to 1940’s
Double open ended spanners (thin) belived to have come in to production in the 1930’s
B.S.A. Motorcycle combination spanners
B.S.A. double open-ended thick spanners number 13
in 5/8 – 3/4 and 11/16 – 13/16 versions
B.S.A. number 29 spanners in both 3/4 and 11/16 version.
Lovis Ltd. self-adjust spanner 7/16″-11/16″ made from 1948 by B.S.A.
WW2 produced and dated B.S.A, spanners, post war spanners seem to be stamped from the same size dies with B.S.A. part numbers added like 67-9028
B.S.A. Morse Taper Number 2 high speed drill 21/32″
B.S.A. drill bit left handed 8.5mm
B.S.F. Taps in 1/4″- 26T.P.I and 1/2″-18T.P.I.
Wooden boxed set of B.S.A. spanners for the motorist and garage mechanic containing spanners
Number 29, 12, 9, 6 and 3 for sale in the 1920’s for 16/- (16 shillings in Australia see catoalogue below )
Australian catalogue from 1920's
2nd Australian catalogue from 1920's
