Antique valve core removal tool

[Johncoho]

I recovered this item detecting. It looked bad until I cleaned it up and saw what it really is. It is an antique valve core removal tool for early autos. It seems well made and has writing around the edge which is a little hard to read. I think it says, The Dilling Co., Cleve, O. pat July 19, 1915. I think it is a really cool item. Has anyone seen one before and if so can you give me what info you have on it? The quarter is for size reference. Thank you.

 

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[dirtlooter]

it sure looks like one

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[Javadroid]

That is really interesting... I don't know anything about them, but I can say it's a nice find!

 

[Mzjavert]

Too bad it doesn't have the patent number on it. I bet guys who own cars from that era would like that in their tool collection.

 

[releventchair]

Model A type valve caps are a similar tube shape , and threaded over the valve to protect it.
Your piece may show a similarity ,and have the stem removal bonus.

Neat find.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice old tool find!

 

[A2coins]

nice piece of history there

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[Kurios1]

Way cool old piece of Americana. Love finding old tools and brass stuff. Nice find.

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Wouldn't mind having one of those in my toolbox...simply to use. Nice!
Jim

 

[tomhighland]

Congratulations on a cool find. Great job cleaning it up and taking time to actually figure it out. Many would see no value and just chuck it.

 

[Trezurehunter]

That's a very nice find. Its a great piece of Auto History.

 

[trdking]

This is a very cool find and is one of a very few things that literally have not changed to the present day. You can still buy this tool today and remove a valve stem off of your toyota then step over to your Model T and remove a stem from that. But it does not stop there! You see, just holding this tool gives you no proof what so ever that it was ever used on a car at all. We all assume auto but the first GoodYear Tires were for horse drawn Wagons! Riding on the cushion of air made them more comfortable. There are also valve stems on Bicycle tires, wheel barrows, go carts minibikes wheel chairs. Valve stems can come threaded for pressurizing air tanks, water tanks, or anything that needs to hold and release pressure. So this Universal tool that you found can be used in any trade. The only variable to the universal versatile valve stem is the Phoofey French Bicycle tire valve called a Schrader valve. Designed to save 1/2 bazzilionth of a gram on racing bicycles. Maybe schrader wasn't from France I just liked typing the word Phoofey. Fun Find!

 

[Johncoho]

That's what I thought at first, but this is not threaded inside like the Model T valve covers were.

Model A type valve caps are a similar tube shape , and threaded over the valve to protect it.
Your piece may show a similarity ,and have the stem removal bonus.

Neat find.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Very interesting! Never saw one before! Congrats and HH

 

[Snap on Man]

I have used one just like it many years ago and wish i still had it. Same tool can also be used on modern day cars to service the air conditioning. The schrader valve was patented in 1896. I have worked for Allis-Chalmers, Buick, Pontiac, Chevrolet and GMC. Owned 2 Shops and been a Snap on Tool dealer and I can't think of many tools that work on tractors, buses, cars, bicycles, motor cycles and airplanes and stayed so simple for so long!

 

[EastCoastmetal]

I have a couple of the modern day versions in my tool box.

Nice find!

 

[nhbenz]

For the sake of beating a dead horse...

This is a very cool find and is one of a very few things that literally have not changed to the present day. You can still buy this tool today and remove a valve stem off of your toyota then step over to your Model T and remove a stem from that.......The only variable to the universal versatile valve stem is the Phoofey French Bicycle tire valve called a Schrader valve. Designed to save 1/2 bazzilionth of a gram on racing bicycles. Maybe schrader wasn't from France I just liked typing the word Phoofey. Fun Find!

Actually the phoofey ones are Presta valves. This one is for a Schrader valve, removing the core, not the whole stem.
It reads Dill Mfg Co. (still in business): http://dillaircontrols.com/dill/whydill/history-of-dill/
and the patent was July 13 1915: http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US1146774.pdf

 

[Johncoho]

Thank you very much. That is the info I was hoping to find out. I couldn't read the info on the tool very well, but now that I see who the manufacturer was it makes sense.