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Old 30th Jan 2022, 8:51 pm   #1
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Default The older RS darker Red Screwdrivers

I still have many of the older deeper Red/ Burgundy colour screwdrivers I used to buy from RS up to the mid 90's and they are all still excellent to this day.
The later ones they sell are a lighter colour red.

Does anyone know who used to make the older one's?

I do have some made by Richmond albeit a different colour, they look very similar.

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Old 30th Jan 2022, 9:47 pm   #2
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Default Re: The older RS darker Red Screwdrivers

Eclipse Spiralux?
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Old 31st Jan 2022, 12:16 am   #3
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Default Re: The older RS darker Red Screwdrivers

Here's a RS No.1 Phillips made by.. Phillips
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Old 31st Jan 2022, 9:38 am   #4
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Here's a RS No.1 Phillips made by.. Phillips
Don't think they were made by Philips. It describes the size to fit the crosshead screw.
Not the different spelling - PhiLips, as we know them as electronic manufacturers etc, and PhiLLips the specifier of the screw size.
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Old 31st Jan 2022, 10:04 am   #5
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Default Re: The older RS darker Red Screwdrivers

pretty certain they were made by spiralux, here's a set of OEM branded ones.
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Old 31st Jan 2022, 10:36 am   #6
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Farnell used to sell virtually identical screwdrivers with black handles branded Spiralux.
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Old 31st Jan 2022, 10:49 am   #7
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Always thought they were Footprint, like the GPO screwdrivers that last equally well.
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Old 31st Jan 2022, 11:15 am   #8
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Default Re: The older RS darker Red Screwdrivers

I always thought they were made by C&J Hall Tools. The picture shows my RS (branded) set purchased in the mid to late 80's.

I remember Halls doing screwdrivers, hand reamers etc. with the exact same red handles back in the day, when I worked for BT Factories Division, but they don't seem to show any on their web site currently as far as I can see ?

Many of the screwdrivers issued to BT engineers were indeed made by Footprint but they tended to have clear yellow handles as I recall.

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Old 31st Jan 2022, 11:58 am   #9
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Many of the screwdrivers issued to BT engineers were indeed made by Footprint but they tended to have clear yellow handles as I recall.

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And readily available SH / damaged from a stall in the cut, Waterloo, for pennies - just find a friendly BT chap to take them to stores for free exchange.....
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Old 31st Jan 2022, 12:00 pm   #10
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I recall they also did a set of interchangeable shaft screwdrivers that offered hex sockets as optional extras?
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Default Re: The older RS darker Red Screwdrivers

I remember those RS brand screw drivers being superb. I still have a set in daily use and they are still almost like new. I always buy them when I see them at car boot sales etc. In my opinion the flat blades are just as good as SnapOn screw drivers that I also buy occasionally
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