Vintage PLVMB PLOMB Phillips #1 Screwdriver YELLOW Amalite Transitional PROTO
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| Brand | Plomb |
| Original/Reproduction | Vintage Original |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
Vintage PLVMB USA Phillips Screwdriver with YELLOW Amalite Handle Collectors of both Plvmb and Proto are well aware of the company's transition and name-change following the lawsuit against them by Fayette R. Plumb, Inc., which resulted in the company's forced name change from Plvmb to Proto. Furthermore collector's recognize the transition in tools, logos, etc in the brief time span allotted for the re-branding to occur. The Amalite-handled screwdrivers are a further example of the company's transition. Typically, the Plvmb brand name appears on the orange or amber colored handles, and later the Proto name appears on a very similar screwdriver design, but with a yellow Amalite handle. Rarely do you find Plvmb-branded screwdriver with an Amalite-yellow handle. When one does run across these rarities, it is almost always the slotted variation. Because the Plvmb name largely disappeared from new production of the now-PROTO company tools by 1950 and the wide use of the Phillips screwed didn't become popular until around the same time, the yellow-Amalite handled, Plvmb-branded screwdrivers with Phillips head is a truly rare find. Please read the condition portion of this listing.