Great video mate. My father had one of these in the 80s when I was growing up. I remember as a child being so fascinated by the extendable shaft , then panicking when I couldn’t retract it back 😂 I picked one up online yesterday for $30nzd with all the bits in immaculate condition, I can see it coming in handy for many jobs around the home etc
I got lucky down the local recycling centre the other week, I spotted a guy throwing out an old trunk that was too cool for the timber skip so I asked if I could have it and it was full of old tools including something very similar to this. Very useful tool along with the hand crank drill I inherited from a grandparent. Great for down the allotment or when power is a problem and satisfying to use.
I remember my Dad installing fitted cupboards throughout the upstairs of our new build in the 80s and him getting a yankee screwdriver which proved its worth.
My father had me over the house the other week to give me some of his old tools since the house is going up for sale. A good many of them date back to the 50's and 60's; but he pulled out long thin green box and said "this was my dad's Yankee Screwdriver. He used to use it on the farm a good bit. Would you like it?" I said yes right away. According to the yellowed label on the box; its a "no 135 Yankee Screwdriver" by the North Bros Mfg Co in Philadelpha. It only has two bits; but seeing as its nearly if not more than 100 years old by this point; I'm glad I have this bit family kit.
@@EnglishCountryLife Thank you; I think I will. I do want to see if I can find someone trustworthy to clean and service it though. The basement while mostly dry did have some damp, and there is some rust on it.
I bought one of these brand new in Homebase in 1996 while training as a carpenter. It came with 4 bits and cost £29.99. I find that unless you grip the collar with your free hand like you do in the video, it can be a bit too eager to fly out of the screw head. Great tool and unlike every cordless drill ever, the battery doesn't run out 30 seconds into starting a new job!
@@EnglishCountryLife I don't think so, seems like even the 'oldest' TH-camrs I watch are 8-10 years younger than me. And you both seem to have a lot more energy than I do!
Well that was a trip down memory lane, my dad also had one when i was a kid, I emptied a jar full of rusty screws into his work bench( I thought it was awesome ) and got a good old fashioned hiding for it :).
I love how much you love your screwdriver, I'm a big fast of them myself, I've lost count of how many I have, they cost pennies, work well and really are built to last, cheers!
I purchased on of these for a couple of bucks just because it looked interesting. I couldn't really figure out how to use it. I even saw it being used in a film, but they didn't show much. This video really cleared up some things. Thank you.
Have several of these, fantastic, and quick! My fabulous father in law found one for me years back when we were reminiscing about them and the iniquities of power tools ☺ Definitely get the hex socket, brilliant bit of kit and, as you say, let's you use so many more attachments
Truth be told@@EnglishCountryLife I have, entirely my own fault. Then again, I have also bashed a thumb with a hammer - it hasn't stopped me from using one!
They can be a pretty brutal way to drive a screw. I saw them used on building sites back in the late 70's and to be honest the final results weren't always pretty. To screw into wood I normally use a screw-sink tool which creates a counter-sunk pilot hole. I find then it's easier to use the "Stanley" in a more controlled and predictable way.
Perfect for off grid, I did have the even smaller one, with transparent plastic handle that stored the bits.😢 The other things they all come with is blood blisters or #!:;£ pinch (dont know if you'd get demoneitrized if i used the old saying)
Trust the Americans to invent the pump action screwdriver 😂 Seriously though, they look like a useful bit of kit, human powered but more efficient than a simple hand screwdriver
@kvppvk Oddly (most) people in the UK countryside are multicultural, have broadband and embrace other nations. Sadly there are still a tiny minority of lonely insular types who create nothing of interest and assuage their empty lives by trolling. They are better viewed with pity rather than contempt. Just for your education the etymology of "homestead" is from Old English hāmstede. As I hope you would be aware Keith, the end of the Old English period is 1066 when the illegitimate William invaded.
What would the Queen say or think about a Englishmen using and praising a tool with the word Yankee in it's name? For myself it would be fine, as a born and breed Yankee. 🪛🪛🪛🪛
@EnglishCountryLife That's besides point, what would she say? I can hear her say in my British grandmothers voice. How in all of the empire is there not a cool British Screwdriver name? LOL Just a bit of fun on my part, I'll rename the one I have to "My English Country Life Screwdriver"🐥🐤🐣 Also on my mothers side is my Grandfather, he was an English Ambassador to India for a time. :)
They were standard fare on building sites before the cordless took over. Very underrated tool. Good work dragging them back out into the light.
Thanks - as you say, a highly underrated tool. Also a bargain these days - a great deal for those starting out
Oh heavens - this reduced me to tears! My lovely old Dad had one of these, and I loved to mess around with it when he wasn’t looking 💕💕💕
You absolutely need to get one Donna - they are fabulous tools
My dad had a couple! One was smaller than your smallest! They were great!
They still are for us oldies!
Great video mate. My father had one of these in the 80s when I was growing up. I remember as a child being so fascinated by the extendable shaft , then panicking when I couldn’t retract it back 😂 I picked one up online yesterday for $30nzd with all the bits in immaculate condition, I can see it coming in handy for many jobs around the home etc
The old ways still work 😉
It's reminds me my late lovely dad he brought one of this from Saudi Arabia in 80s and it's still working. Very useful and wonderful tool.
I'm glad it brought back happy memories 🙂
I still use my dads one. You havent lived until you ram one down and catch a bit of your finger in it... thepain is out of this world 😂
Definitely.Use the free hand to steady it is definitely the way
Aww I used to love using my dear Pa’s screwdriver ❤
They are fantastic tools - still!
I got lucky down the local recycling centre the other week, I spotted a guy throwing out an old trunk that was too cool for the timber skip so I asked if I could have it and it was full of old tools including something very similar to this. Very useful tool along with the hand crank drill I inherited from a grandparent. Great for down the allotment or when power is a problem and satisfying to use.
Awesome score - good job 👍
Hadn't seen one in YEARS, brought back memories!!! boy they don't come cheap either, vintage can be pricey!
Abot £5 to £6 aat the local car boot sale but pricier online
Love your accent my friend. Thank you for the knowledge. I will be purchasing one
Kind of you - round here I'm almost considered to not have an accent !
I remember my Dad installing fitted cupboards throughout the upstairs of our new build in the 80s and him getting a yankee screwdriver which proved its worth.
I bet it still works too!
Lost track of it unfortunately, I've only got a couple of tools left from my Dad alas.@@EnglishCountryLife
My father had me over the house the other week to give me some of his old tools since the house is going up for sale. A good many of them date back to the 50's and 60's; but he pulled out long thin green box and said "this was my dad's Yankee Screwdriver. He used to use it on the farm a good bit. Would you like it?" I said yes right away. According to the yellowed label on the box; its a "no 135 Yankee Screwdriver" by the North Bros Mfg Co in Philadelpha. It only has two bits; but seeing as its nearly if not more than 100 years old by this point; I'm glad I have this bit family kit.
@@HaddaClu They are fantastic but do get an adapter, then you can use modern hex bits
@@EnglishCountryLife Thank you; I think I will. I do want to see if I can find someone trustworthy to clean and service it though. The basement while mostly dry did have some damp, and there is some rust on it.
I bought one of these brand new in Homebase in 1996 while training as a carpenter. It came with 4 bits and cost £29.99.
I find that unless you grip the collar with your free hand like you do in the video, it can be a bit too eager to fly out of the screw head.
Great tool and unlike every cordless drill ever, the battery doesn't run out 30 seconds into starting a new job!
You are right - there's some technique to them. But for a new home owner who can't afford an impact driver, they are quite the bargain now!
Pretty sure I have one of these, bought new - I didn't realize they're now "vintage" - thanks for making me feel old!
I'm sure you are a young thing compared to me 😁
@@EnglishCountryLife I don't think so, seems like even the 'oldest' TH-camrs I watch are 8-10 years younger than me. And you both seem to have a lot more energy than I do!
Love it
The old stuff still works!
@@EnglishCountryLife That is what tell her ;)
@@tonymatthews445 😁
Thank you Hugh! Fantastic, I need one!
They really are fantastic tools
Well that was a trip down memory lane, my dad also had one when i was a kid, I emptied a jar full of rusty screws into his work bench( I thought it was awesome ) and got a good old fashioned hiding for it :).
🤣🤣🤣
I love how much you love your screwdriver, I'm a big fast of them myself, I've lost count of how many I have, they cost pennies, work well and really are built to last, cheers!
Exactly - great tools, well designed
Brilliant! Got one somewhere in the loft - use to be my dad's. I just need to track down that adaptor. Big thanks for the video. :)
@@beehiveyourself Try eBay for the adapter
@@EnglishCountryLife Will do and big thanks :)
Very informative! The perfect tool for a place with limited power. Thanks for the great video
I agree - and almost free these days - glad that you enjoyed it
Love my Yankee MOD. Absolute wonderful piece of kit!
Totally agree 👍
I purchased on of these for a couple of bucks just because it looked interesting. I couldn't really figure out how to use it. I even saw it being used in a film, but they didn't show much. This video really cleared up some things. Thank you.
Glad I could help!
Have several of these, fantastic, and quick! My fabulous father in law found one for me years back when we were reminiscing about them and the iniquities of power tools ☺ Definitely get the hex socket, brilliant bit of kit and, as you say, let's you use so many more attachments
A few people have told me that they gave pinched their skin in one - it's not something I've experienced - have you?
Truth be told@@EnglishCountryLife I have, entirely my own fault. Then again, I have also bashed a thumb with a hammer - it hasn't stopped me from using one!
@@TimWrightMe I've certainly done the hammer one!
Thanks!
Than you do much Pamela!
Excellent video. Really useful info, I am going buy one of those adapters, you can also gets ones with chuck jaws aswell. Keep up the good work.
@@puddinggeek4623 Thank you 👍
Great cordless tool. Recharging is an hourly cup of tea !
@@uktony1525 And a biscuit!
Haven't used one of those since I was working on English Electric Lightnings in the mid 70s. We called them pump screwdrivers.
Surprisingly efficient if you control them aren't they?
The only tech around that allowed you to remove panels with 40 plus fasteners in less than a morning.
@@chrisfox3161 Exactly. They still work really well now for raised beds etc.
They can be a pretty brutal way to drive a screw. I saw them used on building sites back in the late 70's and to be honest the final results weren't always pretty. To screw into wood I normally use a screw-sink tool which creates a counter-sunk pilot hole. I find then it's easier to use the "Stanley" in a more controlled and predictable way.
Very true. Like all drivers pilot holes and counter sinkers are your friend - but that is just as true of impact drivers!
Auld tech that! The first thing my tradesman told me to buy. Impact driver no going pack. No jubilee clip on yours though
I still use & like them. I have a DeWalt XR impact driver but these just work
Perfect for off grid, I did have the even smaller one, with transparent plastic handle that stored the bits.😢
The other things they all come with is blood blisters or #!:;£ pinch (dont know if you'd get demoneitrized if i used the old saying)
I keep looking out for the transparent handle one in good condition - a very useful size indeed. If you ever want a big one, I have a spare 🙂
I no longer have it , lost / disposed of in the divorce, so starting re collecting
@@Coxeysbodgering Stickney car boot always seem to have some
Found one at the thrift store for $4.99 CDN and in good condition.
Bargain!
I got one. Never used it. Thanks
Oh they are so much fun - you must try it (there is a knack of course)
👍@@EnglishCountryLife
@@EnglishCountryLifeI'll get the adapter and use it, for sure
Trust the Americans to invent the pump action screwdriver 😂
Seriously though, they look like a useful bit of kit, human powered but more efficient than a simple hand screwdriver
Exactly so!
Haha I see what you did there
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@@EnglishCountryLife they still get me excited today! Boing…..if it was unintentional it is equally funny so I can’t lose.
It's a bit too long though, no?
It fits in a toolbox 🤷♂️
Use of the word ‘homesteaders’ immediately suggests you are far from an English Country man … despite the rural backdrop and checked shirt. 😂
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@kvppvk Oddly (most) people in the UK countryside are multicultural, have broadband and embrace other nations. Sadly there are still a tiny minority of lonely insular types who create nothing of interest and assuage their empty lives by trolling. They are better viewed with pity rather than contempt. Just for your education the etymology of "homestead" is from Old English hāmstede. As I hope you would be aware Keith, the end of the Old English period is 1066 when the illegitimate William invaded.
What would the Queen say or think about a Englishmen using and praising a tool with the word Yankee in it's name? For myself it would be fine, as a born and breed Yankee. 🪛🪛🪛🪛
Don't think we have a Queen any more 😁
@EnglishCountryLife That's besides point, what would she say? I can hear her say in my British grandmothers voice. How in all of the empire is there not a cool British Screwdriver name? LOL Just a bit of fun on my part, I'll rename the one I have to "My English Country Life Screwdriver"🐥🐤🐣
Also on my mothers side is my Grandfather, he was an English Ambassador to India for a time. :)
@@michaelofmarble2094 Nice 🙂. Honestly I like Stanley FatMax for manual screwdrivers - but I can't see her saying "FatMax" either
@@EnglishCountryLife Not so, you will always have a Queen in my heart.