A collection of coopers' and other woodworking trade tools.
W.Langley & Co, London, Coopers Tool Suppliers
W.Langley & Co Ltd, Reprint of the 1950’s Coopers Tool Catalogue £6.00 + £1.00 post to UK, £4.00 Worldwide
W. Langley & Co, 14 -16 Magdalen Street, London were suppliers of coopers’ tools located off Tooley Street near London Bridge Station.
I visited the company in 1982 and purchased their old stock of coopers’ tools and other items when they ceased supplying tools.
The premises of W.Langley & Co Ltd, Magdalen Street, with us removing the stock from the attic with the jib crane.premises of W.Langley & Co Ltd, Magdalen Street, with us removing the stock from the attic with the jib crane.
Below are images of some Langley tools.
Langley No.3 Trussing Adze Inventory No.0012CM
Langley Burton Driver Inventory No.0013AG
Langley Jigger Inventory No.0014AG
Langley Curved Shave Inventory No.0016AG
Langley Head Vice Inventory No.0015AG
Langley Transfer on Curved Shave
W.Langley & Co Cooper’s Topping or Sun Plane. Inventory No.0088AGW.Langley cooper’s Dutch Hand, indispensable for simple coopering of dry butter, grease and colour kegs etc. Allows easy replacement and withdrawal of the wood hoops. Inventory No.0153CMW.Langley & Co. Coopers Jigger, Inside Ground. Inventory No.0158RFW.Langley No.3 Cooper’s Adze. Inventory No.0182AGW.Langley & Co 2.1/2″ Heading Swift, Unused old stock, these were available with 2.1/2″, 2.3/4″, 3″& 3.1/2″ irons. Inventory No.0159RFW.Langley & Co 3.1/2″ Heading Swift, Unused old stock, these were available with 2.1/2″, 2.3/4″ 3″ & 3.1/2″ irons. Inventory No.0300CMW.Langley Cooper’s Inside Shave. Fitted with a 1.1/2″ single iron and marked Pin (4.1/2″ gallon cask). Inventory No.0180AGW.Langley Cooper’s 4″ Straight Shave. Inventory No.0181AGW.Langley & Co 3lb Steel handled hammer hoop driver, Unused old stock. Inventory No.0301CMTelcon 2lb bronze sparkproof cooper’s hammer, Unused old stock from W.Langley & Co. Inventory No.0302CM2lb Cooper’s Hammer head, Unused old stock from W.Langley & Co. Inventory No.0305CMTriangular cooper’s scraper with 5″ edges, Unused old stock from W.Langley & Co. Inventory No.0303CMBarrel lifting chain, Unused old stock from W.Langley & Co. Inventory No.0304CMW.Langley spare beech cooper’s driver stock. Inventory No.0177AGW.Langley 13.3/4″ handle for cooper’s axe, unused old stock. Inventory No.0323AG11″ Butt Tap. Unused old stock from W.Langley & Co. Inventory No.0311CMSilvertown Brand 1″ bore ebonite tap. Unused old stock from W.Langley & Co. Inventory No.0312CM5/8″ Timber Scribe, Made by Wynn & Timmins also marked Langley who would have supplied it. Inventory No.0183RFTin of red Tiger Brand stencil ink supplied by Langley’s to the cooperage trade. Inventory No.0261CMTin of blue Tiger Brand stencil ink supplied by Langley’s to the cooperage trade. Inventory No.0262CMTin of yellow solid stencilling paint supplied by Langley’s to the cooperage trade. Inventory No.0263CMCooper’s 11″ Chisel, these were made by C.I.Jenkinson & Son Ltd., Sheffield and supplied by Langley to cooperages such as Guinness in Ireland. Inventory No.0277CM2 Handle patterns for coopers tools, labelled W.Langley & Co. Inventory No.0283AGVery worn downright shave, with Langley label. Presumably sent in as a sample. Inventory No.0306CMWire brush with strap handle for cleaning casks. Unused old stock fro W.Langley & Co, London. Inventory No.0314CMProbably one of the last bick irons to be made. Of fabricated construction by W.Langley & Co, Magdalen Street, London. A small batch was made in the 1960’s for an export order to Cuba. This one remained unsold. Inventory No.0500CMW.Langley & Co. 12″ Cooper’s Heading Knife. Inventory No.0549RF
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