TOC/1900s bicycle repair tools...modern equivalents available?

[2000ITR]

Hi all:

Hopefully this is not a repeated post. I am trying to break down the headset and crank set (pics below) so that I can send the parts to the plater. The bike I am working on is a 1905 (#144) Pope Columbia. It appears the two top rings for the headset require specialty tools that I cannot seem to locate...the same for the crank assembly. I do have a Park Tool HCW-18 which works nicely on an old 1920s Elgin that I have...but this won't work on the Pope.

Are there modern equivalent tools out there that will do the job, or do I need to try and locate period tools? Thanks for any advice offered...I want to get this stuff to a plater but I am dead in the water at this point.

Joe

 

[lgrinnings]

The yellow handled spanner tool…

 

[2000ITR]

Igrinnings...Thanks very much...I will be on the lookout for these!

 

[Barnegatbicycles]

Why would you want to send them to the plater? That plating is gorgeous.

 

[kevin x]

Does Park make all of these and can they still be bought new?

 

[New Mexico Brant]

The yellow handled spanner tool…

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You have a spare available Lester?

 

[lgrinnings]

You have a spare available Lester?

I only have the one that I know of. It’s possible there’s another in my dad’s stuff, but I doubt it as that’s where mine came from.

 

[lgrinnings]

You have a spare available Lester?

Brant, you may technically have the actual original tool…

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Thanks Lester! I will take a look. The yellow handle Park Tool is discontinued. Please be on the look out. The black and blue handled ones are apparently quite rare.