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9th Sep 2022, 03:25 PM #1Most Valued Member
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Original Rawl bolts
I’ve always known Rawl plugs to be the plastic bits you put into a masonry hole and screw your fastener into.
While going through some stuff of my Grandfathers that dad has now - I found these:
No idea how old they are, but I’ve never come across them before.
I don’t think dad who’s 80yo now ever used them either so must be going back a bit.
Hope it’s of interest to some of you.
Steve
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9th Sep 2022, 05:48 PM #2
I can't believe the detail on them. Compared to the newer plastic junk.
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9th Sep 2022, 06:29 PM #3Most Valued Member
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I've a very vague recollection of seeing them when I was about 10 years old. My father was a painter and also repaired some of the older homes in the area.
To grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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9th Sep 2022, 06:45 PM #4
Hi Steve, Guys,
Those Rawl Bolt anchors were the original brick and concrete fastenings introduced in the late 1880's by the "Rawling Brothers". Just about anything that needed fastening down used them.
https://www.rawlplug.com/en/100-year...plug-s-historyBest Regards:
Baron J.
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9th Sep 2022, 07:19 PM #5Most Valued Member
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Still available in some countries, albeit slightly less fancy. I think I got this at a hardware store in Singapore.
Chris
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9th Sep 2022, 07:49 PM #6Most Valued Member
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Thanks for the link John.
Reading through that info - The original plugs date back to the 1800’s, but the patent for the bolts was quite a bit later - issued in 1934.
Great to hear that the company is still going in a reasonably similar form to what it was historically, and hasn’t just been gobbled up by some large international and lost its identity.
Steve
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10th Sep 2022, 02:02 PM #7Most Valued Member
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there was also the Rawl nut...a rubber type lookalike to a nutsert.
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