Note: There will be a lot of controversy from this page (most likely, more than other pages on this website). For that reason, I decided to include a note. The Early Pre-A tool kits were assembled in the infancy of Porsche's manufacturing, and most likely utilized off-the-shelf items. Some of these items might have been found in other kits from other Automotive Manufacturers. There is a lot of variation and discussions on the topic of which Long Flat Screwdriver was original to these kits. I have decided to include all known variations as they are period correct and might have been used to fill up one of these early tool kits. I personally feel that the 5mm tip variant was found in the earlier Pre-A kits and it is possible that the later kits featured the JÖRG 1661 (as would be found in Late Pre-A kits)
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Reference Note: please look towards the bottom of this page for reference from Jim Perrin and photos from the Porsche 1954 356 Workshop Manual
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5mm TIP:
Shaft: no maeking
Ferrule: pin closer to handle, with flare near shaft
Tip: 5mm
Length: 250.84mm
Decal: No decal
Handle: Black with painted flutes, 2 flutes,
flat alternating pattern
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REF: 1952 America Roadster Tool Kit - Vin# 12317 - Production Date June 23, 1952
Screwdriver - Long Flat
Screwdriver - Long Flat
BRÜSTLE WERKZEUGE nr.5
Shaft: "5" and "BRÜSTLE WERKZEUGE"
Ferrule: pin closer to handle
Tip: 5mm
Length: 250mm
Decal: No decal
Handle: Black with painted flutes, 2 flutes,
flat alternating pattern
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Screwdriver - Long Flat
WERKZEUGE SCHLITT nr.5
Shaft: "WERKZEUGE SCHLITT"
Ferrule: pin closer to handle
Tip: 5mm
Length: 250mm
Decal: No decal
Handle: BLUE with painted flutes, 2 flutes, flat alternating pattern
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founded in Frankfurt am Main in 1919
Screwdriver - Long Flat
HAHN & KOLB nr.2510
Shaft: "5" and "HAHN & KOLB Nr.2510"
Ferrule: pin closer to handle
Tip: 5mm
Length: 250mm
Decal: No decal
Handle: Black with painted flutes, 2 flutes, flat alternating pattern
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founded in Stuttgart in 1898 1919
Screwdriver - 1952 America Roadster Tool Kit - Vin# 12317
Shaft: no marking
Ferrule: no pin, depressions
Tip: 7mm coffin tip
Length: 90mm
Decal: 2 Tone JÖRG decal
Handle: "Tear Drop" Dark Red Handle
head has eight very shallow flutes
Screwdriver - Long Flat
JÖRG
Shaft: JÖRG Nr. 1661 NOTE: Shaft is not plated
Ferrule: pin
Tip: "7"
Length: 250mm
Decal: 2 Tone JÖRG decal
Handle: Red with painted flutes
Note: Most likely first appeared in vinyl bags, not the Red Canvas bags
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Screwdriver - Stubby #1
Shaft: no marking
Ferrule: no pin
Tip: 7mm coffin tip
Length: 90mm
Decal: 2 Tone JÖRG decal
Handle: "Tear Drop" Red Handle
Screwdriver - Stubby #2
Shaft: no marking
Ferrule: no pin
Tip: 6mm coffin tip
Length: 85mm
Decal: 2 Tone JÖRG decal
Handle: "Tear Drop" Blonde Handle
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Jim Perrin's Description of screwdrivers in early Pre-A kits
9 7/8" is 250.8 mm
Pages from the 1954 Workshop Manual depicting screwdrivers (earliest known workshop manual for 356's)
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(scans courtesy of Victor Ingram)
On these pages you can see the "older" Black-Handeled long flat with flutes on the handle:
On this page you can see both the long flat and the short stubby:
On this page you can see the "newer" Jörg 1661 long flat Nr.7:
