S.S. Tools (India) Pvt. Ltd.

If you walk through Ajmeri Gate, you know how packed it gets with people and carts. S.S. Tools (India) Pvt. Ltd. is right in the middle of that at 234, up on the second floor. You have to climb some steep stairs to get to us, but once you’re up here, it’s a bit quieter than the street level. We have stacks and stacks of different tools. Wrenches, hammers, power drills, and things you’ve probably never seen unless you work in a specific trade. It’s a bit of a maze with all the boxes piled up against the walls. We’ve been here at Ajmeri Gate for quite some time. The building is old and has a lot of character, which is a nice way of saying the walls are a bit crumbly. We spend the day helping people find exactly the right size tool for whatever job they’re doing. Sometimes they bring in a broken part and we have to match it up. It’s practical work. We drink a lot of chai and talk to the other shop owners nearby. There’s no fancy showroom here. It’s just shelves and counters and people who know their way around a toolbox. We close up when the sun goes down and the market starts to thin out. It's just a regular tool shop run by regular people.