Motorcycles on album covers, Michael Parks

Thanks, Rod!

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Merceds Benz wrench

 Not a name that appears very often at used tool or second hand stores... but in this case the client allowed the manufacturer to put their name on the tool. Dowidat was only one of several company that supplied tools for Mercedes toolkits, Hazet, Gedore, Walter, Matador, Heyco, and Stahlwille also were suppliers over the years.

 

Boker "batwing" center bit

 Interesting configuration for a drill bit.  The center point locates, the one end of the bit cuts the diameter of the hole while the other chisel edge removes the material.

 Previous post on Boker here.

Barnes tubing cutter

Made by Reed Manufacturing of Erie, Pa. The company is still around today making cutting wheels, pipe tools, wrenches and vises.

 Previous Reed post here.

 

Steam locomotive roof

When the Laurel & Tallahoma Western Ry of Laurel, Mississippi ordered their 60-ton standard gauge 3-truck Shay in 1920 they specified- very unusually, it should be outfitted with a full length roof.

Wheel Parts NY wrench

  Here's a somewhat abused large hex wrench presumably for the center nut.  No information on the company that I can find, I don't believe it's related to the Wire Wheel Corp. of Buffalo.

Stevens Arms, 1943

.22s for peace...

BSA C15 engine cutaway, 1959

Artwork by F.W. Beak, Not much information on him online.

 

Crescent double-ended adjustable

  Crescent started making the adjustable wrench as we know it in about1905 although they did not patent it till 1915. The double ended version appeared about the same time and was sold till at least 1960. I suspect they're more fun to look at than they are a useful tool. 

Tonka Airlines luggage tractor

Seems like an unusual model for a toy, especially when Tonka failed to provide an airliner in the same scale... The toy included two luggage wagons.