One of my vices is vises, Wells Bro's foot vise

thanks, Andre!

 The Wells Bro's were part of manufacturing boom along the Connecticut River, drawn to the area by the abundance of water power available. The Wells brothers were fired from Wiley and Russel in 1876 and started their own firm making tools for farming and backsmithing. The products labeled “Wells Bro’s & Co.” were made in the years after 1878- according to the site of The Museum of our Industrial Heritage, but this device seems newer than that. The site also provides an interesting graphic for tracing the ownership of the various companies along the river. (Bottom image)

 

Hercules Wankel cutaway

thanks, Rolf!

 

Runabout Whisper

Pretty sleek...seen in Belafst Maine.

 

Sidecar Sunday

thanks, Andre!

 Looks like fun!

Know your 1959 Wankel engine

   In 1957 Wankel and then German motorcycle and car manufacturer NSU completed a prototype of the DKM type rotary engine which combined a cocoon-shaped housing with a triangular rotor. However the complicated structure of the DKM, saw the trochoid housing itself rotate which made this type of engine impractical for production. A more practical KKM engine with a fixed housing was completed in 1958.  NSU officially announced the completion of the Wankel rotary engine in November 1959. From Motorequipmentnews.

Early Wankel history here.

Archer Tapper No2

Reversing tap driver for a drill press. I've never used one, but as I understand it, lowering the drill press spindle engages a clutch and then, threading done, lifting the spindle activates a reversing action to withdraw the tap. Good for production in controlled circumstances and spindle speeds. I don't know if I could trust myself with this device, I can break taps turning them by hand.
 

1915 Peugeot, sectioned

C.F. Caunter, The Light Car, a technical history, Her Majesty's Stationery Office,

 Note the luxurious interior, the sophisticated crash and rollover protection. The antilock braking system (probably unlockable actually...)

1957 Cadillac, The car of cars...

People you'd probably enjoy knowing... 

A gentleman in his pink Cadillac, his wife in a gown by Edith Small.  Cadillac was certainly selling a lifestyle.

More Edith Small, scroll down...

 

SKC Thread Tool die handle

 

I happened upon this diecast die handle at a tool store, it looks like an older imported light-duty kinda tool. Then a second identical handle in different packaging. Googling Century Die Stock #98504 brings an entirely different tap handle on Amazon. 

According to their site, SKC is a Japanese thread tool company that's been in the business since 1940. 

Kaiser Supersonic cylinder head

Hop up for your Willys hotrod. The Supersonic head raised the compression ratio from the Willys 6.48:1 to 7:1 giving 8 more HP for a grand total of 68. Bottom image shows it all spiffed up.