Sorry, only back and white but it does have AM/FM radio! Never heard of the company but I believe they're still around.
But someone has built himself one in modern times... looks like fun.
An ad for beam type torque wrenches from the early 60s, At first I thought it was one of those clearance house specials, no manufacturer's name is actually mentioned in the ad, but they are still around today, selling all sorts of torque measuring equipment.
History here.
Wow, an unprecedented third mystery. This is interesting, a very early engine of some description, OHC, with three valves. The middle one seems to have its own combustion chamber (maybe). Initially we thought a primitive diesel with the center valve being some sort of injector-substitute? Or is that an injector on the right side? I'll throw it out there, guesses, theories, anyone?
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These items were found in the basement of an old Eastern Ontario house, jammed into a ceiling beam near an old fireplace. Despite their differences they both have a pivoting spike and look like they might have a similar use. I have a sense they may be some sort of old window hardware, though I can't imagine how they would be used. Thoughts?
Here's a unusual set of small pliers, the jaws with wire cutting notch are ordinary, the bend of the handles are further out than normal, L Hugoniot-Tissot is known for their jewelry and watchmaking tools, maybe a specific job requires this specific handle shape?
Convertible and turbo, must be rare, but that's not a project I'd want to get into.
Franklin cars were air-cooled, a characteristic shared with many aircraft of the time and a distinct advantage before antifreeze became available. The manufacturer was known for speed, reliability and innovation and were proud of the 69 hour cross country record set by Cannonball Baker earlier in 1928. With the Airman name, Franklin was capitalizing on the fame of Charles Lindbergh's Transatlantic flight the previous year. As a thank you a car was donated to him- which he later gave to the Henry Ford Museum. The cars were expensive to build and the company got out of the business during the Depression.
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This hand cranked bellow from the 19th century was owned by a man in Europe, he sent me a picture of the label on the bottom, which turns out was from a long-closed antique and curiosity shop here in Toronto, according to a long time resident of the area. Funny how things travel around.
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