Boeing 747 postcard, 1971

 

The 747 fleet served El Al from 1971 to Nov 2019.

  Farewell video.

Philips Dyno flashlight

  Here's a fun little device, a pump action flywheel-powered dynamo light (or squeeze flashlight). The fun goes out of it quick, as the pump handle has to be actuated almost continuously. The bulb lens cover is missing on this one.

 According to Wikipedia these were made in occupied Netherlands during the war.

 

Stanley Marsh no 100 mItre box

   Here's the king of miter boxes seen at Liberty Tool in Maine. I thought it was just a big solid professional miter clamp, turns out it's missing the back saw. Bottom image shows a  complete unit, similar but smaller, at another site. Here's another site showing the machine being used.

 

Toolsquirrel

Sidecar Sunday Car and sidecar in Uruguay

 

  Here are a series of stills taken from a video on Youtube. No explanation as this sequence was playing and we have no idea what the heck this is all about. Our friend Marshall sent me this link about a subject we know littke about...The Uruguay car industry.

 Uruguay Once Built Its Own Cars

Bonneville besuty

 

  Beautiful car but I see “Bonneville” six places on the body. Identity crisis?

Fleet 6328 wrench

 

  For some reason there are no “Fleet tool” markings on this wrench (nothing at all on the back) but the 6328 number identifies it as a Fleet made by Penens of Chicago, later acquired by Plomb. Still manufactured in the USA, Fleet was an economy line sold by the company in the 1950s.

Summertime fun!

 Fun for the whole family... 

Chrysler Master Technician Service Conference tools

 

  In the sixties and seventies Chrysler ran the Master Technician Service Conference (MTSC) program for technicians. Awards consisted of gold plated tools from various tool manufacturers including this ratchet set from Bonney. I wonder how many of the award sets saw usage. If I only owned a Chrysler or Dodge...

One of my vices is vises, Stanley #702 corner vise

  Introduced in 1957, the Stanley 702 was a development of the #700 clamp-on vise (patent 1,765,321 of 1930) which utilized a screw mounted below the bench surface level and L shaped jaws allowing work to be clamped on the bench as well as vertically. Instead of iron, the #702 was aluminum, helping with portability and probably kinder if a chisel or blade slipped.

 

Steam engine

  Someone thought I should have this and I'm grateful! It is purportedly a pre 1900 Locomobile steam car engine, but I haven't had time to confirm that. Can't wait to put a little air pressure to it.