Union Tool Co. tap handle

  Union seemed to be a popular name to use for a company, this one was originally the Union Caliper company, located in Fitchburg, Mass. but somewhere along the way moved to Orange, Mass. and changed their name to Union Tool. Previous post and history here. 

  Not to be confused with the Union Twist Drill Co. of Athol, Mass, who made drills, taps, dies etc., they were known mostly for precision machinist's measuring tools, clamps, protractors, gauges, calipers; etc. though possibly also taps and dies based on the discovery of this tap handle. 

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1922 Kissel 6-45 Speedster

  The Kissel Motor Car company was founded in 1906 and produced quality cars and trucks out of its Hartford, Wisconsin factory. This Speedster, introduced after WW1, is probably the most memorable. It was nicknamed the Gold Bug and became a favorite of celebrities, among others, Amelia Earhart owned one.

 It was powered by a 338 cu in 6 and was capable of 70 mph.  Probably a thousand or so were built before production ceased in 1931.  The company later made outboard motors, it was sold to West Bend Aluminum in 1942.

Owls Head Museum

 

Visualizing preignition

 

Boston-Maine Airways

  This is the showy side of a luggage label for Boston-Maine Airways. Boston-Maine Airways was established in 1931 by the Boston and Maine Railroad in partnership with National Airways, eventually evolving into Northeast Airlines. Northeast merged with Delta in 1972.

  The "Flying Yankee" name was borrowed from the streamlined diesel passenger train operated by the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads during the mid-1930s.

Vintage wood plane, convex

  This unidentified, possibly homemade, wood plane has a profile I've not seen before, with multiple passes it would plane out a tapered concave slot such as might be found on an eavestrough.  Interesting piece for someone's collection.

Oregon Wood Grenade

  This solid hunk of cone-shaped aluminum was intended to be pounded into a log to split it in multiple directions. I like the portability compared to steel but I wonder how soon the head would mushroom over in elm or other hardwood.

Tootsietoy panel delivery truck

Shame about the kustom by kid paint scheme, but it's in pretty good condition otherwise,despite the eggshell-like zinc diecast body...This panel was part of a line of diecast toy vehicles produced by Dowst Brothers in Chicago in the post WW2 era. 

 

Much better ...

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.

 

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