Looks like something a blacksmith might have made but for what purpose, I'm not sure. Guesses?
Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.
with apologies to Ogden Nash...
Monday, September 15, 2025
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Olds 442
Saturday, September 13, 2025
International Auto Wagon, 1907
One from the transitional era of automobiles. When most of the country was farming, a wagon was the usual vehicle. This would feel very familiar. The powertrain was a horizontally opposed twin fit under the floor with fans to blow air across the cylinders. Note the driver's newfangled duster and googles. Bottom, the same vehicle as a buggy.
Friday, September 12, 2025
E C Atkins tool
This is an odd one, first that blade-type thing is wrong, it's actually a knife from a hay mower, so that's a distraction. E C Atkins of Indianapolis opened in 1855 and made mostly saws of all types as well as blade-related equipment, but I don't see this tool in any of the trade catalogs online. Previous post here.
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Atkins Catalog No 19 1923 Thanks, Dave! |
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Remington Model 24
Manufactured from 1924-1935, it was based on the Browning 22 Semi-Auto rifle which had been the first .22 caliber semi automatic.