Another job you probably wouldn't want to do, Tire maker

1910, A tire maker at Goodyear pulls rubber-reinforced cotton fabric over a steel core before stretching on the tread. Below, by 1971 much of the physicality of the job was gone, replaced by the boredom of the production line though it still is not an easy pleasant job. 

 

Monday Mystery, British made Multi-tool

A pretty serious looking multi-tool. Hammer, puller, ruler and on the back, even a file! British design registration number might be 841889 and that might be a logo, though I can't read it...

 

Puch ad

With a Dutch accent...

 

Sidecar Sunday

 

Ford Deluxe Club Plane

 Price on request, but if you have to ask...

Short Shetland

 A Short Shetland of the RAF Coastal Command showing off. 

The Shetland was designed to be the replacement for the WW2 Sunderland. It first flew in 1944 and only 2 aircraft were completed before the war ended. Number one burnt at its moorings in 1946, the second was outfitted with seats as a passenger carrier, it was scrapped in 1951.

Blue Point snap ring pliers

At about 16" long, this is truly a man-size tool for removing snap rings.

 

Radio comes to the CN Railway

Sandy Stewart, From Coast to Coast,  a Personal Account of Radio in Canada, CBC Enterprises, 1985

 After the formation of the Canadian National Railway as a crown corporation in 1919, the president, Sir Henry Thornton saw the possibilities of radio in promoting travel on the railway. The company set up a chain of radio broadcasting stations across the country and then produced content to fill the airwaves so passengers on the train would be kept entertained all across the country. 

This radio project ended in 1932 for two reasons, the government instituted cost cutting for the railway during the depression and had also decided there should be a national radio system. The stage was set for the formation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, still with us today.

What do ya think, Joe?

A Google Lens search insists that it's the opening day of the new Save Way Service Station at Bay Street and Willow Avenue in Clifton on August 13 1971. I don't think it is. 

I think we could make up better stories than that.

Frction adjustable wrench

Another interesting design for an adjustable wrench. The lower jaw slides against the handle along a textured surface. The sleeve then slides down to lock them together. No name on this anywhere and a quick search by Google lens finds it being described as German or British in various ads. I have the idea that I've done a post on this or something very similar but how do I find it?