tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26937755420204834502024-03-18T23:42:02.754-04:00Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.with apologies to Ogden Nash...Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger12062125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-20879726700442201952024-03-18T22:47:00.003-04:002024-03-18T22:47:33.356-04:00Monday Mystery; Apex wrench, made in England<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwl2Bw2-beybXUakQM86VyiC6XoVo-Sdfp_uVIZ8GnOJyYWT8WT4U-Qrq6068hZKk9oKZmNpHPg0MUuJdpXNtNHfY5uc6CevsZ-ir-9ibekE_0Q3ZlmHQrvf-q7GC1kqlCfAZ1AHIhCC3WKKMhb1ErPZgjameYeaqYUbGnoe3KDPGi0KBe4HPKMyhjfk/s1826/IMG_6584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1826" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwl2Bw2-beybXUakQM86VyiC6XoVo-Sdfp_uVIZ8GnOJyYWT8WT4U-Qrq6068hZKk9oKZmNpHPg0MUuJdpXNtNHfY5uc6CevsZ-ir-9ibekE_0Q3ZlmHQrvf-q7GC1kqlCfAZ1AHIhCC3WKKMhb1ErPZgjameYeaqYUbGnoe3KDPGi0KBe4HPKMyhjfk/w640-h316/IMG_6584.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Another odd little wrench, the opening marked 4 is 6.5mm or a loose 1/4", 6 is 5 mm or .200". No indication what the sizes actually correspond to. As for the Apex name, I doubt its the Apex Tool Group and I'd say the quality was mediocre at best. Reassuringly, I gather it is made of "steel".</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBJ3VgKhiWmmcd6RANoyBuK6NOk7jqLF-6To9Mu7K9Zf__EO57KZWdrc10Znxadb_yBfJfEnKgXsNi6sdT7tU-x2iET-mKcWSKX8D-hi1IIcQWKjSU5rvHKkuCDm9RCmww8cHQBiCwB2XwVahqg9gTRLKpudbVtobGpgFPciAKeTDPjl9ASsfklhrs7o/s2431/IMG_6583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="2431" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBJ3VgKhiWmmcd6RANoyBuK6NOk7jqLF-6To9Mu7K9Zf__EO57KZWdrc10Znxadb_yBfJfEnKgXsNi6sdT7tU-x2iET-mKcWSKX8D-hi1IIcQWKjSU5rvHKkuCDm9RCmww8cHQBiCwB2XwVahqg9gTRLKpudbVtobGpgFPciAKeTDPjl9ASsfklhrs7o/w640-h266/IMG_6583.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-26804034514320051812024-03-18T08:42:00.002-04:002024-03-18T08:42:37.190-04:00Union Utility drawer, no 210<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIqi-WBI9xpqUDPGLfntbBAPrYLjHpzltKsZLo73xwc8QpcmolGE34pzSAMwbmXLkJH-iPplTXABDOzJEkF6uUzICglmxL0TM2nQcki0pNQXQlv3PjjAQjuMOefGOrtRlABfxNmhxSGHyrfMzTZJUbFUW5zAPVuPjekjXoHil4wN1YhZctgeEDQS2f04/s4104/union.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="4104" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIqi-WBI9xpqUDPGLfntbBAPrYLjHpzltKsZLo73xwc8QpcmolGE34pzSAMwbmXLkJH-iPplTXABDOzJEkF6uUzICglmxL0TM2nQcki0pNQXQlv3PjjAQjuMOefGOrtRlABfxNmhxSGHyrfMzTZJUbFUW5zAPVuPjekjXoHil4wN1YhZctgeEDQS2f04/w640-h514/union.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Just a simple steel cabinet by the Union Chest Corporation of Le Roy, New York. The Companion name seemed an anomaly but apparently the company did supply to the Sears Roebuck company.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> The Union Chest company was founded in 1914 working out of Rochester NY where they built both wooden and steel chests. In 1933 apparently some employees of the company acquired the rights to the name and relocated to Le Roy near Batavia where they remained till the company closed down in 1953.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Company history at <a href="https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/union-tool-chest-and-case-histories.285657/">Practical Machinist</a> a</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">nd remember, "Buy another cabinet"</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCrV4yYmlIpREGwivYT5LRIAdU3dAgKBLAxqe4-QlPnRacdttQqKIevYicMjploaFJIm6jdYhFBh4hQq9vEXD-_-H13lYRHaUT75ecLAG5hW9BfhcStoGnrczG8yljGyAfNxmn4UyudYxBspoBo0lFXCXIFTjHckVyz5Dx9-Yg20EsHZCBSX22ZSDZ2c/s3024/IMG_5936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="3024" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCrV4yYmlIpREGwivYT5LRIAdU3dAgKBLAxqe4-QlPnRacdttQqKIevYicMjploaFJIm6jdYhFBh4hQq9vEXD-_-H13lYRHaUT75ecLAG5hW9BfhcStoGnrczG8yljGyAfNxmn4UyudYxBspoBo0lFXCXIFTjHckVyz5Dx9-Yg20EsHZCBSX22ZSDZ2c/w640-h366/IMG_5936.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-3195293411967144232024-03-17T23:34:00.001-04:002024-03-17T23:34:00.148-04:00Cars in the 'hood... Mustang<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscAW-pyK2x0SoTux8O_i48T8F1Ee521_mbMNBod84cTMNKTBkHNBE9g_Ekk4BfGs6MlrA_D9HypmqhaqEPnq2lzYH9lP2UXbcUTW8Nq4JSwKMpdF51BrEqYDw3HCxMkDuky88AX5EJTKJqTfqK0zWCUaptYnaP1VVg7PhbQcqgL5vndqQVlICjDIu95M/s4147/IMG_6694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3765" data-original-width="4147" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscAW-pyK2x0SoTux8O_i48T8F1Ee521_mbMNBod84cTMNKTBkHNBE9g_Ekk4BfGs6MlrA_D9HypmqhaqEPnq2lzYH9lP2UXbcUTW8Nq4JSwKMpdF51BrEqYDw3HCxMkDuky88AX5EJTKJqTfqK0zWCUaptYnaP1VVg7PhbQcqgL5vndqQVlICjDIu95M/w640-h582/IMG_6694.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Mildly customized...'66 I think? Probably looks much like it would have in the early seventies with the second or third owner...</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplUp7LS65DLJ01zOTZ2PronF9FJjsKP6Gw-MRY9dBXsr5s5-WVj9WEraHsC2slA4qVVLwt2IXrFawPHn9m6ZHRorOWy0IXwj-7s_CeDWEIOyuKinYZbIEta7TOtXI4obXY8PZrnY3nZ37u1J1vsknDjOKXHE-zTbVl0ixkmZmg-jfVTdVMlXqOJZGCRE/s3197/IMG_6692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2523" data-original-width="3197" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplUp7LS65DLJ01zOTZ2PronF9FJjsKP6Gw-MRY9dBXsr5s5-WVj9WEraHsC2slA4qVVLwt2IXrFawPHn9m6ZHRorOWy0IXwj-7s_CeDWEIOyuKinYZbIEta7TOtXI4obXY8PZrnY3nZ37u1J1vsknDjOKXHE-zTbVl0ixkmZmg-jfVTdVMlXqOJZGCRE/w640-h506/IMG_6692.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4uoRRnp8H0V6k0ACPhI4j9rPfPbJyvgyPWuDDav-BHjTxbhGxvPeaOK-axD9fMxmgGuS6VdNKAxnbXslsN_mY0H8-UWW6qY8Tu8_yPHtRT_wkTQWIPz0UkfJB_UphPdeF934oYb1WxuL08LF9jLm0ydn6GhbXfM2JU1y7O9nXawFI2VDQMR9pRaZLY/s3111/IMG_6693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="3111" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4uoRRnp8H0V6k0ACPhI4j9rPfPbJyvgyPWuDDav-BHjTxbhGxvPeaOK-axD9fMxmgGuS6VdNKAxnbXslsN_mY0H8-UWW6qY8Tu8_yPHtRT_wkTQWIPz0UkfJB_UphPdeF934oYb1WxuL08LF9jLm0ydn6GhbXfM2JU1y7O9nXawFI2VDQMR9pRaZLY/w640-h530/IMG_6693.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-35716161056969790122024-03-17T05:00:00.003-04:002024-03-17T05:00:00.319-04:00Sidecar Sunday<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyXbJk4TFJvqh2R6iIFh5EMHe7ERbo_-JdD4HZUxtTBS7qTldnc2SyiKVUCu06EjyqdEiM0IXdSr-66sWFNyKaDV2eOTcwZucodKcoFHYS5xW5onTbcsZBq5DrBlmzC2JsFl1cWEOEYBGn6qQuUFRR0xdDRj_5Rb57hup2a3jqE-fktUE65JxKqT6OwQ/s2914/mistermisses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyXbJk4TFJvqh2R6iIFh5EMHe7ERbo_-JdD4HZUxtTBS7qTldnc2SyiKVUCu06EjyqdEiM0IXdSr-66sWFNyKaDV2eOTcwZucodKcoFHYS5xW5onTbcsZBq5DrBlmzC2JsFl1cWEOEYBGn6qQuUFRR0xdDRj_5Rb57hup2a3jqE-fktUE65JxKqT6OwQ/w640-h480/mistermisses.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Classic Motor Cycle</i> July 1985</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Here we have Mr. and Mrs. Cavell of Hull out for a ride in June of 1905. They certainly seem to be enjoying themselves, don't they? The motorcycle is a Mohawk, in business till 1925, the sidecar is an Albatross.</span><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-24811972771862598062024-03-16T13:36:00.002-04:002024-03-16T13:36:59.906-04:00Heigel Wegvelin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XNtH4Cu13Qdbit_w0wK88rozqrhDUgvCjT8BtdmSPCCTP7vctX5m8hwJZEew67HR7udAHOZ28GpzPTKDXqqoi30mrtkc_UTiZQtI521JXUg0pWRua_TE3mcPR1ttMa9PE0Y5mWJfbDEEmP_6YMvM49dPa4liHTyu0zOHMH0eo_MY51KqtXmNimq8ftI/s2912/he.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2912" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XNtH4Cu13Qdbit_w0wK88rozqrhDUgvCjT8BtdmSPCCTP7vctX5m8hwJZEew67HR7udAHOZ28GpzPTKDXqqoi30mrtkc_UTiZQtI521JXUg0pWRua_TE3mcPR1ttMa9PE0Y5mWJfbDEEmP_6YMvM49dPa4liHTyu0zOHMH0eo_MY51KqtXmNimq8ftI/w640-h370/he.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">and... that's about all we need to know about the famed Heigel Wegvelin motorcycle.</span><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-55297250235253582632024-03-16T11:37:00.001-04:002024-03-16T11:37:40.334-04:00English Wheel project?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN4rYJNyWmLVOWWQ8EXXwPqDy7VwJC8XGSQF7Pfk_AAxwhdmT4y_sIENGGnvVYaMltwz7sSyMK8OyGrP7-t2yEcyN0iKoN23Yytl_oyLRq99TBuerhM3lA_IR0OQCoxcstNbPBQ9A9S0sOTAUVhnPybW4vr0xIai9_WQEkbYuSBNxHNUDQ1H5uh4wxts/s3708/IMG_6702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3708" data-original-width="2509" height="811" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN4rYJNyWmLVOWWQ8EXXwPqDy7VwJC8XGSQF7Pfk_AAxwhdmT4y_sIENGGnvVYaMltwz7sSyMK8OyGrP7-t2yEcyN0iKoN23Yytl_oyLRq99TBuerhM3lA_IR0OQCoxcstNbPBQ9A9S0sOTAUVhnPybW4vr0xIai9_WQEkbYuSBNxHNUDQ1H5uh4wxts/w550-h811/IMG_6702.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Idle musings... A giant C clap I picked up decades ago, because; well... you can never have enough clamps... and an orphan caster... is this the beginnings of an English wheel? The caster could be replaced with a large ball bearing (must have one around somewhere...) I'd need an acme thread nut to lock the lead screw... make a bottom yoke, buy some rollers... </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Common sense says look in the classifieds for a complete unit that someone needs gone:-).... but.</span></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-88615081527583110532024-03-15T21:48:00.003-04:002024-03-15T21:48:59.798-04:00Hycoe brake band rounding tool<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXuzXTB0ta_yCoAx52s-bq6qT5y9YEaZhES43cmmP-YjSlxT3PhQI-1DSxpNN49ivBJhNlR7XjMdQfQRjhPZTVxmnVJke4IgCViGRVZpE-LcD6h6zSL-haSCUJdxJeI7wbog3PlyA_NGcGRJBcuuRnHIpZ6qG9FTA6KiVr2N3qgGzDMiZ1ACRWIem1MM/s505/PXL_20231030_205734925~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="505" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXuzXTB0ta_yCoAx52s-bq6qT5y9YEaZhES43cmmP-YjSlxT3PhQI-1DSxpNN49ivBJhNlR7XjMdQfQRjhPZTVxmnVJke4IgCViGRVZpE-LcD6h6zSL-haSCUJdxJeI7wbog3PlyA_NGcGRJBcuuRnHIpZ6qG9FTA6KiVr2N3qgGzDMiZ1ACRWIem1MM/w640-h570/PXL_20231030_205734925~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thanks Terry!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">Hycoe brake linings was a part of the Manhattan Rubber Company and seems to be a relatively short term venture for the company (apparently 1907-1923, though there some booklets produced in 1928). </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Manhattan Rubber name seems to appear today only through its rubber bowling balls which turn up on eBay regularly. Another company that came and went...</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HMgmgUTtGvEWwV_5uzx0cEXKtV-5GlY0qBeqLPPUGZnGa08nTtUfw1pVQ4z7x6YEhj02Q3DkvgkZ4rgC1-SOkGG9TA9zVBj3EZSYoKrectyQrhhV8bWezgDDmZOTAz1R39z0shzp1PeFI4UwJQkKCH_G5sBWHxOXcc_-vlGvxOD-P4BgOHggVIW51xQ/s1505/hycoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1047" height="905" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HMgmgUTtGvEWwV_5uzx0cEXKtV-5GlY0qBeqLPPUGZnGa08nTtUfw1pVQ4z7x6YEhj02Q3DkvgkZ4rgC1-SOkGG9TA9zVBj3EZSYoKrectyQrhhV8bWezgDDmZOTAz1R39z0shzp1PeFI4UwJQkKCH_G5sBWHxOXcc_-vlGvxOD-P4BgOHggVIW51xQ/w631-h905/hycoe.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkgciQ01EsbX5OQQkKBxhjs_TjpwtPHmV5M7ZGpg6hIrd0AP4cGfWhfyr8ZuiY6hZIvpAdoCw74XJai6atP18M5qtSPsQxtYhnWmxD4YDmzgWSXgRSdKVTqATjzeyjCDdZBI951LBhu2ias0_v1cUP2dOUCh6ubOZlUt4RT3BsLDWP7I39vjv1Ce3mlQ/s632/hycoe-art.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="632" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkgciQ01EsbX5OQQkKBxhjs_TjpwtPHmV5M7ZGpg6hIrd0AP4cGfWhfyr8ZuiY6hZIvpAdoCw74XJai6atP18M5qtSPsQxtYhnWmxD4YDmzgWSXgRSdKVTqATjzeyjCDdZBI951LBhu2ias0_v1cUP2dOUCh6ubOZlUt4RT3BsLDWP7I39vjv1Ce3mlQ/w640-h296/hycoe-art.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-36916341213276117672024-03-15T20:55:00.002-04:002024-03-16T08:58:02.353-04:00Scott fuel tank, late twenties...<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3356" data-original-width="4475" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NlxeT0HQy5pd7vXlOWtiRrDZNUqwlE50CVdou24vC-nIdt7ge7A7nX612TnWv4xyrVDEPMFLIy54hQUUMoU32uxdGNUps-Lk5fVjSCf_F5rJPB50M7tA5r5a-GUXktOdpx1VPDqkY-EFYLm0G7oK2YhwceYQgsE14oV8ASIZlxq13AgO8N6v-wMYe1E/w640-h480/IMG_6532.jpg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found this mid to late twenties tank on display on a shelf at a local antique market. No price tag, it was not for sale, just part of the project in the warehouse which belonged to the business owner who "is going to restore it". The guy I was talking to had dibs on it. I'm third in line:-)</span></span></div></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NlxeT0HQy5pd7vXlOWtiRrDZNUqwlE50CVdou24vC-nIdt7ge7A7nX612TnWv4xyrVDEPMFLIy54hQUUMoU32uxdGNUps-Lk5fVjSCf_F5rJPB50M7tA5r5a-GUXktOdpx1VPDqkY-EFYLm0G7oK2YhwceYQgsE14oV8ASIZlxq13AgO8N6v-wMYe1E/s4475/IMG_6532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NlxeT0HQy5pd7vXlOWtiRrDZNUqwlE50CVdou24vC-nIdt7ge7A7nX612TnWv4xyrVDEPMFLIy54hQUUMoU32uxdGNUps-Lk5fVjSCf_F5rJPB50M7tA5r5a-GUXktOdpx1VPDqkY-EFYLm0G7oK2YhwceYQgsE14oV8ASIZlxq13AgO8N6v-wMYe1E/s4475/IMG_6532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Can't quite make out the manufacturer name on the label, possibly Wayne?</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9wiA6bHIBP97MG6q9GdDn31wgHtqrMIdyfRLmbkQlX2vS0bAy31NIiYljI696-c_x3hQ8eyFkPd2gAFBTtEa-D6mqRcDLKBgo9aUsidn_dsdI3GfPo0B-VncnzpwzoP5BMvIFcoKpLWSBWI1D2lN8my8yeh7IohkSvJD-vNU9bAsUZGt6UZBgS4fmrU/s5367/IMG_6593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5367" data-original-width="4281" height="833" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9wiA6bHIBP97MG6q9GdDn31wgHtqrMIdyfRLmbkQlX2vS0bAy31NIiYljI696-c_x3hQ8eyFkPd2gAFBTtEa-D6mqRcDLKBgo9aUsidn_dsdI3GfPo0B-VncnzpwzoP5BMvIFcoKpLWSBWI1D2lN8my8yeh7IohkSvJD-vNU9bAsUZGt6UZBgS4fmrU/w663-h833/IMG_6593.jpg" width="663" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow9AqQuxq44bjAjc_4pkakDvPy97etM96u4GXUPIBO8unqhasQZeINoa9goiasRCTauykVWhjtno8P204rwhdyDOgstcLr57Hx7KD27cvt0DPVYM4td7DN9KAe9soeivV3NuQDnN4pM_enEEF9znWH7UyYTdvryK0PEXqo0ezb9GBn2LrqgNIO7uGZvM/s5448/IMG_6594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5448" data-original-width="3851" height="936" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow9AqQuxq44bjAjc_4pkakDvPy97etM96u4GXUPIBO8unqhasQZeINoa9goiasRCTauykVWhjtno8P204rwhdyDOgstcLr57Hx7KD27cvt0DPVYM4td7DN9KAe9soeivV3NuQDnN4pM_enEEF9znWH7UyYTdvryK0PEXqo0ezb9GBn2LrqgNIO7uGZvM/w661-h936/IMG_6594.jpg" width="661" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-55225930641847256782024-03-14T21:43:00.001-04:002024-03-14T21:43:32.354-04:00Double deck trolley at Oakland, California 1894<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSYv8MUNlFj4mbL5pig_TFwFCxmnOreq_dsT3jN-4TYl5GIB3LFKCONF9kp4NiIrwqej1NelVTQo9LATJdh3StqqrDCCmbY-Ljndc95_E75nc9CmgEy3gkGqJueATwripnPkmw1XCQX2GaNbYaF-g3AW9UcZKaAkvK06IIMl07sNUv7TAyo8WRU9aCfo/s5336/trolley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4214" data-original-width="5336" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSYv8MUNlFj4mbL5pig_TFwFCxmnOreq_dsT3jN-4TYl5GIB3LFKCONF9kp4NiIrwqej1NelVTQo9LATJdh3StqqrDCCmbY-Ljndc95_E75nc9CmgEy3gkGqJueATwripnPkmw1XCQX2GaNbYaF-g3AW9UcZKaAkvK06IIMl07sNUv7TAyo8WRU9aCfo/w736-h582/trolley.jpg" width="736" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chas. Dunbar, <i>Buses, Trolleys and trams, </i>Hamlyn, 1969</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">You guys up there, keep your heads down, and you- you with the hat!</span></div><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-80356910206838797702024-03-13T19:46:00.006-04:002024-03-13T19:46:50.884-04:00Feels like summer!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZBK7wz8LZZf-sQQiGy9BN075GuRSWnBzrknvkIvDX4MLcSiQMo4h570HtI3cNYpyqM9tV-RuaSF4Od8N87ZJkaYDmeL0txOGPW0WHK1jNb2caqwLqXEORv3D4IM4uPYdnbYEE1a_C8AIB4hc0XQ1ymOrXQC1WVEn9ky1l4WxUe7c_Ql5PdHI0Kxy3Fw/s2000/IMG_6688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2000" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZBK7wz8LZZf-sQQiGy9BN075GuRSWnBzrknvkIvDX4MLcSiQMo4h570HtI3cNYpyqM9tV-RuaSF4Od8N87ZJkaYDmeL0txOGPW0WHK1jNb2caqwLqXEORv3D4IM4uPYdnbYEE1a_C8AIB4hc0XQ1ymOrXQC1WVEn9ky1l4WxUe7c_Ql5PdHI0Kxy3Fw/w640-h494/IMG_6688.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">I don't get it, but it makes me smile.</p></span><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-24048980221975179852024-03-13T19:43:00.001-04:002024-03-13T19:43:03.549-04:00Alfa Romeo 1984<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWbGDrYZlS57GLmWGFVGQmQ7FAll992h380sfYpuuRAp-SQ9WAzpfVObyBCOpNZer-I7tqaoLMxYk9UPhpFNSl-y7pQIZam408Qu9CuwzPgn_IIqDabb6rQLIP7xxNwIt52zYAXmP8t-r45rA7J86Bf12ofdMEidYwEEyp_f2p52kjkb8edvubO2boyU/s3115/screws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="3115" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWbGDrYZlS57GLmWGFVGQmQ7FAll992h380sfYpuuRAp-SQ9WAzpfVObyBCOpNZer-I7tqaoLMxYk9UPhpFNSl-y7pQIZam408Qu9CuwzPgn_IIqDabb6rQLIP7xxNwIt52zYAXmP8t-r45rA7J86Bf12ofdMEidYwEEyp_f2p52kjkb8edvubO2boyU/w819-h548/screws.jpg" width="819" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Author unknown...</span></div><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-51757574124437314902024-03-11T17:59:00.001-04:002024-03-11T17:59:27.110-04:00Monday Mystery; Nubo pliers<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoORwrm0aMf1HQ3TIJALYWmslYSlRDt0jqxYcqop15Z6BW_kv7T6vuim6k6zbJDBWSvBk_AF4v8yb-j00L9xiAoUx40YwRSew01ZXMWYMpLcRLuakJhWnMVRGr9SiNDm5jcQJQ5e-Mt52gNMOSshxhPJCaSxBA5BMeG9yc26TtGp2QevieawVmjJzSjew/s2688/IMG_20240306_163959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2688" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoORwrm0aMf1HQ3TIJALYWmslYSlRDt0jqxYcqop15Z6BW_kv7T6vuim6k6zbJDBWSvBk_AF4v8yb-j00L9xiAoUx40YwRSew01ZXMWYMpLcRLuakJhWnMVRGr9SiNDm5jcQJQ5e-Mt52gNMOSshxhPJCaSxBA5BMeG9yc26TtGp2QevieawVmjJzSjew/w640-h360/IMG_20240306_163959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>The name appears on wrenches quite often on eBay, these are the first pliers we've seen. <a href="https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?t=258258">A bit of googling</a> brings the suggestion that Nubo was a British supplier of automotive-type tools for various branches of the military in the 30s and 40s with tools purchased from various manufacturers in England and the US.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"> A confusing part is the 'A crown M" stamped near the pivot but from the 925-1000.com (a silverware site) comes a spoon with a very similar stamp. So we're guessing an American made set of pliers destined for the RAF. Thoughts?</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZwNPYVM-tbt3kDdbJDZpYDykpQWVbcaoOHSk57JHRG5r91RdgxjAN5nETAwkaxrbepi31UnLhUgLyZyJLN_281FhoKA9dsfDSDxg2Nqnj8yXd9vownlEBL3yxf9WpmPrN5w43wkJYGbzmLUSYa3fq9DwJG18q99Ci-3kLkNJ0h1rY5S8msNks06BUec/s2688/IMG_20240306_163346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="1512" height="1122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZwNPYVM-tbt3kDdbJDZpYDykpQWVbcaoOHSk57JHRG5r91RdgxjAN5nETAwkaxrbepi31UnLhUgLyZyJLN_281FhoKA9dsfDSDxg2Nqnj8yXd9vownlEBL3yxf9WpmPrN5w43wkJYGbzmLUSYa3fq9DwJG18q99Ci-3kLkNJ0h1rY5S8msNks06BUec/w631-h1122/IMG_20240306_163346.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cdtq1P8GxXtV8ZV33Q4VZNmQYgzBKareq8ZySYNfGSsfo9ktDnTXq7BL6bnYZXN-eruuw7HCCVXIVaZvwietbpLmox4Lobv8xWhujOxFHiLFageu6uMXTPjpl2-HlZpoUY3W7zzULE735IqyypEq2yX__QjPhSG8rjE0ooO43JtTWz2gs0wg2tp1nNs/s426/IMG_20240306_163346~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="426" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cdtq1P8GxXtV8ZV33Q4VZNmQYgzBKareq8ZySYNfGSsfo9ktDnTXq7BL6bnYZXN-eruuw7HCCVXIVaZvwietbpLmox4Lobv8xWhujOxFHiLFageu6uMXTPjpl2-HlZpoUY3W7zzULE735IqyypEq2yX__QjPhSG8rjE0ooO43JtTWz2gs0wg2tp1nNs/w640-h540/IMG_20240306_163346~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rGLLeNv7RCPLJNWq4N3egMn8eRghd5MF4QHJQN3MbL_TSwaeppbthcPlOs9M7voLaFYzYdeAilqaWK2dVAm6GHyl1KrYZhTxTlGjQ6YpcfBOEwUWHcI5WswkrUcif4gRio2cP0IwophUBMGDPiqCz3HH0fvoR4WKgZZukV4dXI3vitgsyrspraMp0_Y/s799/gladwin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="799" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rGLLeNv7RCPLJNWq4N3egMn8eRghd5MF4QHJQN3MbL_TSwaeppbthcPlOs9M7voLaFYzYdeAilqaWK2dVAm6GHyl1KrYZhTxTlGjQ6YpcfBOEwUWHcI5WswkrUcif4gRio2cP0IwophUBMGDPiqCz3HH0fvoR4WKgZZukV4dXI3vitgsyrspraMp0_Y/w640-h354/gladwin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-73252407492058583102024-03-11T15:00:00.003-04:002024-03-11T15:00:59.360-04:00National Worship of Tools Day<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShDni-lWGY0KnwgF0TqXQzvWJNO5GXbb576_-F5thxKbugpxouLoBqwS_ESmG0NxDNS1_HJie1f8dJUrLI85BWkjbRmcnZEBa4TxQjCxXuBgilGtvOoK8ruFarjVx39q2iFCcJ1FLmvt6PDP1F2nuGmJ3U3BaPVoOyxKGv8quC1FRSq1-S4mdStZGHO4/s1360/day.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1360" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShDni-lWGY0KnwgF0TqXQzvWJNO5GXbb576_-F5thxKbugpxouLoBqwS_ESmG0NxDNS1_HJie1f8dJUrLI85BWkjbRmcnZEBa4TxQjCxXuBgilGtvOoK8ruFarjVx39q2iFCcJ1FLmvt6PDP1F2nuGmJ3U3BaPVoOyxKGv8quC1FRSq1-S4mdStZGHO4/w640-h422/day.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-worship-of-tools-day-march-11</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know who came up with this day but hey, I'd go along with that. Seems like every day to me :-)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpjbCbYgo8bNKjE_U9b4OL52y3zE9trUCCSayInqUHEf3agY9te7e-iKPmY3aQDlxUUqgZY3bX3h_O_oC0V4a4ZTktHYsq6K7oEpOsou6MbOJIruPyF7rjOS73s92UGMEQiXwTAqbL-8xCrAMo5I8Lt-EHUPQkMT_YROt0f6m0H_fPwW1VHgA24gqFbk/s2000/IMG_8699a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2000" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpjbCbYgo8bNKjE_U9b4OL52y3zE9trUCCSayInqUHEf3agY9te7e-iKPmY3aQDlxUUqgZY3bX3h_O_oC0V4a4ZTktHYsq6K7oEpOsou6MbOJIruPyF7rjOS73s92UGMEQiXwTAqbL-8xCrAMo5I8Lt-EHUPQkMT_YROt0f6m0H_fPwW1VHgA24gqFbk/w640-h444/IMG_8699a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPvYlaJ_d6dbVCuN0RkZxvgW9zmXA0d7YijTg8Wd5qjNZryRzaJJGMdNGKj1RyoLhJBrkKtjaDz5UK0e8FRkyFH4951bx5dJQvaxAOXTyeQlwQXWKlQcaaQA-feSrpmD5ikog8ZG4I7ApO03B192oHXeTgwx0JyN9ZeKXwKgM-NISrdb7Xz1FdYfXsg0/s2646/IMG_8692a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="1759" height="956" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPvYlaJ_d6dbVCuN0RkZxvgW9zmXA0d7YijTg8Wd5qjNZryRzaJJGMdNGKj1RyoLhJBrkKtjaDz5UK0e8FRkyFH4951bx5dJQvaxAOXTyeQlwQXWKlQcaaQA-feSrpmD5ikog8ZG4I7ApO03B192oHXeTgwx0JyN9ZeKXwKgM-NISrdb7Xz1FdYfXsg0/w636-h956/IMG_8692a.JPG" width="636" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1q72WF-kt_5MlqIPfA1G5DEIGKelCAxUBuHnsxY9rEmI95TEo1K9qr11DBZ8bWFPvsQIIYcar1gjwrUrYjEXf2HhUERqaru2BgDCx2vpFCE7ZALgJK95X8pIg2khd7Uwy-Bf293qRN_1koC-q4oHvTjf-85DcIHVNAvbIkwB5wPwDV20RmR9ui36pLk/s3055/IMG_2058a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2710" data-original-width="3055" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1q72WF-kt_5MlqIPfA1G5DEIGKelCAxUBuHnsxY9rEmI95TEo1K9qr11DBZ8bWFPvsQIIYcar1gjwrUrYjEXf2HhUERqaru2BgDCx2vpFCE7ZALgJK95X8pIg2khd7Uwy-Bf293qRN_1koC-q4oHvTjf-85DcIHVNAvbIkwB5wPwDV20RmR9ui36pLk/w640-h568/IMG_2058a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-6408775757320367502024-03-10T21:16:00.001-04:002024-03-10T21:33:59.487-04:00Cast Iron craftmanship<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQWwtLgWncxBkJRDAjoq3gtwPFm6avtoAjnSw2FwzNhbUT3vm9MibaGIpnRVNWD9TzUIfRvLez7nMs68QANJWCmqOG226vXVUVFxpgi8Jbp65STevzy81Sy9Dm7t2-j9aBDEth23uxrEhjXjgJbXTTs9_MaWUFtr770tHzMBkZK6DKgtfppnGdJPUpd0/s3415/shelf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3415" data-original-width="3361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQWwtLgWncxBkJRDAjoq3gtwPFm6avtoAjnSw2FwzNhbUT3vm9MibaGIpnRVNWD9TzUIfRvLez7nMs68QANJWCmqOG226vXVUVFxpgi8Jbp65STevzy81Sy9Dm7t2-j9aBDEth23uxrEhjXjgJbXTTs9_MaWUFtr770tHzMBkZK6DKgtfppnGdJPUpd0/w630-h640/shelf.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This apparently is a Handy Stove Shelf.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Actually two of them. Image below is from <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1879-cast-iron-stove-pipe-shelf-1783806904">Worthpoint</a> where the patent date is given as 1879. Maker unknown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi6Hynrfkx_F5UTsH_Zm5gCO54RR-U_vM6KqnnOfXZF29LOuRdfwC61_pelTkKsbqgsGTZwtHVw_UVOmzVLjC30CK2_YE60c3ZW3EHNxyFOT4cq6donbw8dBrTktP9bWE4jUxSeIUikyvgYKyb9ZyXHSss-DFodIhnLTAVfAadmj28R6eioxj4w2s4xw/s1599/1_0ef7115bbd56aa3affb0e000d6d2b382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1599" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi6Hynrfkx_F5UTsH_Zm5gCO54RR-U_vM6KqnnOfXZF29LOuRdfwC61_pelTkKsbqgsGTZwtHVw_UVOmzVLjC30CK2_YE60c3ZW3EHNxyFOT4cq6donbw8dBrTktP9bWE4jUxSeIUikyvgYKyb9ZyXHSss-DFodIhnLTAVfAadmj28R6eioxj4w2s4xw/w640-h426/1_0ef7115bbd56aa3affb0e000d6d2b382.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-65822792336346202762024-03-10T09:41:00.002-04:002024-03-10T09:41:14.221-04:00Sidecar Sunday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeY5OkNbAFEuRQCoLXYiGuwAS9U6EjqTVkCCgI4jcWLveYYKZLLA8FH9h7IuN8wAjmxVCL08Ivguo8aC7cH9zLvb-dZD1I8X9-i9xp9B2DOXp-fMUKkWRT2NKQEb02L6kE61KXBiaHQnG_zY_5CbmrasUXPfXzvAXkA64_xW1sWyjZ-Y0-tl29qjcSVM/s1000/unnamed%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1000" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeY5OkNbAFEuRQCoLXYiGuwAS9U6EjqTVkCCgI4jcWLveYYKZLLA8FH9h7IuN8wAjmxVCL08Ivguo8aC7cH9zLvb-dZD1I8X9-i9xp9B2DOXp-fMUKkWRT2NKQEb02L6kE61KXBiaHQnG_zY_5CbmrasUXPfXzvAXkA64_xW1sWyjZ-Y0-tl29qjcSVM/w640-h476/unnamed%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks Dennis!</td></tr></tbody></table><p> <span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Ten years ago in Pahrump, Nevada...</span></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-63795210480024096972024-03-09T21:51:00.000-05:002024-03-09T21:51:06.466-05:00Central Tool micrometer <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuCI2CiU5MSbyYSt8uWc9L66Qwyq9OnNIJ1IfopHW2Ank7mBOjbWJpaGgfy4Uhq4Mbm1-FskpQ2WHXsQa59q97vuLnLyWdWxfCTmtsEl0O8pWptPNBOxYOI1CJ47zChxpwWG2sRFoOfIT41mf9PTj46s8Llnn2yMuFMUB_4ygpybqE3OapOMc2pK6Bls/s2738/IMG_6585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="2738" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuCI2CiU5MSbyYSt8uWc9L66Qwyq9OnNIJ1IfopHW2Ank7mBOjbWJpaGgfy4Uhq4Mbm1-FskpQ2WHXsQa59q97vuLnLyWdWxfCTmtsEl0O8pWptPNBOxYOI1CJ47zChxpwWG2sRFoOfIT41mf9PTj46s8Llnn2yMuFMUB_4ygpybqE3OapOMc2pK6Bls/w640-h494/IMG_6585.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> As it proudly says , Made by Central Tool, Auburn R.I. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A quick Google finds the company alive and well, now located in down the street in Cranston. The <a href="https://www.centraltools.com/about-us/">company website tells the story</a>, "Since 1908, Central Tools, Inc. has been a name synonymous with precision measuring instruments. The company's first products were micrometers. In the late 1940's Central expanded its tool line to include other specialty measuring devices for the automotive aftermarket. In 2000 STORMâ„¢ measuring tools was developed as our value line, providing a high quality reasonably priced option."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The About us page is signed by president Bruce Dawson, who gives both his phone number and email. Very encouraging!</span></p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQcRb1qtInLxYGIiLhdJXQFUUAgp6BxkKhW6wEt-bwCpRx_afd37qXDF5WdXN2qn030ODsr_jndYBZedT4JLSsXotOEkMy4V1HE4MC2ezQvjeQIYwzjSHHzQ-7OSncHfYeq0g5H0l7-99PBq1wXgC-233Pts4dQM1BLw590AluT40TtuYMwtPVSqfQYQ/s2578/IMG_6586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="2578" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQcRb1qtInLxYGIiLhdJXQFUUAgp6BxkKhW6wEt-bwCpRx_afd37qXDF5WdXN2qn030ODsr_jndYBZedT4JLSsXotOEkMy4V1HE4MC2ezQvjeQIYwzjSHHzQ-7OSncHfYeq0g5H0l7-99PBq1wXgC-233Pts4dQM1BLw590AluT40TtuYMwtPVSqfQYQ/w640-h468/IMG_6586.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-85060491769320532822024-03-09T21:25:00.003-05:002024-03-09T21:33:51.664-05:00Canadian Pacific, 1952<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1wsU51vyxdN6W_Jq0-G-VPrzCFu3rVvQFh2Nzl4dK8zvELaODq8TwsRkhWcDC8MjIBMjhVhuf20aLslwjSo3ywHfhE8qQN6PsRFW074RgZ8OwPkZ_n1a1G4_gAljoa54s13XNOwh7sXD55B5PaWQK6yKkzdLQbICIJOU-Fhy7uu_XU8RdrDh5QCuUAo/s7716/cpdiseo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7716" data-original-width="5184" height="940" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1wsU51vyxdN6W_Jq0-G-VPrzCFu3rVvQFh2Nzl4dK8zvELaODq8TwsRkhWcDC8MjIBMjhVhuf20aLslwjSo3ywHfhE8qQN6PsRFW074RgZ8OwPkZ_n1a1G4_gAljoa54s13XNOwh7sXD55B5PaWQK6yKkzdLQbICIJOU-Fhy7uu_XU8RdrDh5QCuUAo/w631-h940/cpdiseo.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Steam locomotives were still in service on the CPR in 1952, but the writing is on the wall. The brand new 4040 stars in this </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">poster (Peter Ewart again) dating to 1952.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Chasing that 4040 number online finds a FP7 manufactured in 1951, photographed</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">in Montreal,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> still in service </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">in 1981. </span></div><div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84e1sygnEmIgsSSWyE8htCPtzbgrjoKHde4m7PpyWcSo5xbzzNrx_hIGUpvbsvAyk7Sg9q3Qq9HKHqcwYdQAeUWEobUyY6Tn868Wo6Lwj9jiYSBLnwsOvHusCGzBnHPYbDD-jZQ-1jdfsPBX6px4_RhhtdwchrbGnwgOyEPx-wTBDFvnTJoISbEWHMdA/s1024/1981-06-04-Red-Visockis-0802%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1024" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84e1sygnEmIgsSSWyE8htCPtzbgrjoKHde4m7PpyWcSo5xbzzNrx_hIGUpvbsvAyk7Sg9q3Qq9HKHqcwYdQAeUWEobUyY6Tn868Wo6Lwj9jiYSBLnwsOvHusCGzBnHPYbDD-jZQ-1jdfsPBX6px4_RhhtdwchrbGnwgOyEPx-wTBDFvnTJoISbEWHMdA/w640-h434/1981-06-04-Red-Visockis-0802%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locopicture.aspx?id=154947">RRpicturearchives</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-77576402623123160892024-03-08T21:06:00.005-05:002024-03-08T21:22:28.354-05:00One of my vises is vices, Stephen's lever patent vise<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuJfX1ct-Z6QoZgU72L5u4IpX9M6a6YUZGkOvsxSSwy66PRMLtp9K48qhoEcG3VxeQ4CDwgxjuIfxccXRyD2dsFe3ewulhKoSBk0zBcymu9j1_aJ74Oa2oGQx0k5Tfr0GQLDrpiuBOYaCLn1nQ8nKSukY2Lbg8gNJ2YoWIYXfPNB_pF5s3pEzhTq_hBU/s448/stev-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="448" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuJfX1ct-Z6QoZgU72L5u4IpX9M6a6YUZGkOvsxSSwy66PRMLtp9K48qhoEcG3VxeQ4CDwgxjuIfxccXRyD2dsFe3ewulhKoSBk0zBcymu9j1_aJ74Oa2oGQx0k5Tfr0GQLDrpiuBOYaCLn1nQ8nKSukY2Lbg8gNJ2YoWIYXfPNB_pF5s3pEzhTq_hBU/w640-h468/stev-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILi0btNoc3R4nwODdhjbuWzL6uxITPqANfHqQSNq1ygm9kT0I6mY1kWUUB65o0KI5A4msqDk4el9ByrT1s4XbbbCCM9FtZKT1xYKhV-U1ZNAVdQTSdnZAr_Xs2jg2HMYqtoy7q7p6ZWGvx0993nh8rCFaHGfop7vuSlFL4EhGrIvXIJp4mjWEI4M_Gig/s640/stev5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILi0btNoc3R4nwODdhjbuWzL6uxITPqANfHqQSNq1ygm9kT0I6mY1kWUUB65o0KI5A4msqDk4el9ByrT1s4XbbbCCM9FtZKT1xYKhV-U1ZNAVdQTSdnZAr_Xs2jg2HMYqtoy7q7p6ZWGvx0993nh8rCFaHGfop7vuSlFL4EhGrIvXIJp4mjWEI4M_Gig/w640-h480/stev5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one is different, these images of a minature or salesman's sample Stephen's lever vise were <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/195810867132">found on Ebay </a>(sorry, it's already sold). It's an unusual action, move the lever back and pull the jaws open, insert object, push closed and then, pulling the lever tightens and locks the jaws. The vise is subject of a number of late 1800s patents, one from 1864 <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US42236A">here</a>. (illustration below) Discussion on the vise at <a href="https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/67979-stephens-lever-vise/">Iforgeiron.com</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">a</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">nd (late breaking news) another one </span><a href="https://www.ebay.ca/itm/116034405462" style="font-size: x-large;">currently unsold on ebay</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJczCWynaFmpVZeWnjIBCc-xRxfYOh_VCyeFUZJ0g5yAOpKEZvJPdQ98GJ2DRI4aBSMVRhWt-Epal504pG3rYa-Fl61q1k5DktI95CwdAhutPTQf3RWntJzOw2_ZJwz6HgMKqscsM732_P8X8Vh3KigvjTYRf34Wbr0W7d6glzxH39sLO9iTm-DsTegAg/s1600/s-l1600%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJczCWynaFmpVZeWnjIBCc-xRxfYOh_VCyeFUZJ0g5yAOpKEZvJPdQ98GJ2DRI4aBSMVRhWt-Epal504pG3rYa-Fl61q1k5DktI95CwdAhutPTQf3RWntJzOw2_ZJwz6HgMKqscsM732_P8X8Vh3KigvjTYRf34Wbr0W7d6glzxH39sLO9iTm-DsTegAg/w640-h480/s-l1600%20(11).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tP5xX2ZbCuP0fGXCJTcapzDEqMlBa-RIm2y8VV-lwpVuP3hDE0T_S73s803oqNGcZJuN5UMXt3yJ4lPxbU922jJGgUnKnG6ptkFEMmFk-d-aVzM7tjqjHLcPDshHwVLObiVDA5oZXfdKmOeGsZ_jtDleKkRIodFkeTA-u_JMNE7jUuR83RxTtGmSQSE/s640/stev3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tP5xX2ZbCuP0fGXCJTcapzDEqMlBa-RIm2y8VV-lwpVuP3hDE0T_S73s803oqNGcZJuN5UMXt3yJ4lPxbU922jJGgUnKnG6ptkFEMmFk-d-aVzM7tjqjHLcPDshHwVLObiVDA5oZXfdKmOeGsZ_jtDleKkRIodFkeTA-u_JMNE7jUuR83RxTtGmSQSE/w640-h480/stev3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfBmk-n9RStEQLOcw0EAtiiVbzUM8_vn0ityTghttAm4DytUeSaG5hR71sVnEh5Y2hqv1QKLy454VunsEhUkBolpVusmwUb1WpgZJtVuVco8i2LYMnFJtqOiLBIsvskjday0rurQoPvLw85eV0kJwgmga_-yOvQ49ZQKGj6tJFm3S4DEgb6IIe3W4DKg/s560/stevpat1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="357" height="1008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfBmk-n9RStEQLOcw0EAtiiVbzUM8_vn0ityTghttAm4DytUeSaG5hR71sVnEh5Y2hqv1QKLy454VunsEhUkBolpVusmwUb1WpgZJtVuVco8i2LYMnFJtqOiLBIsvskjday0rurQoPvLw85eV0kJwgmga_-yOvQ49ZQKGj6tJFm3S4DEgb6IIe3W4DKg/w643-h1008/stevpat1.jpg" width="643" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-71515167446142965502024-03-08T11:00:00.001-05:002024-03-08T11:00:00.246-05:00Customized 1936 Ford<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27A1FWDQv87Ie4kRHcBO3jcbRuB7Ri3LUsC3OZitUmF26oeIflEQmOTxq_j9lRsFxeV4YszpIEmgiUoUW9GyYJZeKmMosdhs8L3XcpiEGT0quViqdX_9nwYCQE2E6xGPRjMtLvLPT7vrUMIf9-An2O1dM3uPD9DdGBqoOttR2Ok-navpzQ45D8n0nN04/s6636/sherk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4296" data-original-width="6636" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27A1FWDQv87Ie4kRHcBO3jcbRuB7Ri3LUsC3OZitUmF26oeIflEQmOTxq_j9lRsFxeV4YszpIEmgiUoUW9GyYJZeKmMosdhs8L3XcpiEGT0quViqdX_9nwYCQE2E6xGPRjMtLvLPT7vrUMIf9-An2O1dM3uPD9DdGBqoOttR2Ok-navpzQ45D8n0nN04/w757-h490/sherk.jpg" width="757" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Sherk,<i> 60 years behind the Wheel</i>, Dundurn Press, 2003</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Gordon Fairbanks of Montreal drove his customized 1936 Ford Roadster down to New York City in the summer of 1942 where this picture was taken. The car sports a split windshield from an Auburn Speedster, exhaust pipes reminiscent of the same car, a chopped top, skirts and ribbed bumpers. Under the hood a McCullough supercharger livened up the engine.</span></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-29283975731398521402024-03-07T21:47:00.001-05:002024-03-07T21:47:05.139-05:00Modern Fruit Ship in 1959<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXPbFoJNSPw9rd4p6k_UqHIF-y_a9rjw3aR1aOE5lzurWcl-Pkq0rU2VbYwGpg1EzoM_rb8sy2UE_N9GMmg7S2jZeCHfpQw5ONAYxKGM-55iWtiTWAtloZgfBluu1EQ-_Kkqd3W_ROjsCM0dX1vgMt6-Qwq4Kqe2DxvOljLVTXSoQjgasdp13aOEXZIQ/s5320/fruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3093" data-original-width="5320" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXPbFoJNSPw9rd4p6k_UqHIF-y_a9rjw3aR1aOE5lzurWcl-Pkq0rU2VbYwGpg1EzoM_rb8sy2UE_N9GMmg7S2jZeCHfpQw5ONAYxKGM-55iWtiTWAtloZgfBluu1EQ-_Kkqd3W_ROjsCM0dX1vgMt6-Qwq4Kqe2DxvOljLVTXSoQjgasdp13aOEXZIQ/w821-h477/fruit.jpg" width="821" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Eagle Book of Ships and Boats</i>, Hulton Press, 1959</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why bananas are pennies a pound....</span></div> <p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-10900088382807873012024-03-07T18:33:00.000-05:002024-03-07T18:33:12.456-05:00Craft screwdriver<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YrH_rVzqpl344utKP_xiNyvTi8QiUaUUdAtxL1RHbYY2pRlFhEZZNO3bquho1RVtFxSVnkWN_EOqtuD5fAYpgOGpBH83MCtXC8-ygBq-56Y2c3PJzYng_b5B7h04wyp16-tVa8l6rKxFTM7GYRlOb7r0VLLY-EaeKTtU2aE7MX_xOKc6EbKEx_npjuA/s3799/IMG_6582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="1703" height="1027" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YrH_rVzqpl344utKP_xiNyvTi8QiUaUUdAtxL1RHbYY2pRlFhEZZNO3bquho1RVtFxSVnkWN_EOqtuD5fAYpgOGpBH83MCtXC8-ygBq-56Y2c3PJzYng_b5B7h04wyp16-tVa8l6rKxFTM7GYRlOb7r0VLLY-EaeKTtU2aE7MX_xOKc6EbKEx_npjuA/w459-h1027/IMG_6582.jpg" width="459" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Another blacksmith with too much time on his hands...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The tip will need to be addressed.</div></span><p></p>Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-64800746629540874832024-03-06T17:15:00.001-05:002024-03-06T17:15:12.465-05:00Paffox Chisel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx08oFRoTew8lMtkn1N7yPP82PA-EP5Xnfq5-Qshuyf-Y2omYivALYgcdRWUdvULPVmI2ETqv4xHb1BjQt2CZxv_5DhrYniPpOchJKjfm8czCfqjEtgQjTBM69qIDLI6ALuptMtuidt04WUfWYzDrTbUOVAb6ok-lXGI9ET32Ui7Gd53lHaj1Mi0YN4M/s2560/IMG_20240305_172834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="2560" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx08oFRoTew8lMtkn1N7yPP82PA-EP5Xnfq5-Qshuyf-Y2omYivALYgcdRWUdvULPVmI2ETqv4xHb1BjQt2CZxv_5DhrYniPpOchJKjfm8czCfqjEtgQjTBM69qIDLI6ALuptMtuidt04WUfWYzDrTbUOVAb6ok-lXGI9ET32Ui7Gd53lHaj1Mi0YN4M/w800-h313/IMG_20240305_172834.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a nice big (26mm) chisel found locally. Paffox was a German chisel and edge tool manufacturer established in 1835, apparently lasted till the early 1980s... The deteriorating label reads Established 1835, and maybe HIGH POWER and BEST TEMPERED STEEL?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMFgr-4fEQYKkWvhxYA8j1dML5epJ79_J97iHvbhtiMeZFBY05Z3-P9w2soIucRHBO6ENI9IVKSbQB5ffcN8yXnYTAXx9t7YEzL07nlSYFR6b5ZjSkMmnVzXUpCyKZ8uKBzk-9ADVXpJgh8lW6B06dEXgDZJd2emJ668fkmN1Qz02cyBCMOGAn0bDNq0/s1267/IMG_20240305_172843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1267" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMFgr-4fEQYKkWvhxYA8j1dML5epJ79_J97iHvbhtiMeZFBY05Z3-P9w2soIucRHBO6ENI9IVKSbQB5ffcN8yXnYTAXx9t7YEzL07nlSYFR6b5ZjSkMmnVzXUpCyKZ8uKBzk-9ADVXpJgh8lW6B06dEXgDZJd2emJ668fkmN1Qz02cyBCMOGAn0bDNq0/w640-h480/IMG_20240305_172843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCHXCrQ47bEpurLc2O1SCvHCKmTNPyo4u9Tm4ukkxBZSNWv_bBrL58vaVyMDIKB6YJk1qIYcLAMIg9tr0toRUyCd-v-YUbl4erPrDRrOUyS_TYRR83ViL4V8e9Pqd8cZvKjruFJL4ZIFPHkixGxdv-fzmQ3cEHHZLrMIjsvG1K53y9tZIA4AyfjrenMg/s1086/IMG_20240305_172910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1086" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCHXCrQ47bEpurLc2O1SCvHCKmTNPyo4u9Tm4ukkxBZSNWv_bBrL58vaVyMDIKB6YJk1qIYcLAMIg9tr0toRUyCd-v-YUbl4erPrDRrOUyS_TYRR83ViL4V8e9Pqd8cZvKjruFJL4ZIFPHkixGxdv-fzmQ3cEHHZLrMIjsvG1K53y9tZIA4AyfjrenMg/w640-h570/IMG_20240305_172910.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzxPcs56Jgsv2F9oKMyGuVfJA95aEC6eUZyDis-DDt0K7dwIyFDlWvjCJqXJgPQ1vsXw_BKa2tWW4fvZ6NXt2h2Fxrozmn4Yuci0lOuvidbqXJs6zgVrWMZIjLJlgF2v8ygoOGPTPzi4kLYMOOK5A9cBWsPzrH_A5bVGn-KnSWKx5FD225yEIU46bNRI/s2408/IMG_20240305_172857.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzxPcs56Jgsv2F9oKMyGuVfJA95aEC6eUZyDis-DDt0K7dwIyFDlWvjCJqXJgPQ1vsXw_BKa2tWW4fvZ6NXt2h2Fxrozmn4Yuci0lOuvidbqXJs6zgVrWMZIjLJlgF2v8ygoOGPTPzi4kLYMOOK5A9cBWsPzrH_A5bVGn-KnSWKx5FD225yEIU46bNRI/w402-h640/IMG_20240305_172857.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thanks, Inno!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.com1