Hornsby and McKinley meat saw

 The saw seems to small to be a serious meat saw, only about 9 1/2 inches long with a blade of only about 5 inches long. Some of these appear on ebay, oat the top of the arch on one of them is the  name; Chef Saw - Hornsby & McKinley Co. - Hollywood, California - U.S.A, Probably nicer as a piece of sculpture than a real tool.

Laboratory rod clamp

This looks like a useful device.

 

Bikes in the 'hood, a real BMW

No sidecar, not sure of the year, but it's a real one:-)

Brace and bit chuck

 Back when I was a kid using my father's brace and bit and hand drill, it occurred to me that this idea was something the world needed.  These days, I'm happy with cordess drills, spade bits etc.  Progress IS fine.

We used to make things in this country #367 Red Indian Aviation motor oil

Part of a line of oil and lubrication products made in Canada by the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company Limited. Jon B.McColl was around for the very beginning of the oil boom in Ontario, Canada,  They started producing lubricating oil in 1873 and grew as the railway business flourished in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The automotive and later aviation boom produced more opportunities and they merged with Frontenac Oil refineries in 1927. They caught the attention of  the US based Texas oil company who bought enough shares in the 1930s to take over the company. The company name was changed to Teaco in 1959. Below, own your old can for only $450 - shipping included.

History of McColl Frontenac here.

Ebay

 

Monday Mystery, BBL pliers

Here's a fairly crude looking pair of pliers made by a company BLL. They look similar to what are being called W T & Co 1917 6" Nut Pliers, Battery Nut Pliers on ebay 

 Neither company name or the Star of David logo shows up online (in context), though there is a BBL spoke-rolling machine for sale in Australia. No idea if the two are connected.

Ebay

Gumtree.com

Monday Mystery

 Any farm boy would have run into these things...

1956 Cadillac

 

Sidecar Sunday

Seen in the 'hood...

 

Trimotor Book of Instruction

 

Here's a lovely instruction manual for the Ford Trimotor.

 Reader and frequent commenter Dave sent this in, his grandfather used to work on Ford aircraft back in the day and Dave still has this Book of Instruction of the Ford All Metal Monoplane that he was given when he took a training course on the aircraft. It had his name H. A. Dugan, embossed on the cover. Here are a few pictures of the book.

Thanks, Dave!