Agril Engine wrench

 Missing the wooden handle, but this wrench resembles the Bemis and Coll pipe wrench. The patent is issued to Bernard Donohue for an improved pipe jaw and mentions several manufacturers but not the name Abril.

 

Whatcha' goin' to do now, mister?

 On the foggy morning of July 13 1936 The 400 foot SS Iroquois set sail from Bar Harbor bound for New York City.  Not more than a few hundred yards from shore, the ship ran aground on Bald Porcupine Island. It didn't seem too serious but then the tide went out, sticking it fast. The ship was eventually pulled off by the minesweeper US Owl.

Michigan Wheel Co.

 Get your boat propellers here!

Monday Mystery, Late 19th C Locomotive patent model

 I thought I'd run this by everyone once again, maybe we've picked up a steam engine fan or two since I posted this two years ago. 

 I got a request from the owner of this model to see if we can find out more about this model. It reputedly dates to the mid 1890s but to what aspect of the design is new or novel isn't clear. The model is impressive, 43" inches long or approximately 1 to 12 scale. 

The Atlantic 4-4-2 wheel arrangement was introduced in 1895 by Baldwin as a highspeed passenger locomotive for the Atlantic Coast Line but comparing the wheel locations and details in the frame with the locomotive shows differences. Perhaps the model illustrates some not very obvious details of the suspension system or mounting arrangement of the leading or trailing trucks, but guesses are welcome!

History of Baldwin
First Atlantic Coast Line 4-4-2

Kalmbach Steam Locomotive Cyclopedia

This Santa Fe Atlantic has a longer wheelbase but once again details are different- and it was a 1910 design. 

Thompson aircraft service center

 

Amelia Earhart's Atlantic-crossing Lockheed Vega getting serviced at Thompson Aeronautical Corporation, located in Cleveland. 

 The company sponsored the Thompson Trophy race at the National Air Races and also supported many record setting attempts. The company had started making automotive fasteners at the turn of the century but became a major supplier to the aircraft industry between the wars. They thrived through WW2 and beyond, becoming involved in jet engine research. In 1958 they merged with Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation to become TRW.

Below, another logo that should be on a T shirt.

Sidecar Sunday

Pitcher Warren Spahn gets a ride on a Harley Topper scooter.

 

Schroeder Ratchet Spanner

 

Schroeder Ratchet Spanner; England. Each end of the spanner has a hole which is not threaded - I assume it was a seat for a nipple on the socket.  There is a spring loaded mechanism that holds in the various size sockets. Kind of a unique Spanner. Canadian patent here.

thanks, Sean!

Spanner and Wrench Collector

E. C. Stearns Dowel cutter

 

Outers gun cleaning kit

The Outers company was started in Onalaska, WI  by Vern Dale and his wife, Maritain in 1919. From an automobile service garage, Vern and his wife, a chemist, came up with a gun lubricant they called Gunslick. In 1934, they opened Outers Laboratories, Not sure how old this kit is but the company is still in business today still providing products for gun care.

Streetcars for export

PCC Streetcars of the Toronto Transit Commission being loaded onto ships heading for use in Alexandria, Egypt in 1966. I wonder if they're still being used. Previous post.