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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
St. Pierre Chain-Repair Pliers
These specialty pliers were designed specifically for opening, closing, and repairing the heavy steel cross links on automobile tire snow chains. Henry St. Pierre filed the design patent for them in 1925, and they were actively produced throughout the mid-20th century. They were frequently manufactured for St. Pierre by the Moore Drop Forging Company.
St. Pierre Chain Corporation history at Alloy Artifacts.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UltraPro 8800 ratchet
Not an old tool, UltraPro is a house brand of professional-quality tools owned by UAP Inc. (United Automotive Parts), a Canadian subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company. Apparently this line is not available in the USA but the NAPA Carlyle Tools line has many tools sourced from the same manufacturers.
Frazer Nash Shelsley
"Captain" Archie Brown was partners with H R Godfrey at GN Cyclecars. When that venture failed in 1922 he went on building cars under his own name, continuing with the unique chain drive transmission. That company also soon failed but the company continued until 1939 under the AFN Limited name, still using the same transmission.
Artist name is hard to read but could be James Allington. Transmission detail drawing by Ira Epton.
Eric Sloane
Eric Sloane was an American artist known for his idyllic rural landscapes. He was also a writer, two of his books being A Reverence for Wood and A Museum of Early American Tools.
Monday, October 26, 2026
Monday Mystery, U E & M C Clamp
Just another old worn 6 inch C Clamp.... Although we know U.E. & M. Co. was located at 215–217 W. Ontario St. in Chicago, Illinois. They were in the large commercial tent and theatre hardware business for a period around the turn of the last century. AI insists that the name was a bit of a mystery to historians but Google Lens disagrees, it says it stands for Union Elevator & Machine Company.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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