The cheapest oil filter wrench

Three stamped pieces of maybe .080" or .100" thick steel, a coupla rivets and we have a simple and effective oil filter wrench, the maker didn't even put their name on it.

 

Sidecar Sardine Sunday

 

  An illustration for the artisan sardine cannery La Quiberonnaise, by comic book artist Frank Margerin.

Zubian sealing wax

 Sealing wax for sealing lids while canning fruits and vegetables, when that was a normal part of life, not sure where the seemingly exotic name "Zubian" came from. 

The Dicks- Pontius company didn't disappear as canning became less popular, they branched out into calks and sealants after WW2, merging with Armstrong and changing their name to a name you might recognize- DAP Global, and are thriving today.

 

One of my vices is vises, Peter Wright

Thanks, Arthur!

  British manufacturer Peter Wright was known for their innovative solid-screwbox post/leg vises for blacksmith use.  Up to that point the thread was usually coiled and brazed, a much less strong process. The leg transferred the shock of hammering directly to the ground.

They were introduced in about 1848 and made into the early 20th century and were often stamped with "Peter Wright", "Solid Box" or "Patent" on the back part of the screwbox.

Aluminum!

 

  The industrial production of aluminum was made possible by the invention of the electrolytic aluminum process in 1886. Aluminum had been discovered in 1825 and due to the difficulty of converting bauxite to the metal was basically considered to be a precious metal till the Hall–Héroult process came on line in the 1890s. This ad is from 1911, letting everyone know it was here to stay. Interesting that all the products are directed at the woman of the house. That would soon change with the metal becoming an integral part of the aviation industry during World War 1.

Fashion Friday, Gypsy Baron hat

  Gay as a gypsy, manufactured by Hodson Berg of Fifth Avenue. Probably didn't catch on, no definitive images online that I could find, but would probably suit a man in jodhpurs. The people look like our kinda people...

The artist George E Hughes appears to have been an illustrator for Saturday Night Post and other magazines. 

Magdraulic electric brakes

Electrically assisted brakes for your postwar Harley or Indian.

Pau Grand Prix poster

  Pau is located in the southwest corner of France. The 110-lap race was won by Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio after starting from pole position. 

650 Triumph, features for 1950

 

Steam tugboats

 Steam tug Pioneer among the squareriggers it guided to moorings at Port Gamble lumber mills in Puget Sound. Makes me wonder, how did these ungainly cargo vessels negotiate harbours and docks before tugboats?