Honda Gold Wing cutaway engine

Timing belt, HyVo chain and lots of gears... Was the Gold Wing the first motorcycle to use a timing belt?

Finnish GP 1975 push start

 The great equalizer. I think they should bring back the push start for MotoGP ( Maybe F1 too!)

Monday Mystery; Nu'twist magazine wrench

 Here's a tool I didn't understand, the box contained no instructions, the picture on the box isn't helpful, the socket part offers no clues.. Garage Journal mentions it was patent 2220354 issued to Robert LeRoy Sheetz on Nov 5 1940, but those do not check out. Anyone?

Dunlop

Yikes, the idea for that poster must have come from a nightmare someone had...

More military logistics

 Used rifles? we got 'em...

Story here.

Sidecar Sunday

 

WW2 propaganda

 Brutal illustration, but the goal is to dehumanize 'em...

Crestogrip waterpump pliers

 According to the always useful Alloy Artifacts site (scroll down) These box joint (or slip joint) pliers were trademarked in 1957. The detents for adjustment don't look like they would be strong enough and also that they would wear quickly. The groove joint type of pliers below are a much stronger design.

Patent 2,592,927

Up on blocks.

Looking for all the world like a model railway scene, this Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway narrow gauge General Electric switcher seems to be having some heavy maintenance done.

 

Westinghouse Mazda automotive bulb kit

Nice little tin box automotive bulb kit, unfortunately it was empty so we'll have to guess what was in it. Looks like it might date to the 6 volt era so; a couple of  #1154 dual filament bulbs, a couple of  #1129 single filaments... some small 3 watt #55 instrument panel bulbs... what else?

 

Fun for the whole family!

I can't imagine who thought this would be a good idea...

 

Flying machines, pre-Orville and Wilbur Wright...

19th C flying machines-  except, of course, Montgolfier's balloon...

More Unadilla

 

All makes, all models... all being used. Great event.

One of my vices is vises; Yankee #1993 Machinist Vise

 

An unusual vise patented in 1915, and built by North Brothers of Philadelphia who appear to have been in business from at least 1875 till the mid 1950s, though they were bought by Stanley in 1946.

 They manufactured hand tools and small appliances and are best known for their line of Yankee ratcheting screwdrivers. Previous post here. 

History here.

US Patent: 1,132,320

Ebay

Monster fire truck

Well, I guess someone was going to do it eventually...

 

Fishing sinker

10 lbs of lead disguised as a rubber sculpture of a fish.  An object I couldn't just pass up, but what am I going to do with it now?

 

We used to make things in this country #361; Bawden Machine Co.

  Bawden Machine Co., located in Toronto at 125 Stirling Rd, was a manufacturer of many diverse products, they opened in 1908, making drill presses, lathes, baking equipment,  pneumatic tire making machines among them. By the time of these pictures were taken in 1916, they were heavily involved in munitions, like seemingly most of heavy industry in Canada at the time.

  After the war they expanded up the street and built steam pumps, printing presses, seemingly all sorts of machines for manufacturing. In the 1930s and 40s they were also known to make fire hydrants, but did not survive the 1950s. With the amount of machinery they produced, it's odd that the name doesn't show up more often. Stirling Road still has some industry, Nestle is located there, but it's a rapidly gentrifying area.  Some of the Bawden buildings remain but most of the area is parking lots.

 

Monday Mystery, Richards patent

 From the cast-in patent date we find that US Patent: 241,882 is for sliding door hardware. The accompanying illustration (below) isn't much help in figuring out how it might be used. Interestingly, the patent also mentions that it was not known to be manufactured. The rear view offers no further info. According to Vintage Machinery Richards started making sliding door components in 1880, and in 1920 merged with the Wilcox company, also located in Aurora Illinois to fom Richards Wilcox..

 

Tilt Ray headlight

Here's a big beautiful headlight seen at a local swap meet. The lens is about 10 inches in diameter, visions of Deusenbergs float before our eyes but no, it's made by Guide, a subsidiary of GM so its probably from a early 30s Buick or Chevrolet. Still, a very impressive unit.