Stamped Gray #275 wrench

We're used to seeing high quality Gray wrenches, this very basic stamped 1" and 7/8" wrench seems very unusal, as is the specific location- Toronto, Canada identification. Perhaps this is the oldest Gray in captivity!

Thanks, Inno!

 

1925 Doble steam car

 The Doble steam car company started in 1910 by the four Doble brothers, they progressed in fits and starts as they worked through the inevitable technical and financial challenges.

 The car shown was the high point of the company's development. It had a flash boiler that operated at 600-750 lbs per sq in and produced a full head of steam in less than a minute. The four cylinder engine was connected directly to the rear axle, without transmission of clutch and the car was easily capable of 90 mph almost silently. One useful feature was the condenser whch allowed the 24 gallon water tank to last for more than 1500 miles. The fuel was usually keorsene and gave fuel economy of about 10 mpg, tolerable for a 5000 pound luxury car. The company lasted two years into the depression and closed in 1931..

Deuxe Phaeton

 

Amsterdam, 2023

 

Villiers 2F

Basic two stroke engine with clutch and no transmission, built for mopeds. Cutaway drawing by Vic Berris.

Niagara Tool slating hammer

 Another slating hammer, it's surprising that there are as many makers of these tools as there are but I guess slate roofs were pretty much the only choice before asphalt shingles. 

We covered the Niagara Machine Tool company in a previous post, but as a manufacturer of sheet metal machinery, rollers, shears and brakes, no mention of hand tools like this specialied hammer.

 

BSA Wankel

Single rotor Sachs snowmobile engine fitted into a BSA Starfire, built as a test bike by Norton while developing the Rotary. More on Rotary engine motorcycle history here.