Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Motorcycles on album covers, Michael Parks

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Thanks, Rod! Not just a TV show... Youtube
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Friday, January 9, 2026

Mercedes Benz wrench

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 Not a name that appears very often at used tool or second hand stores... but in this case the client allowed the manufacturer to put their ...
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Boker "batwing" center bit

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 Interesting configuration for a drill bit.  The center point locates, the one end of the bit cuts the diameter of the hole while the other ...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Barnes tubing cutter

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Made by Reed Manufacturing of Erie, Pa.  The company is still around today  making cutting wheels, pipe tools, wrenches and vises.  Previou...
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Steam locomotive roof

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When the Laurel & Tallahoma Western Ry of Laurel, Mississippi ordered their 60-ton standard gauge 3-truck Shay in 1920 they specified- v...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Wheel Parts NY wrench

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  Here's a somewhat abused large hex wrench presumably for the center nut.  No information on the company that I can find, I don't b...

Stevens Arms, 1943

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.22s for peace...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

BSA C15 engine cutaway, 1959

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Artwork by F.W. Beak, Not much information on him online.  

Crescent double-ended adjustable

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  Crescent started making the adjustable wrench as we know it in about1905 although they did not patent it till 1915. The double ended versi...
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Monday, January 5, 2026

Tonka Airlines luggage tractor

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Seems like an unusual model for a toy, especially when Tonka failed to provide an airliner in the same scale... The toy included two luggage...
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