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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Standard Guilford C clamp

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 This rarity was found at Liberty Tool , very little information on the company that I can find, but by the items found on ebay, it seems th...

Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta

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  In 1932, Imperial Airways requested an airliner for their African and India routes. The specification included room for 9 passengers and t...
Monday, June 8, 2026

Metcoid wrench

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  Metcoid was an early 1950s brand of tools by a company named Metal Engineering Company of Chicago, there is a thought that they might have...
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Monday Mystery, found in the ocean off Maine

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 Another weird one. This aluminum and fibreglass thing was found floating, someone picked it up and brought it ashore. Looks like the top ha...
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

One of my vices is vises, Desmond Simplex No 30

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I suspect sky blue was not the factory colour.  

Sidecar Sunday

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That's about as cool as it gets. Sold at an estate sale in Farmington, Michigan. Mid May 2026. We'll include a detail of the Vincent...
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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Sterling Continental typewriter

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 The Sterling Continental name sounds British but it was in fact produced by Wanderer-Werke in Siegmar-Schönau, Germany.   The portable type...
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Williams Supersockets, 1935

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Friday, June 5, 2026

Morse taper drill drift key

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  It took a while to sort out that the C in a "not-quite" diamond is the Cleveland Twist Drill and I had to wonder what could pate...
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1956 Ford "Lifeguard Design"

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  Seat belts and a padded dash! Safety comes to FoMoCo...
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