Centrifugal governor

 This was a nice object to find. I didn't buy it, how would you display it?

Monday Mystery, ETF snips

Ok, not a great mystery, more of a question... the jaws on these snips are very sharp but only in the ends of the jaws, almost like they were for a special purpose, but for what? The maker Engineering Tools and Forgings, we've covered in a previous post.

 

Tone 1/2" metric ratchet

This is great, I've needed a good 12.7 ratchet to match my smaller 9.5 set. 

Tone seems to be a full line tool hand tool supplier with a 24 page catalog here. Tools also appear on Amazon so they should turn up more often!

 

Sidecar Sunday

 

Andre's CB750

 

Wrench lamp art

One use for a bunch of old wrenches...but whether it's art is subjective...

E.C. Stearns C clamp

 Here is a nice plain C Clamp from the company, their regular line was hardware, auger bits and other tools, they also manufactured a line of very nice eccentric clamps, I've never seen one in real life..

 E C Stearns was a machine manufacturer located in Syracuse NY. The company started in 1864 and aside from hardware and tools,  branched out in several directions at different times, bicycles, steam cars, typewriters and others. One division manufactured the Knight sleeve valve engine. the company appears to have been bankrupt in 1956. Company history here.

1924 catalog here.

1920 Stutz Bearcat

 Someone needs to acquire the Stutz name and release a modern car named "Bearcat". Rules state; It cannot be a electric or an SUV.

Back when we smoked...

Old pistons recycled into ashtrays... what can we do nowadays with old ashtrays?

 

Coldwell steam lawnmower