Craftsman 7" Disc Sander-Polisher

Here's a beautiful but awkwardly styled heavy duty commercial angle grinder dating back to probably about 1960, old enough that it only has 4 digits in the model number 315.7762. A nice big heavy cast aluminum unit that's nice to look at but my arms get sore just thinking about putting it to work.

Know your stationary steam engines

 

Alfa sighting

 

Nice wheels, I believe they are Italian FPS (Fratelli Pedrini Sarezzo)

One of my vices is vises, unknown (updated)

The only markings on this one is the V-27 on the body. I haven't had much luck with Google or image search finding the manufacturer, ideas? 

Update. It is a vise from Milwaukee Tool and Equipment, age unknown. Thanks, Dave!  Company is still around making vises and clamps etc.  https://www.milwtool.com/

 

Monday Mystery, Clamp with roller.

 We've covered the A.B. Chance company but I wonder how whatever this is fits into their product line. Ideas?

C-47 flyover

 “Love the sound of those big round engines…”

Sidecar Sunday

 British motorcycle hooligans.

Grumman aircraft, 1957

To a downed pilot in a life raft, the sound and sight of an approaching flying boat would have been nothing short of a miracle, below is a dramatization for advertising purposes. The ad is from National Geographic, as if the typical reader might call up the military to urge them to buy some more of these.

 

Blue Point Boxocket 928

According to Alloy Artifacts, this interesting 7/8" wrench was promoted as a Water Pump wrench by the company and was made from 1928 till about 1939. The patent applied for is number  RE17417.

 

Canadian Pacific flags and lamps