William Hjorth wrench- pliers

 The "Lightning" wrench-pliers by the William Hjorth company.  The company was founded in Jamestown NY in 1902 to made a line of hand tools for plumbing and other trades. They were known for their multi-function tools like this one but also made pipe and adjustable wrenches. The company lasted about 30 years.

 

Safety wire pliers

 Common in aviation and racing where bolts cannot be allowed to come loose. Run your safety wire through the bolt head and nearby tab, grab the two ends with the pliers, pull the center knob back to turn the pliers to make a nice regular twist. No name on them but a couple of decades ago these seemed to show up at surplus stores,  these are first ones I've seen in a while.

 

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Sidecar Sunday

Seen at the Brooklands Museum. Grubbs "pullman" Tandem with add-on. I can't imagine it handled well. 

 

What's inside a hand crank phone?

  Giving the hand crank a spin on these phones spun a magneto which sent a pulse down the line to the operators switchboard and alerted her to the incoming call. That grey box in the center may be the magneto, but I don't know what the drycell batteries are for. 

 

Safety first!

 Misplaced apostrophes, but you get the message...

 

Fashion Friday. Polyester leisure suits anyone?

Dow Chemical Company 1958

 

Remember the Maine!

 “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!” was the American rallying cry used to push the United States into declaring war against Spain in 1898. Wikipedia

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Chevy Stepside

 Nice sporty vehicle from 1976, get it with the 350 4 barrel, I think.. These days this generation is known as the squarebody, but in the seventies, GM called this the "Rounded-Line" generation due to rounded windshields and door frames. That was before the Audi 5000.

Ingenuity at work

This is a Canadian-made Connor wringer washer, popular in the 1940s and 50s, outfitted with a smaller tub and a wooden paddle arrangement to churn butter. Anything to reduce the workload of the farm wife!

 

Museum display

  William George Barker was Canada's fourth highest scoring ace in WW1 at 50 victories. This entry was found in a catalog of the Canadian War Museum in 1967 when it was located on Sussex St. in Ottawa.  I don't remember seeing this aircraft at the new War Museum building constructed on the LeBreton flats, but it is listed as a display.