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Pic 30b - only marked JAPAN
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Pic 30a - only marked JAPAN
Terry Hanlon has sent these pic's of an adjustable locking plier/shifter.
He asks if anyone can identify the maker and when made? |
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Pic 29c
See below |
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Pic 29b
See below |
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Pic 29a
Terry Hanlon has sent these pic's of sash Clamps made in a brass
alloy. He asks if anyone can identify the maker and when made?
Refer also to Pics 29b & 29c. |
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Pic 28a
Pics 28 a-28d - Whatsit supplied by Roy Pearson. |
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Pic 28b
Whatsit supplied by Roy Pearson. |
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Pic 28c
Whatsit supplied by Roy Pearson. |
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Pic 28d
Whatsit supplied by Roy Pearson. |
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Pic 27a
Whatsit supplied by Chris Beaver, Qld.
Unusual Sash Cramps - no adjustment holes, just small teeth like
on a quick adjust wrench. Chris would like to know who made this.
Only marks are T1 and 555. refer also to pic below |
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Pic 27b
Whatsit supplied by Chris Beaver, Qld.
Unusual Sash Cramps - no adjustment holes, just small teeth like
on a quick adjust wrench. Chris would like to know who made this.
Only marks are T1 and 555. refer also to pic above |
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Pic 26
Whatsit supplied by Robert Wallis, Tas.
Found with some spar makers tools. No makers marks.
Ans 1."Tool appears to be similar to that used by cheesemakers
when harvesting bark to wrap around cheese. That is, it cuts the
wood to correct dimensions for packaging cheese. I saw similar
tool being used in a "Cheeselinks" show on ABC TV a
couple of weeks ago. It was presented by Will Studd and he was
with cheesemakers in France". (by David Bromet)
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Pic 25
Whatsit supplied by Graham McLeod, Victor Harbour.
Marked D.R.P / NORM-MESS, Made in Germany. |
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Pic 24
Whatsit supplied by Patrick Berry TTTG, Sydney.
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Pic 23
Whatsit supplied by Alison Williams
Kalorama, Vic |
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Pic 22-b
This is a complete file guide for a Disston #2 saw vice - partially
depicted in pic's 21 & 22 below. |
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Pic 22-c
This is a complete file guide for a Disston #2 saw vice - partially
depicted in pic's 21 & 22 below. |
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Pic 22-d
This is a complete file guide for a Disston #2 saw vice - partially
depicted in pic's 21 & 22 below. |
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Pic 22
Whatsit supplied by Alison Williams
Kalorama, Vic -
Incomplete file guide for a Disston #2 saw vice |
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Pic 21 - closeup of pic 22
Whatsit supplied by Alison Williams
Kalorama, Vic
Answer 1
Incomplete file guide for a Disston #2 saw vice - to maintain
a constant angle to the file when sharpening a saw. Refer to pic's
22b, c & d for the complete gadget.
(Dr Steven Thomas)
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Pic 20
Whatsit supplied by Alison Williams
Kalorama, Vic |
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Pic 19
Unknown instrument, possibly surveying related, dia 145mm, graduated
in 360 degrees. In a fitted box, with possibly a part missing
from the square box.
Branded H.G.Thornton, Manchester (a famous firm of surveying
instrument makers).
Picture supplied by I K Pierre-Humbert of Drouin, Vic.
Feedback invited. |
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Pic18
Pics 16 -18 are of a gadget of unknown purpose, supplied by Alan
Riley in Queensland. If anyone can shed some light on this item
please contact the webmaster. |
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Pic17
Refer to Pic 18 |
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Pic16
Refer to Pic 18 |
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Pic15. What the?
This is a comparative Brinel hardness tester. A square bar of
calibrated known harness is inserted in the square hole between
the ball and the punch body. The ball is positioned on the component
to be hardness tested and the tool is struck with a hammer the
square test bar is removed and the hemispherical mark left on
the test bar and the component are measured for diameter and the
values are cross matched on a table to give the HBN number. These
tools are still very common.
Thanks to Michael Slattery and Ian Speer for identifying this
one. |
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Pic14. What the? |
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Pic 13.
The item is a “Ring Cutter” Generally used in hospital
emergency departments for safe removal of rings. Especially when
there is swelling due to trauma. Hook piece slips between ring
and finger, light pressure applied by thumb on plate. Rotate wheel
until ring cut. Metal blade cannot cut finger. (Trevor Jones) |
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Pic12. The part that holds the cranked piece telescopes in
on a spring |
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Pic 11 - Another whatsit - marked BONUM 2001. The pointed end
looks like a short piece of star picket.
Feedback #1: The Bonum 2001 is a general purpose scraper, the
blade (star picket) should be located centrally in the head of
the handle. It should be sharpened on a grinding wheel with final
finishing on a flat stone to give a micro bevel. It works a treat
with three cutting surfaces to be dulled before resharpening.
I obtained mine from the deceased estate of a timber boat builder.(Gordon
Lewins) |
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Pic 10- Another whatsit - marked BONUM 2001. The pointed end
looks like a short piece of star picket.
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Pic 9- Cast iron Ox-bow pin.
"Feedback - this is an Ox-bow pin in the open position.
It was used on the old wooden ox-bows to retain the 'U' shaped
bow in the yoke - Tom Partington USA." (see also below two
pics) |
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Pic 8 - Cast iron Ox-bow pin.
This is an Ox-bow pin in the closed position. It was used on the
old wooden ox-bows to retain the 'U' shaped bow in the yoke - Tom
Partington USA." (see also pic below ) |
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Pic 8b - Diagram of an Ox-bow
Part of an Ox-bow picture from the website shown below:
http://prairieoxdrovers.com/yokes.html |
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Pic 7 - Some sort of gauge, from the electrical
/ electronics industry, going by the name EMF. See also below.
The item pictured on your whatsits page is a welders Fillet gauge.
It is a unit still in use today to measure the fillet size of
what you would call a Tee weld. Fillet weld size determines cost
pricing on welded work of large proportions as well as distortion
control.
The would have been imperial dimension units but later models
would of course been in metric. The EMF brand was a British company
manufacturing welders and electrodes and ancillary equipment.
Grahame Collins |
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Pic 6 - Some sort of gauge, from the electrical /
electronics industry, going by the name EMF. See also above.
Answer:
Not many guesses recieved, but I will put this one to rest.
EMF made welding rods (among other things). I was told, and it looks
right, that these gauges would be used to measue a weld fillet in
a 90Deg join. (Thanks Gerald Brookes) |
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Pic 5 "Jacksons Patent, for nos 2 & 3 buttons"
Answer: No responses on this one - This is a wrench
/ key for adjusting the joining buttons on leather and other belting
for belt driven machinery. Jacksons supplied this belting also.
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Pic 4Other side of above "For D & E Button
Plates" |
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Interesting Gadget - Pic 3- but what exactly is
it? Feedback from Graham Clegg, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney,
Australia:
The item is a tool used to fit wire hook type belt fasteners
to flat transmission belting. The hooks come on a paper card --in
use the hooks fit into the brass divisions and are secured there
by the loose pin. The belting is placed between the sharp pointed
ends of the hooks and the hooks are squeezed shut in the jaws
of a vyce, embedding the fastener hooks in the belt." |
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Interesting Gadget - Pic 2- but what exactly is it?
see Pic 3 for explanation |
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Interesting Gadget- Pic 1- but what exactly is it?
see Pic 3 for explanation |
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