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Here is an unusual old tool I picked up. I like the old "Alligator" style wrench knives that Cattaraugus made, so this caught my eye right away when I seen it. I found the patent for it, although my handle is different and I cannot figure out what that large hole and notch is at the end of the handle. The whole thing comes right apart with three screws so you can change the jaw if it gets damaged. I got a kick out of the advertising "Extra Jaw .25". It is in good condition being over 100 years old, don`t think they made these very long ::shrug::

Here is the patent http://www.google.com/patents?id=f_hcAA ... &q&f=false

Anyone else have any cool old tools like this? Let`s see `em ::tu::
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8) Very Cool Old Tool! ::tu:: Back in the Day, you could buy a metal hand tool for 25 cents. I could have used that tool the other night on a Steak my wife cooked. ::uc::
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i like it... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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I've got some Cool Old Tools to show. This stuff was handy; haven't been in the other garage yet. Mercy!!!
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Very old head. Edge was tempered.
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Small square, tapered in thickness.
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Millers Falls, angle brace.
Millers Falls, angle brace.
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A few more things.
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Please, bear with me..........

The Taylor clamp;... A guy had five of these. I said how much do you want. $25. I was going to give him a buck and a quart, but he said, Oh no, $25 for all of them. O.K. ......I use these. They are fine.
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WOW!!! lotsa waaaaay cool "stuff". Keep it comin'.
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I knew you had a big stash of cool tools Joe!

What CCBill said...
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I got this cigar box with tools along with some other hand tools when my grand dad died in '77.
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Nice stuff everyone ::tu::


Joe, what a load of cool old tools you have :o :D 8)
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S.S. Kresge!! Man I've not seen that name since I was a kid in Newport, Ky. There were two Kresge's, on Monmouth St. a block apart and an F.W. Woolworth in the same block. Both were the "five and dimes" at that time. Brings back great memories of a kid with a quarter.
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Here is another cool old tool for you P A boys ::nod::

It is a skate sharpening plane, patented 1894 :shock: :)
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Dimitri, that skate sharpening tool is a rare find.
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TJ, have you been in a K-Mart lately?

They are S.S. Kresge's answer to Wal-Mart.

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Just ain't the same, Charlie ::facepalm::
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8) TJ, you are correct sir! My Grannie used to take me to Woolworths when I was a Kid and I was in Heaven! ::ds::
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Lots of cool tools in this thread!
Here is an interesting old pair of pliers I picked up last summer.
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Wow...you Fella's have some really cool stuff. ::tu::
Here is my contribution.....I'll have to dig some more stuff up. ::nod::
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tjmurphy wrote:S.S. Kresge!! Man I've not seen that name since I was a kid in Newport, Ky. There were two Kresge's, on Monmouth St. a block apart and an F.W. Woolworth in the same block. Both were the "five and dimes" at that time. Brings back great memories of a kid with a quarter.
5 and 10 ~ Haven't heard that term in many, many years.
My Mother used to bring my Brothers and Sisters and I to at least one of those two stores once a week when I was a youngster. Kresge's had a cafeteria we would eat in all the time.
Those were the days.

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Here is an old Irwin adjustable drill bit for an old hand brace.
It also has an extra larger cutter with it.
I even have the box it came in.
It belonged to my great Uncle Tom.
I suspect it is from the 1920s or 1930s, just based on his age.
Maybe someone else can date it from the box.
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Trephine (1800s)
This trephine was a hand-powered drill with a cylindrical blade that was used to bore into the skull. The spike in the center was used to start the procedure and to hold the blade in place while cutting.
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Ha that's a hole saw fer cuttin holes in skulls--man that had to be greusome to use on a guys head without nothin but hand power--
That Irwin auger bit with the protractor adjustment is very cool too
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Here is another oldie I picked up.

Can you guess what it is? ::suspense::
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Tooth Puller?
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Yes it is ::tu::
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