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Classic Auto and Motorcycle Tools => Classic Auto and Motorcycle Tools => Topic started by: Navaja on December 03, 2018, 01:52:45 PM

Title: Very, very old wagon jack. Anybody know about these?
Post by: Navaja on December 03, 2018, 01:52:45 PM

     This is what I believe is what's left of a very old wagon jack with it's crank & ratchet missing.

     I've been sent these images by my friend who acquired it, I'll get a closer look at it at Christmas.

     I can't find any info online about this make, in fact I'm struggling to find much at all about this type of jack so any information would be gratefully received.

(http://i.imgur.com/oAvjyFk.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/udT43mk.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/bMibRPy.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/A8bCGiW.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/V63ziE9.jpg)

Thank you in advance.

Title: Re: Very, very old wagon jack. Anybody know about these?
Post by: john k on December 03, 2018, 10:27:16 PM

Interesting.  Wagon jacks for those with steel or wood wheels usually  only had to lift one or two clicks for the wheel to clear the ground.  The ones I have seen had 2x6s or a 4x4 for a base.  This looks like it may have had a crank to lock onto that exposed square drive. 

Title: Re: Very, very old wagon jack. Anybody know about these?
Post by: wrenchguy on December 04, 2018, 11:40:17 AM

quarry stone cutters tool.

Title: Re: Very, very old wagon jack. Anybody know about these?
Post by: Navaja on December 04, 2018, 05:02:53 PM

Quote from: wrenchguy on December 04, 2018, 11:40:17 AM

quarry stone cutters tool.

  Would you care to elaborate?   I understood it was a wagon jack.

  I guess "wagon" means railway wagon, I've seen others dated around 1850.