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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: skipskip on May 13, 2014, 12:20:19 PM

Title: pick ups this week mephisto Hoe Vulcan words that are used differently
Post by: skipskip on May 13, 2014, 12:20:19 PM

Mephisto, short for Mephistopheles, a  Faustian Devil, pliers,  I haven't seen this style before.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7384/14178142484_551e5402f3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nASFNu)AMAY 164 (https://flic.kr/p/nASFNu) by skipskip (https://www.flickr.com/people/47985875@N00/), on Flickr

My wife said , no serious crimes and no jail, but didnt mention no HOE's


(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/13991481707_1921f4d024_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/njo14e)AMAY 160 (https://flic.kr/p/njo14e) by skipskip (https://www.flickr.com/people/47985875@N00/), on Flickr

Vulcan , Roman god of fire,  10 inch crescent.
one side says Vulcan MFG co Winona Minn, other side says
10" NR in a circle LARGRIP and what could be an international Harvester logo


(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5538/14178122565_199a28320a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nASzT4)AMAY 167 (https://flic.kr/p/nASzT4) by skipskip (https://www.flickr.com/people/47985875@N00/), on Flickr

And a cute little cardboard  sales card with ignition wrenches on it.


(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/14178110855_4c4b127dda_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nASwpa)AMAY 159 (https://flic.kr/p/nASwpa) by skipskip (https://www.flickr.com/people/47985875@N00/), on Flickr


and a tool, new to this urban boy, but well known to the rest of you

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2903/14160170822_44f6e76952_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nzhzsf)AMAY 117 (https://flic.kr/p/nzhzsf) by skipskip (https://www.flickr.com/people/47985875@N00/), on Flickr


more pics of other tools from  the auction here:

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/sets/72157644596322702


Skip

Title: Re: pick ups this week mephisto Hoe Vulcan words that are used differently
Post by: HeelSpur on May 13, 2014, 12:44:48 PM

Those dehorning clippers are just way to cool.

Title: Re: pick ups this week mephisto Hoe Vulcan words that are used differently
Post by: Plyerman on May 13, 2014, 03:00:07 PM

That rack and pinion arrangement on the dehorning tool is awesome indeed, but I really like those Mephisto pliers. The way the handles are oriented seems like it would make them fit your hand like a pistol grip.

Title: Re: pick ups this week mephisto Hoe Vulcan words that are used differently
Post by: turnnut on May 13, 2014, 08:17:55 PM

the largrip tool logo looks like it could be HTM.

H       TOOL MFG. ?????????

Title: Re: pick ups this week mephisto Hoe Vulcan words that are used differently
Post by: Chillylulu on May 15, 2014, 03:03:26 AM

Cool pliers. 

Didn't know about dehorning until a couple of months ago.

Funny the stuff you learn on Papaws wrench, huh?


Chilly

Title: Re: pick ups this week mephisto Hoe Vulcan words that are used differently
Post by: rusty on May 15, 2014, 06:04:12 PM

(NR) Appears on a cast farm wrench (Moline Drill *), and on small cast coal shovels.
One of the shovels also says "N. M. C. Co, Chicago"

Identifying the latter might identify the former, given they start with the same letter..

The only thing I can find for NMC is an index entry for "door fastenings"

So far, it looks like a casters/foundry mark...

(-M.C - Malleable Casting???)

*Wrenching News;York Auction #273