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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: lowtech on October 22, 2011, 10:29:52 AM

Title: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: lowtech on October 22, 2011, 10:29:52 AM

A friend of mine is attempting to identify a tool that was originally owned by his grandfather.

stamped: wm. johnson newark nj

any help is greatly appreciated.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/308191_2461728631657_1505440587_2669795_1060913392_n.jpg)

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: BruceS on October 22, 2011, 10:37:03 AM

Looks to be a journal scraper for babbitt  bearings.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: Ken W. on October 22, 2011, 11:54:59 AM

That looks like a cotter pin puller / remover. I have a nice Vlchek one similar to this one.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: jimwrench on October 22, 2011, 01:17:33 PM

Looks like cotter puller to me too.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: lowtech on October 22, 2011, 01:35:56 PM

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I will pass this info on to him. I have now pulled up some pictures of cotter pin pullers and the shape is right on.. this one is just much larger than the ones I am finding pictures of. Must be for LARGE cotter pins!

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: geneg on October 22, 2011, 02:13:41 PM

Certainly looks like a cotter pin puller.  I have a Vlchek & several Craftsman ones- large and small.  They are in the 50's Mechanic's tool caralogs.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: Branson on October 23, 2011, 06:09:45 AM

Quote from: Ken W. on October 22, 2011, 11:54:59 AM

That looks like a cotter pin puller / remover. I have a nice Vlchek one similar to this one.

With two pointy ends?  The ones I've seen have a flat end for lifting the bent over prongs and a pointed end for pulling the cotter. 

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: wvtools on October 23, 2011, 04:09:00 PM

It is a brick jointer with round and V sides.  It is listed in their catalog as No. 1570.  It should be aobut 11 inches long with 5/8 inch stock in the center.  It will finish joints from 1/16to 5/8 inch.  Cotter pin pullers are usually smaller and have a round end and a flat end, but do look similar to this tool.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: Nebraska Cowman on October 29, 2011, 08:15:18 AM

Quote from: wvtools on October 23, 2011, 04:09:00 PM

It is a brick jointer with round and V sides.  I

That's exactly what I thought when I saw it.

Title: Re: Help needed to identify a tool originally owned by a friends grandfather
Post by: bigdaddie47 on November 11, 2011, 12:17:12 AM

they made a real tool for that? my dad always used my old bike kick stand to groove the mortar. Thanks now I know what a real one looks like.