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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: oldgoaly on October 17, 2019, 08:06:28 PM

Title: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: oldgoaly on October 17, 2019, 08:06:28 PM

A friend had a steel version of this hammer, we both cast brass ones to use on the mill or lathe. Very handy hammer.Sadly Mike passed away in a car accident a few years ago. I'd like to cast another sometime, but this one is bent, does anyone recognize this style or brand? It would be a steel hammer originally. We never worried about the name brand of the hammer as he had the original.

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: geneg on October 18, 2019, 06:20:21 AM

Can't remember the mfg, but I have one.  I vaguely recall it being called a motorcycle hammer.  A search turned up this one with a bad link.  Mine isn't marked.  Good luck

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: mikeswrenches on October 18, 2019, 06:35:56 AM

I sold the one I had to an Indian motorcycle/motocycle guy a couple years ago. The bent end is actually a tire "spoon" to remove flat tires. My recollection is there was no name on it.

Mike

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: geneg on October 18, 2019, 06:55:57 AM

I was thinking Indian too, but couldn't find a confirmation. 
oldgoaly,  if you want to borrow mine to make a mold, just let me know.

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: oldgoaly on October 18, 2019, 11:05:43 AM

Thanks for the kind offer!Got so many other things to make and repair, it will be awhile.Never thought about a m/c tool, especially Indian! Got a few of them, nothing restored pretty nice original 1936 Dispatch Tow w/big box.Mike wasn't into m/c, he probably got it at auction or yard sale. 

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: Bill Houghton on October 18, 2019, 11:39:16 AM

Maybe from back in the days when a lot of fine tuning got done with a hammer?   :smiley:

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: Lewill2 on October 18, 2019, 05:37:20 PM

MVWC Auction, Box Lot #97, item #11 is similar to these the listing doesn't state if it is marked with a name or not. Auction and meeting is next weekend in Troy Ohio.

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: oldgoaly on October 18, 2019, 06:28:19 PM

Similar but the handle is wider, I'm thinking there was a name but I ran my finger to smooth the sand mold cause I wasn't thinking about the brand of hammer just making a nice smooth brass one.

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: mvwcnews on October 20, 2019, 07:06:02 AM

VLCHEK made two sizes -- auto size & motorcycle size (1920s)  Since the sizes of tools in the box lots at the Troy auction are not shown, I'm not sure which one is there, but the overall shape sort of makes me think it could be a VLCHEK.  The description at the bottom of this page from 1912  gives the dimensions of both VLCHECK hammers ( https://books.google.com/books?id=76kyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA168#v=onepage&q&f=false )  I think HERBRAND also had one in their 1920s auto tool kits.
 

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: oldgoaly on October 20, 2019, 03:34:26 PM

Thanks downloaded the trade pub!!!

Title: Re: Steel crate hammer?
Post by: oldgoaly on October 20, 2019, 04:24:26 PM

Googled Vlcheck found this in images Alloy-artifacts