Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: amecks on June 02, 2023, 06:51:39 PM
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The clean-out boys have the barn open this weekend. I'm always surprised to find new stuff for sale - there's so much there at every sale - stuff that is junk and some not so junk - but somehow it never sells.
Does anyone recognize any of these tools or companies? Please fill me in on details.
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Cylinder Stud - Battery Nut & Spark Plug - Gen. Nut 90257 11/16"open end and 7/8 hex box end.
750 Battery Terminal Made In U.S.A. 9/16 and 5/8 12 point box - the 5/8 end is a deep box.
Very small Alligator Wrench - appears to be stamped AM. SAW CO. with patent date August 3 1897. Screwdrive blade on end. Remarkably good condition.
5/8 Neverslip Manufacturing Co. New Brunswick N.J. While the open end is 5/8", this seems to be more of a pry bar or tie rod separator. Evidence of hammer usage on handle end.
Channellock 426 pliers in very good condition - except for light rust pitting. 2 US Patent numbers followed by CAN. 1953.
The K-D tool is NO. 274 - vey nice condition. Sorry, I forgot to get a close-up photo. I have no idea what it is or if it is even complete. The jaws have serrated teeth - almost like for cleaning internal threads.
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Little alligator wrench was made by American Saw Company, Trenton, N. J. I think this is this is the Samuel T. Freas patented version wrench.
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The Neverslip may be a tool for removing horseshoe calks.
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Thanks for the replies. I have found that the larger battery wrench is a Delco Light Plannnt Wrench. The Neverslip is a caulk wrench - the straight pattern seems unusual. About alligator wrenches - the pattern in the handle looks more useful for turning nuts than the gator jaws - however I have never actually tried to use one.
The K-D tool is a disc brake pad spreader pliers.
The mystery remains regarding the smaller battery terminal wrench.
Al
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I think the straight pattern on the calk wrench is used to drive out calks that are pressed into the shoe, as opposed to a threaded calk.
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You can tell I'm not a horse person - I can't spell calk correctly. I'll ask my nieghbor who has a lot of horses and see what I can learn.
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Hey, I'm just a city slicker who likes to figure things out!!