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Title: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: skipskip on May 15, 2013, 12:13:14 PM

I need a new hobby , collecting garage equip takes a lot of space, and it's HEAVY.


Anyway,  today's new toy is a  garage jack, run by a ratchet and flexible chain


anyone know anything about it?  or a reference site?

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Title: Re: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: bgarrett on May 17, 2013, 08:53:42 AM

I just got a transmission jack like the one in the background. Cant read the brand. Can you read yours?

Title: Re: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: skipskip on May 17, 2013, 09:17:05 AM

Quote from: bgarrett on May 17, 2013, 08:53:42 AM

I just got a transmission jack like the one in the background. Cant read the brand. Can you read yours?

FLEET

edgewater automotive division

ST Joesph MI


rings a faint bell, but I cant nail it down


Skip

Title: Re: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: Bill Houghton on May 17, 2013, 11:14:03 AM

Fleet made (makes? not sure if they're still in business) all kinds of automotive shop gear such as jacks.  My pump jockey days are too far behind me to be sure, but I think Dad's gas station had some Fleet equipment.  Familiar enough; probably about every place had something from them.

Title: Re: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: bgarrett on May 17, 2013, 03:07:16 PM

I see that our jacks are not exactly the same. I cant read the label but I dont think its Fleet.  I can read Milwaukee Wi

Title: Re: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: rusty on May 17, 2013, 03:25:39 PM

 Edgewater automotive division of Auto Specialties Manufacturing co.....

Title: Re: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: skipskip on May 17, 2013, 03:55:14 PM

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Title: Re: older garage jack, any hints of maker?
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 18, 2013, 08:43:11 AM

AUSCO (Automotive Specialties) is still in business making OEM jacks for cars and brakes for non auto equipment.

The one that hails from Milwaukee is probably Blackhawk.

Skip, yours looks kinda like Walker, but I'm not positive. Weaver is another possible.