History specialty tools from the "old days"

Anyone know the history of the Schrader Master Gauge Testing Device ???

I'm figuring it's something that my dad saved from when he worked at Ernie Sage's Standard gas station in Racine Wisconsin in the late 1950's and early 1960's. I've had it since he p***ed stored with a bunch of other neat old things he had stashed away.

The wooden box (cool huh?) is a piece of m*** produced craftsmanship itself... too bad all the **** we buy today comes in a little ugly plastic cases. We used to make some stylin' things here...

Thought I'd share... what've you got stashed away?

 

My dad had this tool:







It's a hose clamp making tool. It solid br***. You fold a piece of wire in half, wrap it around a radiator hose and loop it around the tool and turn the dial to twist and tighten the wire. I got it after my dad died. I've never used it, except for the time he showed me how it was used. I keep it to remember him by.

 

Man that is some cool stuff. I have seen that clamp tool but did not know what it was. thanks for showing.

 

My favorite is Dad's old Van Norman boring bar. It was built in the 1930's and still going strong. Here is a picture of the bar on my hemi block I sleeved a few weeks ago. Really got a workout that week.

 

that's cool... i'll have to show that one to the old timer here at the radiator shop.

 

the old timer remembers those... and he's offered up this as his "what is it?" tool

he knows... i kinda' knew... but i was off just a little...

the inscription on the top says "JUSTRITE" as your hint...

 

Looks like an oiler, with springloaded valve??

 

Oh yes my brand is Storm before Vulcan. I have 2 of these and they will cut very precise. One has a 3 digit serial #. !!!! >>>>.

 

Looks like a tool to refill the water in batteries. Hope I win some thing sweet if I'm right!

 

Here's my lead throwing blow torch

Uses compressed air ..........

 

The 'what is it' is a solvent dispenser

 

Don't come up behind Bluto and tap him on the shoulder while he's using his solder gun...

 

Whatever it is, it is a close clone of the oiler in a K89 cleaning kit...

 

we have a winner!!!

you've just won a pair of Kirk's sungl***es...

 

I've got two of those br*** dispensers, in different sizes. We used them in the machine shop I worked in 25 or 30 years ago. The nozzle is spring loaded and you can turn it upside-down and push the nozzle into a shop rag to get just enough solvent onto the rag to clean off whatever you were working on. We used Salvasol in ours, but I heard that's no longer available because it's a carcinogen. I use paint thinner in mine now, in my shop.

 

When I was a kid in Junior High print shop we had solvent pumps that looked just like your battery filler.

Here are some magneto tool sets

 

High tech cylinder taper gauge!! >>>>.

 

These are dollies not hammers

 

I just picked up these today. Can't wait to try my new gasoline blow torch

 

State of the art valve grinder. Just trying to figure out which state. LOL!! >>>>.

 

In my tool collection I have one of those AMMCO pin hone sets ,handy old tool for fitting small bushings honing small wheel cylinders etc. Easy to reline the cutting faces ,use 1/2 inch wide strips of emery cloth. a bit of time with a small screwdriver and pliers.

 

The only one of these that I've seen. The scale is in ounces. The black circle is not a knob. It's a special testing tool for automobiles.




An early Allen tester.

 

Here's a few and I'll let you guess what they are...........

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my 1958 Snap On distrib-u-scope..don't use it a lot , but it's fun to play with

 

I just got a few of those in different sizes. A socket fits on the square arbor. I think they are for adjusting valves.

 

I've seen these before. Grease tool for the non zerk lube points. Haven't seen one in too many years.

 

We used to have one of those ANCO Windshild Wiper Arm testers as part of a big display of wiper arms and blades, they always had a push just before winter to get your wipers serviced.

 

Here are some specialty hand tools from my 20's and 30's Snap-on Collection:


1920's specialty sockets from left to right:
2 wing nut sockets
Chevrolet brake guide pin socket
Drag Link Socket
Stud remover/installer
1923 Model T Cam Shaft nut and front bearing socket
Alemite fitting socket
Model T Fan pulley socket
mid-late 20's Model T Cam Shaft nut and front bearing socket


Ford Model A fan pulley tool
ford truck brake cam socket
Ford car brake cam socket


Ford and Buick specialty wrenches, and a 20's version of the above valve adjusting tool.

 

Close.........

This tool was used specifically for lubing the metal covered leaf springs on 30's cars. There was a small hole on the under side on the of the covers, one in front of the axle and one in back of it. The tip (on the right-hand side in the picture) screwed into the hole and the clamp was tightened onto the ***embly. Greased was pumped into the zerk fitting on the far right side and the leaves were lubricated.

 

We have a winner !!