Recent finds and buys

I already had 3, so I was pretty happy to finally find a fourth. This one's probably the nicest of the group, too.

 

There's one I've never seen before. What size wheel does it fit? Very interesting.

 

That speed shop has 2 of these. I guess they are some aftermarket cap

 

Picked these up at the junk store last week. 50 cent each. All three together in a dirty old box. They looked like shit so in the cleaning vinegar they went. As i,m a old " chippie " ( carpenter ) i knew what the big one ( #1 ) was, it,s for setting teeth on a handsaw after the teeth have been sharpened by hand with a file. ( #3) had me puzzled until it came out of the vinegar, it,s a old nutcracker. So anyone know what #2 is ? Middle of the jaw is a small V on both jaw faces.

 

That was very interesting! Wish they were as diligent today, especially since most of our products are imported.

 

FINALLY! I've been looking for this thread for over a week. Posting now so it shows up on my Index. Thank You!

 

This piloted tap turned up in a box off odds & ends. Googled the maker's name and found a GREAT website. Never knew of the fellow or his 1895 race car. Sadly he may have been the first in the USA to die from injuries sustained while working on a car.

https://www.muellermuseum.org/virtual-tour/

 

I saw your other post but didn’t think this was what you were looking for.

Quite a while back there was a link on here to a website that specialized in identifying obscure objects. Post a pick and within a day or two had an answer. At the time it was very busy with a wide range of objects. I can’t seem to find it now. Found a few sites but not anything like the original one. Anyone know of a good one?

 

WOW! Alllison?

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Just what you need to tow with a four engined Fiat bodied monster.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/

These guys are really good.

 

34 GAZ , it might be a tile breaker
It’s amazing how ornately the saw teeth set tool is decorated. Made when there was pride in making a quality product. Sadly today’s tools are just stamped out and sent out the door . Thank You for sharing Your finds

 

Thankyou, that would work fine

 

Some more freebies.

Nice 60 - 66 c10 front bumper.
C10 bezels, brakes and an old AD grill.
large base Rochester copy? Appears to be powder coated black.
Probably marine

 

I would hang it from the ceiling like a fan

 

As part of my old-Holden shenanigans, I've got a lot of the original service tools. Some made by Austaloy, some by Litchfield, some by Coxhead. I've got a fair few of the tool company catalogues from that era too. Memory tells me that there is a genuine Holden service tool that is very similar to #2. Its one of the 1A or 2A tools at the start of the catalogues. No chance that yours is a GMH tool in that part of the world, but the tool use might be identical. I'm away from my catalogues at present, but send me a PM to remind me at the end of this month and I'll check once I'm home.

Cheers,
Harv

 

I would not like to go through school with that name.

 

Is this really a 1963 - 65 Corvette fender mirror? If so it is going to turn into '32 Frame Rail funds. Thank you! Bob

 

Solid brass, has a plumbing fixture look to it. Ever see one? What is it? Thank you! Bob

 

Looks to be a WW2 era artillery fuse.

Cheers,
Harv

 

When I saw the picture of the transmissions in the trunk Johnny Cash song one piece at a time into my head . Got a transmission and a trunk . A lunchbox full of gears

 

Got a couple milk crates full of gears

 

Cleaned up they make great lamp bases.

 

I like Johnny Cash (I promise), though I have heard a differential whine described as "like driving with Johnny Cash in the trunk".

No offence intended to The Man in Black.

Cheers,
Harv

 

Digging thru my own shop find

cool mirror

looks like this mounted
A Hudson spot light