August 5, 20188 yr comment_155843 "What's It" Basic Rules Reminder (For a full run down on this project and rules please go to: "The Patriot Woodworker and MWTCA "What's It" project") Only Patriot Woodworker Members are eligible to participate and receive the award. The MWTCA only accepts a verified source to support your answer, so one should be submitted with your answer, such as a patent, catalog entry, tool book reference, or a respectable website on the subject. Do not let these requirements prevent you from having fun and submitting educated answers on the subject without verification, we can worry about references later. All answers are welcome, as well as healthy debates regarding "What's It". If a verified and referenced answer is not arrived at by the end of each month's "What's It" project, a random draw will be performed for a "One Year MWTCA Club Membership". Only Patriot Woodworker's who participate in this "What's It" topic will be included in the random draw. Ok ladies and gentlemen, we now have our August "What's it" live and ready! The image(s) below is a MWTCA "What's It" image for you to research, and tell us all here in this topic post, just what the heck is it! Project details The information provided hereon is all the information that is provided, no further information on this item will be added. Remember, "What's It" is not always woodworking related! ATTENTION: The above prize may not be available if the July What's It is successfully solved. However, our prize offering of membership into MWTCA is always available in lieu of the grand prize. Thank you! A Chicago Scriber for? Report
August 5, 20188 yr comment_155853 48 minutes ago, steven newman said: Glass. I agree. I don't know what the brass lever is for unless it was to be used for cutting glass tubes. Report
August 5, 20188 yr comment_155855 listed on a different site asking about how to use... Chicago wall scriber, used for cutting wall paper and linoleum, patent number 2,296,232. Text on this tool: Side one: MFG.BY WALTER-E-SELCK & CO.INC. CHICAGO, ILL Side two: CHICAGO WALL-SCRIBER #1430 PATENTED patent number 2,296,232. US2296232.pdf Edited August 5, 20188 yr by p_toad Report
August 5, 20188 yr Author comment_155864 1 hour ago, p_toad said: Chicago wall scriber, used for cutting wall paper and linoleum, patent number 2,296,232. Well that was quick! Great job Toad! Now what do we do for the rest of the month! Report
August 5, 20188 yr comment_155865 1 minute ago, John Morris said: Now what do we do for the rest of the month! Guess we can go back to the one's that didn't get solved since we're on a 3 month roll now. Report
August 5, 20188 yr Author comment_155866 Just now, Grandpadave52 said: Guess we can go back to the one's that didn't get solved since we're on a 3 month roll now. Sure, knock yourselves out! Report
August 8, 20188 yr comment_156160 hmmm.... i didn't know, but now i do. guess no prize for me this month. i did mis-place a glass cutter last year. had to get a new one. sigh. first one is still missing. Report
September 2, 20187 yr Author comment_158664 Sorry for my tardiness, again, on submitting the answer to MWTCA. I will get it off this weekend end, and assign another What's It as well for Sept. @p_toad, great job! Report
September 2, 20187 yr comment_158665 Pulling for Pete on this one...seems a "no brainer" with his find and detail, but you never know. Go Pete! Report
September 3, 20187 yr comment_158783 Thanks, but like i said, i just looked it up on the web. Someone else actually found that thing and dug out the patent no. All i did was copy their info. Anyway, bring on the new! Report
September 3, 20187 yr comment_158788 We were tasked to find out what it is and you did just that Pete. Report
September 3, 20187 yr Author comment_158791 11 minutes ago, HandyDan said: We were tasked to find out what it is and you did just that Pete. Exactly! Report
September 19, 20187 yr Author comment_160282 On 8/5/2018 at 10:25 AM, p_toad said: Chicago wall scriber, used for cutting wall paper and linoleum, patent number 2,296,232. Text on this tool: Side one: MFG.BY WALTER-E-SELCK & CO.INC. CHICAGO, ILL Side two: CHICAGO WALL-SCRIBER #1430 PATENTED patent number 2,296,232. US2296232.pdf Winner The Patriot Woodworker's want to congratulate @p_toad for the August What's It project, through Peters research and diligence he found that the tool is indeed a Chicago Wall Scriber for wall paper and linoleum. Great work Peter! This answer has been accepted by the fine folks of MWTCA. Report
September 19, 20187 yr comment_160283 Congratulations Pete! I would like to say that we are on a roll here, but there isn't much "we" to it. Y'all are on a roll! Report
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