A friend's dad (age 98) has gone into a nursing home, and we've been helping to sort through all kinds of old stuff. The man never threw anything away! Most of these were destined for the scrap metal bin. Should give me something to do in my spare time, IF I ever find any!

 

The sheep shears are in amazingly good shape, but I doubt I'll ever shear another sheep! The tack hammer will join my hammer collection, now somewhere around 50. The bit will go on the wall with the assorted horse shoes. Can't really figure out what the small axe thingy is (was?), looks like a tomahawk, but with two nail puller slots? The larger one will get a new handle. The double-ended spatula thingy will be handy for applying wood filler. The wrench is a Ford product, probably part of a tractor tool kit. (There were 6 or 7 of them, in various states of rust... this was the best!) A dogbone wrench like I used to carry around on my bicycle,a (maybe twisted) drill bit for a brace, and a few small tools. The hook remover will go in my tackle box (I couldn't afford one in my younger days). The handle for a two-man bucksaw, unfortunately, will not fit my saw, which is missing one! BTW, most of these tools have already had a date with the wire wheel!

Sweet score and good save from recyclers.

 

IDK, you're using too many technical terms for me understand everything but will give a few a shot.😜.

 

The tomahawk small axe thingy looks to be a shingle/roofing hatchet used back in the day to install cedar shingles.

 

Got a set of the sheep shears in box full of stuff just like yours. Didn't come with any sheep though

 

The "t-handled, drill bit looking do-dad is a gimlet I believe for wood or maybe leather??

 

Didn't mention what you were going to do with that beer bottle/can opener thing-a-ma-jig

Edited July 22, 20232 yr by Grandpadave52

I use my dog bone wrench fairly often.  Keep it near the lathe.  Beats running for a standard wrench when needed.

That notched Putty knife thing is more of a tool to set the teeth on hand saws..

 

That pistol grip tool is for driving in Glazier's Points while installing new glass panes..

 

Those shears were also used as Grass trimmers....

Quite a haul.  What sort of tool is that item next to the axe head and below the tack hammer?

A Saw Set pair of pliers

11 hours ago, steven newman said:

That notched Putty knife thing is more of a tool to set the teeth on hand saws..

Yup... a saw wrest.

 

11 hours ago, steven newman said:

That pistol grip tool is for driving in Glazier's Points while installing new glass panes..

Nope. It's a "HooKout", made by Baker Mfg. Co. of Columbia, Pa. under Patent No. 2836004. Not enough leverage to drive a point, but perfect for reaching into a pike's toothy mouth to work a hook out

 

11 hours ago, steven newman said:

Those shears were also used as Grass trimmers....

Yup... Trimmed many an errant weed with a shear just like it!

That square end on the FORD Monkey Wrench?    Seems there was a plug on the Ford rear end, that you had to remove to check the level inside, and refill as needed.  

T-Handled Drill....Also known as a Gimlet. 

 

I think that small screwdriver right above the countersink bit...was part of a nesting set....that sometimes make a handle for either a LARGE screwdriver or a Hammer head...usually 5 screwdrivers would nest together.

 

Shell casing?   Maybe a 30.06 size?   OR, a British .308?

 

I just used that bottle opener the other day...except mine has a "Blatz" logo on it.....back before a can of beer had a "Pull tab"....

13 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Didn't mention what you were going to do with that beer bottle/can opener thing-a-ma-jig

Got several of those already. Use 'em to open cans of paint or whatever. Do you need one?

BTW, any ideas on the "Found On Road Dead" wrench?

17 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Got several of those already. Use 'em to open cans of paint or whatever. Do you need one?

No thanks, I'm set. Must have 20 or so that were in a box in a larger box inside a bigger box from a recent auction 

@steven newman...I have a Blatz one as well. It was in my dad's tackle box.

BTW, any ideas on the "Found On Road Dead" wrench?

Looks a lot like one that would have been in the Model T basic tool kit. You are correct however, a similar tool kit was furnished with the Fordson tractors too.

Take a look at this ---> SITE

 

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

I think that small screwdriver right above the countersink bit...was part of a nesting set....that sometimes make a handle for either a LARGE screwdriver or a Hammer head...usually 5 screwdrivers would nest together.

I've got two of those hammers, one I've had since I was 10 or so, and somehow managed to lose all but the largest screwdriver. I thought the little one would fit, but it's too long!

Took a picture, but for some reason it won't download. Says "Error 200"

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

Shell casing?   Maybe a 30.06 size?   OR, a British .308?

270 Winchester. It'll join a bunch of others in a big jar.

 

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

I just used that bottle opener the other day...except mine has a "Blatz" logo on it.....back before a can of beer had a "Pull tab"..

Back in "the good old days"'eh? Used the pointy end to open motor oil cans! Mine's a "HANDY".

FWIW... The tiny wrench/screwdriver beside the shell casing is marked "SHAKESPEARE-KALAMAZOO-U.S.A.. For adjusting a fishing reel, no doubt!

 

Well, whaddayaknow!? Looks like Error 200 cleared itself! The screwdriver on the far right is the new(er) one. Too long, and no thread like the originals had.

This is what was inside this hammer.  Surprised me.

 

 

 

This is the only ball peen version I ever saw.  Found just the head at the Habitat Restore and then made the handle.  I put a Phillips on it.  The handles have the same threads.

 

 

This guy was good with the handle but not so much with the hammer head.

 

Still working on the clean-up. Several old tools had me stumped, until one elderly gent clued me in. Quite a few different versions, some double-ended, like this one, and some with only one working end. Anyone know what these are?

Alligator wrench.

 

 

 

Okay.... I'm a little confused here! I was told it's for square nuts/bolts, which it holds quite well. But hex nuts??? I'll have to try that out!

On 8/2/2023 at 6:42 PM, HARO50 said:

Okay.... I'm a little confused here! I was told it's for square nuts/bolts, which it holds quite well. But hex nuts??? I'll have to try that out!

Tried it! The notches are the wrong shape to hold hexagonal bolts/nuts, and they tend to slip. Works great on square nuts, though!Picked up a few more things on Saturday.

 

Two Stanly Baily #4 planes. A badly glued tote on one, along with a damaged knob, but otherwise in fairly good shape.

 

The corrugated sole plane is actually the one I want, so it will get the original wood, while the smooth sole plane will get "reproduction" wood.