Well, the farm's sold, I've figured out my picture problem, and now I have some spare time! This was among the first things I saved from the scrap bin.

Bit from an old bridle, tack hammer in decent shape, sheep shears to replace my old (lost) ones, saw wrest, saw set, gimlet, dogbone wrench, axe and hatchet heads, pallette knife, Ford wrench, hook disgorger, grip for my 4' bucksaw, and several little odds-n-ends. A can opener, a tiny screwdriver, a shell casing from WW II, a bit for a brace, and a tiny scrench for a fishing reel.

The wrench catches my eye.  Nice tool to keep near.  Perfect for holding the nut when using a ratchet.

Sweet recoveries and saves John. Good on you for all your help to the family under challenging times. Glad the farm sold.

Stanley #95 butt gauge, in very good shape.

3 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Stanley #95 butt gauge, in very good shape

Better than me especially considering it's a few days short of 113 y/o. It's a SweetHeart (SW) too.

Very cool!

Steven Newman posted this a day or two ago:

 

I have something similar, but for a somewhat different purpose.

Needs a bit of straightening, but otherwise OK.

A new (to me) hammer for my collection.

 

Now sporting a new handle.

Don't imagine it'll get a lot of use, but I DO have a few RR spikes to go with it!

Three saw sets. The one in the middle is a Disston "Triumph", patented Oct.1899. The others have no markings.

 

And I guess this would be used along with the above.

My Brace collection. The bottom (left) four are new additions.

3 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

And I guess this would be used along with the above.

Yep. Tooth jointer to "level" out the teeth before resetting and resharpening. Pretty cool. Don't see many of those in wild around here.

Three #4 Baileys, in varying states of decay. One has a corrugated sole. Should be able to get two good users out of this.

These were headed to the burn pile. Felt sorry for them!

3 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Should be able to get two good users out of this.

Got 'em done yet? @steven newmanwould be using them by now.

1 minute ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Got 'em done yet? @steven newmanwould be using them by now.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until next year!

If you're still around, Gramps, maybe you can help me with this one.

For prying something apart... car or tractor thingy?

52 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

If you're still around, Gramps, maybe you can help me with this one.

Sorry. Got sidetracked...saw a squirrel.

Boy you got me John.  Ratcheting position lock;  Matched nail claw like ends. Reminds me of some types of coil spring compressors but for what??? Maybe some kind of fencing tool but nothing like I ever used for woven wire fence. Can't see it as any kind of nail or staple remover.

 

Maybe @steven newmanor @HandyDan have some ideas. I assume there are no identifying markings?

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2 hours ago, HARO50 said:

If you're still around, Gramps, maybe you can help me with this one.

For prying something apart... car or tractor thingy?

 

Those are used to compress valve springs on small engines.  Put them between the engine block and the spring.  Compress the spring and remove keepers. 

Thanks, Dan. Never got that far into a small engine!

12 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Sorry. Got sidetracked...saw a squirrel.

Didja gittum?

2 hours ago, HARO50 said:

Didja gittum?

Nah, ended in a stare down...he told his buds, "you won't believe the size of this squirrel"