Cool Old Tools

[glennbad]

Found this printer's drawer at an estate sale I stopped in at while I was out on my pizza route. Its bigger than others I've seen. I believe I'm going to hang it for a wall display, but I might also set it up as a mobile table top knife display.

The little sections could be difficult to fill for a wall display though, even for a guy who likes little knives.

Nice one...I have one of those also, just never got around to filling it and hanging it. For the smaller pockets, you could get things like miniatures, tang stamps, marbles (like Case had), and other knife related stuff.

I was also able to find a much smaller one, and I have that one in my office at work...

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Found this printer's drawer at an estate sale I stopped in at while I was out on my pizza route. Its bigger than others I've seen. I believe I'm going to hang it for a wall display, but I might also set it up as a mobile table top knife display.

The little sections could be difficult to fill for a wall display though, even for a guy who likes little knives.

Nice one...I have one of those also, just never got around to filling it and hanging it. For the smaller pockets, you could get things like miniatures, tang stamps, marbles (like Case had), and other knife related stuff.

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I was also able to find a much smaller one, and I have that one in my office at work...

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Yeah man, that little one is real cool. I like that you've got some mini's in the small slots. Knife related collectables is a good idea. I've been pondering some lighting. Individual lights behind each spot with a strand of lights, or perhaps a small flood style light mounted on a base plate at the bottom pointed up, or maybe same idea from the top.

Im a rubbish wood worker though.

[FRJ]

Here is an old plier that is not exactly littering the streets.

The head is 9/16" wide. About 7 1/2 inches long.

[royal0014]

Interesting design ....

[FRJ]

Thanks, Chris.
It seems like a worthwhile tool to me.

[bighomer]

Here is an old plier that is not exactly littering the streets.

The head is 9/16" wide. About 7 1/2 inches long.

New one me Joe, never seen the like. I reckon it never caught on.

[FRJ]

Thanks Joe, An unusual tool for sure.
Rock solid though.
I have read where smaller companies were bought out by larger firms to avoid that dreaded competition.

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

So I have a habit of taking home anything that's old, metal, rusty, sharp or pokey if I'm at a garage or estate sale and don't find a knife. Bonus points for knife adjacent and double bonus points for cheap.

That's how I ended up with this drawer full. The big Wiss shears and stone were a separate purchase made in the same day under the aforementioned conditions.

I was initially interested in the hawk bill marked Red Devil. It had 3 bucks on it, so I picked it up. I talked to the lady running the sale for a bit. I told her I thought they might be ferrier's tools. She was anxious to sell it seems, so she twisted my arm and forced me( ) to take all of them for 10.

So tell me esteemed uncle's, do these appear to be tools for shaping hooves? The red devil and Nu Cut pictured are the only 2 legible marks. There are others but not readable, yet.

[treefarmer]

Without looking closely at your picture, my eye caught the big file when you mentioned farrier. Then I noticed it doesn't appear to be a hoof rasp and I've never used or seen anyone use a hawkbill knife on horses hooves, not saying it doesn't happen.
A hoof knife has curled end that doesn't expose a sharpened point for paring the sole around the frog and the wall of the hoof. Another tool is the hoof pick used to initially clean the hoof before clipping the wall of excess length with nippers. After using the nippers, a hoof rasp is used to level the hoof waĺl. Then the aforementioned hoof knife is used to reduce the sole so the horse's weight is on the hard outer wall.
The Red Devil knife was probably used for cutting floor coverings, etc.
So nephew, it doesn't look like you're quite ready to trim ol' Dobbin's hooves this afternoon.
Treefarmer

[just bob]

Just picked one of these up at a local auction. It's an old tool used to patch inner tubes. Mine has a smaller attachment included that I assume was used to patch motorcycle and bicycle tires. Shaler Waupun WI. Tube Patch Vulcanize Tool

[Unk]

I was initially interested in the hawk bill marked Red Devil. It had 3 bucks on it, so I picked it up. I talked to the lady running the sale for a bit. I told her I thought they might be ferrier's tools. She was anxious to sell it seems, so she twisted my arm and forced me( ) to take all of them for 10.

So tell me esteemed uncle's, do these appear to be tools for shaping hooves? The red devil and Nu Cut pictured are the only 2 legible marks. There are others but not readable, yet.

Those two hawkbill knives are what we used to call "linoleum knives". As TreeFarmer said, they were made to cut flooring, but they were kept in many tool boxes (including my Dad's) and we used to them to cut pretty much anything and everything. I still have a big scar on my knuckle from trying to drill a hole through the handle of one of those things about 50 years ago. If you Google "linoleum knife" - they still sell them.

[bighomer]

Without looking closely at your picture, my eye caught the big file when you mentioned farrier. Then I noticed it doesn't appear to be a hoof rasp and I've never used or seen anyone use a hawkbill knife on horses hooves, not saying it doesn't happen.
A hoof knife has curled end that doesn't expose a sharpened point for paring the sole around the frog and the wall of the hoof. Another tool is the hoof pick used to initially clean the hoof before clipping the wall of excess length with nippers. After using the nippers, a hoof rasp is used to level the hoof waĺl. Then the aforementioned hoof knife is used to reduce the sole so the horse's weight is on the hard outer wall.
The Red Devil knife was probably used for cutting floor coverings, etc.
So nephew, it doesn't look like you're quite ready to trim ol' Dobbin's hooves this afternoon.
Treefarmer

I agree with Farmer and the shears are tin snips, back in the day when linoleum was big them hawkbill knives got a lot of business.

[bighomer]

Just picked one of these up at a local auction. It's an old tool used to patch inner tubes. Mine has a smaller attachment included that I assume was used to patch motorcycle and bicycle tires. Shaler Waupun WI. Tube Patch Vulcanize Tool

Back when I was a yonker, many years ago in the days of gravel roads and rayon tires, I spent many a Saturday watching my dad breaking down tires with hand tools and" hot patching" innertubes. It was quite a enterprise.

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Without looking closely at your picture, my eye caught the big file when you mentioned farrier. Then I noticed it doesn't appear to be a hoof rasp and I've never used or seen anyone use a hawkbill knife on horses hooves, not saying it doesn't happen.
A hoof knife has curled end that doesn't expose a sharpened point for paring the sole around the frog and the wall of the hoof. Another tool is the hoof pick used to initially clean the hoof before clipping the wall of excess length with nippers. After using the nippers, a hoof rasp is used to level the hoof waĺl. Then the aforementioned hoof knife is used to reduce the sole so the horse's weight is on the hard outer wall.
The Red Devil knife was probably used for cutting floor coverings, etc.
So nephew, it doesn't look like you're quite ready to trim ol' Dobbin's hooves this afternoon.
Treefarmer

Haha! Swing and a miss! Not uncommon for me.

The little serrated wood handled thing has a small nail puller on the end if it. Must be a carpet tool, it would only be large enough for a finishing nail or a carpet tack. Seems I found the tools of a flooring installer. The file is just very very course, not a rasp.

The two other file like things with the curved ends are unknown yet. The one straight shaft seems like a flat head screw driver, but the handle and proportions seem off. It might be a scraper/pry bar. Probably for removing floor tile or linoleum.

Thanks uncle

[Unk]

Treefarmer

The two other file like things with the curved ends are unknown yet. The one straight shaft seems like a flat head screw driver, but the handle and proportions seem off. It might be a scraper/pry bar. Probably for removing floor tile or linoleum.

Thanks uncle

I think those might be bearing scrapers. Used to level out high spots on soft metal bearings.

[bighomer]

Staying with the carpet angle the curved and screw driver looking tools could have been for poking carpet or linoleum under base board.

[Mumbleypeg]

This was at an antique mall. First time I’ve seen one of these. Designed to attach to the leg on a workbench, but not sure exactly how it was used. The tag on it says it’s a “leg vise”. Behind it on the left is an old-time cattle de-horner.

Also at the same place was an old Cushman two-cycle motor.

Ken

[1967redrider]

. . . Behind it on the left is an old-time cattle de-horner. . .

Ken

I've used one of those cattle de-horners before, a total blood bath. Looked like a scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre when we were finished.

[Unk]

. . . Behind it on the left is an old-time cattle de-horner. . .

Ken

I've used one of those cattle de-horners before, a total blood bath. Looked like a scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre when we were finished.

We de-horned some cows when I was a kid. I had on a brand new pair of suede shoes. Afterwards it looked like a Quentin Tarantino movie. Blood was spraying out 5 or 6 feet all over the place like a water wiggle. New shoes weren't in the budget - so I just wore blood soaked shoes for a while.

[1967redrider]

We de-horned some cows when I was a kid. I had on a brand new pair of suede shoes. Afterwards it looked like a Quentin Tarantino movie. Blood was spraying out 5 or 6 feet all over the place like a water wiggle. New shoes weren't in the budget - so I just wore blood soaked shoes for a while.

[just bob]

I picked up this old hatchet at a yard sale and can't make out the name on it. I think maybe W. Itel Co. but can't find anything near that. Do any of you guys that collect these recognize the maker? Also is this considered a Michigan hatchet. Thanks to all that try to help. I hope it says WI TEL. Co and was used by the Wisconsin Telephone Company, but that's wishful thinking.

[Waukonda]

Can't help you out on ID, but that is a cool old hatchet.
I thought that the 2nd letter was maybe a "J" with the lower part missing except for the end/beginning of the upturned part on the left. Alas, W J tel co search brought no likely results.

[Rockingkj]

Antique Engravers Ball Vise. No makers mark just the patent date 1899

[Mumbleypeg]

Picked this up at a flea market. Not sure if it qualifies as a tool. The seller said it is the grill from an old tractor. Didn’t argue with him but I knew J.I. Case Plow Works made plows and cultivators, not tractors. My research says J.I. Case Plow Works was in operation from 1884 - 1927. I think it was the step or the footplate (where the operator placed his feet) from a model 1343 plow. Probably mule drawn, but I haven’t been able to find a picture of that implement yet.

We settled on a price of $40 (he started at $100). I put it on the back porch - I’m gonna re-purpose it as a boot scraper.

Ken

[Unk]

I bought this vintage fence pliers cause === === I got so much fence to fix here.

Well, any way, I've never seen an older plier like this and they were $3. So I had to have them.

No name on these except the owners initials. 10 inches.

Hi Joe

This video popped up this morning, and I thought of your old GLF fence pliers: