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I was given a lot of old tools by relatives of a neighbour who passed away. I have no idea what a few of them are, and thought I'd ask the collective knowledge of STW.
Here's a link to the album: https://imgur.com/a/1LYmEOK
In order of appearance:
1. Some kind of valve, stamped "Shell". There were a few old car tools, so I'm assuming this is something petrol-related. Maybe some kind of drain valve, but no idea why you'd want petrol or anything just pouring out of the hole on the side.
2. No clue
3. I think this is the middle of a circular cutter attachment for a drill.
4. No clue. Seems designed to be squeezed by the two little prongs.
5. Best guess is this is a carpentry saw tooth setting tool, although one jaw is very worn. Would be nice to know what it is, and if it's possible to restore it.
6. Not the most interesting - I assume some kind of electrical ferrule.
7. A small grinding stone, but what for? There's a deep cylindrical groove worn in it.
No. 2 is a lock for military kit bag, my dad had one, issued 1951 but same pattern used from 1930s.
No.4 looks like a hose clamp
No.5 could be some sort of compressing thing for putting fittings on a soft top or tonneau cover
No. 1. Is it a tickler mechanism for an old carburettor?
The bottom one looks like a window grab. Inside the car door the glass for the window sits on one of these but your description asa a grinding stone doesn't match the image
1. Petrol tank air vent?
2. No idea, but see ^
3. Cable clamp? Poke the wire through the hole and tighten? But why is the spindle so thin?
4. Hose clamp? Squeeze the pads together to release.
5. Not quite sure what happens when you move the handle, is that a spring? Possibly a punch or stamp, with option to change whatever is in the upper jaw?
6 & 7, no idea.
No 3 is an arbor for a hole saw - missing the pilot drill
1 is a barrel tap, an oil drum has two lids and this would screw into the smaller one then get tipped onto it's side and racked. We use them at work. The thread will be 3/4" BSP.
Does 6 have a hex drive? Looks like it.
1 - solved, thanks squirrel king! The valve mechanism is threaded, not sprung, so that makes perfect sense.
2 - solved, thanks midlifecrashes. I would never have guessed, that's very specific.
3 - solved
4 - I don't think it would make a very good hose clamp. The circular section doesn't move very much, and it would only work on one specific size of hose.
5 - It is sprung, when you squeeze it brings the jaws together. It looks like the moving jaw has an insert that can be replaced. There's a stamp that says "Wynn Timmins" on the body of the tool.
6 - No hex drive, it's circular inside. It's also quite thick.
7 - WorldClassAccident - I said "grinding stone", because the material inside looks just like a coarse grinding stone. Maybe it's something else though! What you said makes some sense, a car window resting on it would also make the same wear pattern.
I think I've got no. 5. They look to be "lead sealing pliers", used to create tamper-proof seals on gas/electric meters and the like. It would explain the worn appearance, it's just squished leftover lead.
I think I’ve got no. 5. They look to be “lead sealing pliers”, used to create tamper-proof seals on gas/electric meters and the like
How handy!
Can’t see both jaws clearly on no 5, but one appears to have a step in it. If the other has a matching step it could be a joddler. Used to create a rebate in a piece of metal when lap welding.
I don’t think it would make a very good hose clamp. The circular section doesn’t move very much, and it would only work on one specific size of hose.
I was thinking of a different kind of hose clamp - not for squashing a hose to stop flow, but for clamping a hose onto a pipe. On my washing machine, there's a very similar device on the hose between the drum outlet and the sump where the coins other bits of metal end up.
If the other has a matching step it could be a joddler. Used to create a rebate in a piece of metal when lap welding.
One side is flat, the other looks like it's supposed to hold some kind of former. I've just realised the flat side has lines that spell out the initials of the maker, "WT", and I can't think of why you would ever want that in a sheet metal working tool. I'm pretty sure it's a lead sealer.
5 looks like a saw set / sharpener to me.
Oooh-I’d completely forgotten the phrase “tickling a carburettor”-takes me right back to my motorcycling days. Yes , I am that old☹️
I don’t think it would make a very good hose clamp. The circular section doesn’t move very much, and it would only work on one specific size of hose.
The circular part is the spring the hose goes in between the flat parts.
5 might be a tool for joining wire brake cables etc. Have used something similar when we used to make wire lifting ropes.
The circular part is the spring the hose goes in between the flat parts.
How do you get the hose between the flat parts? 😉
It definitely clamps around something but I have no idea what or why.