Name This Tool

[OldCoot]

These two items are railroad track & wheel gages. The one on the left was used to measure wear on wheel flanges, if the radius fit the rh side of the gage it was good to go, if it matched or came close to matching the lh contour it was "Bad Order" and the whole car was taken out of service, the one on the right was to measure the flange on the track itself by placing the cutout portion on the different gage tracks. If the gage fit over the flange, it was noted as "Needs to be replaced"

[18CrewDually]

I see a draw knife for peeling bark and shaping logs. And a reversible push drill/driver.

[OldCoot]

Yes, it is a draw knife. Anyone know what the name of the pliers are with the sharp point on one end and the square head on the other or the one just to the left of them with the 2 round places?

[18CrewDually]

On the farm we called them fence pliers. We used them for repairs on barbed wire fence.
Oh, and I see a folding measuring stick.

[OldCoot]

87CrewDually, you are correct. You should recognize the one to the left of the fencing pliers if you had hogs.

[OldCoot]

Will try to get clearer pic of the upper rh corner, there are some interesting items there.

[18CrewDually]

Um, "What are hog ring pliers?"

[TURBS]

Put rings in hogs noses so the wouldn't root

[OldCoot]

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[18CrewDually]

YES! I, I.... won! Um, Um, I'd like to thank, um, my Grandfather for the 18 years of child labor growing up on a farm.

[OldCoot]

This will probably get deleted as it is totally unrelated to tools, this is one of my grandfathers senior grade cards dated Dec 18, 1896. Dearly loved and miss that old gentleman.

[capucine]

very interesting tread with these old tools. We are out a bit from the subject with anodes but I find it quite something!

[OldCoot]

That's why Herk very graciously separated it and made it a stand alone.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by dunnnc

This wrench came in the tool box with this car which we think is a 1909 Ford model R (note the RH steering) in which my grandfather and grandmother are sitting. The wrench must be one of the original "fit all" wrenches made. It has similar sizes on the reverse side to fit numerous other things.

Gone are the days when a new car came with every tool you might need to repair it.

[Poppy Bill]

I,am a retired steamfitter and we used monkey wrench on fittings with flat surfaces such as unions and compression fittings.

[OldCoot]

Ok folks here's another.

What is it and where and by whom was it used?

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by dunnnc

Ok folks here's another.

What is it and where and by whom was it used?

Fireman's Hydrant Plug Wrench.

[PapaSmurf]

Originally Posted by dunnnc

This tool was used on old wood cook stoves. The pointed end end was used to lift the 4 round plates that covered the cooking surface and allowed the cook to put additional wood in the fire. The end with the rectangular slot is the end they used to insert over the shaker grate lever that stuck out on the bottom of the stove just above the ash cleanout door. It was then moved from side to side to shake the ashes down into a sheet metal pan which was then removed and the ashes were either thrown out or saved to make soap. The tool was usually stored in one of the back plates on the stove top. There was also a door under the cooking surface and above the cleanout door to allow for the initial loading of firewood, paper, kindling and starting the fire. I ate many meals cooked by my grandfather on this kind of stove.

Dang, you stole my thunder... I knew what is was as well. My grandmother had estate pot belly coal stoves to heat her house. You got up cold in the morning, shook down the ashes, and filled the top with coal, you would be hot and opening a door in no time. With those old stoves you had two temperature options - hot or freeze.

[OldCoot]

Herk, you might be right, but this one was "borrowed" by my father when he worked on the Rock Island RR for 30+ yrs as a conductor. It was used by "Car Toads" to change air hoses on railroad cars.

[Fire Instructor]

Herk's got the right idea, as it's def a wrench to turn either a 4 or 5 sided nut, and hydrants were manufactured with both. That said, any hydrant wrench that I've ever seen, from antique to today's versions has at least a 20" handle, often longer.