It followed me home (Part 2)

[crbnSteeladdict]

maker's mark MANN Lewistown, Pa.

https://imgur.com/a/MEh9v







Any pointers how to date it?
thanks

 

[jblyttle]

I got this bunch today for $120.

IMG_20171020_135234 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

And this lot yesterday for $40!

IMG_20171019_131956 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[phantomknives]

looking around on ebay, seems like axe prices are going down. norlunds are now almost nearly believable prices and the average price looks to be about $20 for everything else.

also, anybody else noticing crosscut saw prices going down? im seeing $50 saws that 6 months ago would've been $130

embossed heads however, still sky high. cant wait to see black raven prices

 

[jblyttle]

I got this bunch today for $120.

IMG_20171020_135234 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

And this lot yesterday for $40!

IMG_20171019_131956 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Can anyone tell me what the giant back scratcher is for?

 

[junkenstien]

Have seen something similar for wood burner/boilers.

 

[jblyttle]

Have seen something similar for wood burner/boilers.

Yes I have seen many that look like tbis with a bend on the end, but not this dragon claw.

 

[jblyttle]

And today, $189. I'm keeping the tool chest for storage.

IMG_20171021_130029 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[Hickory n steel]

And today, $189. I'm keeping the tool chest for storage.

IMG_20171021_130029 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Those shears look awesome.

 

[Miller '72]

And today, $189. I'm keeping the tool chest for storage.

IMG_20171021_130029 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Would either or both hatchet be Stanley for ole Ma Bell Systems?...(upper left twins)

 

[phantomknives]

is that red double bit cruiser? i have the same one if so.
mine has the same red paint

 

[jblyttle]

is that red double bit cruiser? i have the same one if so.
mine has the same red paint

It's a Rixford, 3lb. 9.25" long, 4.25" edges.

 

[phantomknives]

guess not. mine was unmarked with flat cheeks

 

[rjdankert]

A couple drill bits I picked a while ago,I think they are drill press bits

IDK what you have. It caught my interest because I don't remember seeing bits like those. Earlier I was looking for something else and ran across this ad which is similiar looking to yours:


I didn't look into them but apparently the ones in the add were used by machinists.


Bob

 

[phantomknives]

cool, now i need a huge ratchet

 

[Lieblad]

Spade bits like that were common 'back in the day.
Commonly called a Boiler Drill when attached to the ratchet.
Backside of the ratchet held a jackscrew. Obviously it needed something solid to back against. What could be another structure or a method of chains or such held the rig against the workpiece.
You can find old crime scene photos where these things were used by safecrackers.
Somewhere in the barn is a C clamp sort of rig what was specialised to drill rails or I beams.

 

[phantomknives]

COOL, i never thought it would be tough enough to drill a rail. when rjd said machinist i thought aluminum

 

[junkenstien]

Would this be barco?

 

[osage outlaw]

I picked these up at a small flea market on the way to a cross country meet today. The skillets were $3 each. I paid $8 for the 2 hatchets.

And my brother in law just dropped these off to me

 

[300Six]

I picked these up at a small flea market on the way to a cross country meet today. The skillets were $3 each. I paid $8 for the 2 hatchets.

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If only that hatchet could talk! Either someone was nutty about sharpening or that head has a million hours/miles on it. A considerable amount of blade has gone missing.

 

[Steve Tall]

Would this be barco?View attachment 784946 View attachment 784947

I bought some "Made in USA" BARCO splitting wedges this past year, and they had the same "backwards B, underlined" stamp.