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Now that you have posted photos of the front it is clear that Mr. X identified it. It is for fire water valves/hoses/hydrants. See the attached vintage fire wrenches, and the pentagon shaped plug on the hydrant.

I would not expect buggies to have 5-sided pentagon shaped bolt heads or nuts. The pentagon shape seems like something that would be used on items where you want to keep the public from rotating the stem/shaft/bolt/nut. Seems like this tamper resistant shape would be used on valves in reach...

I found a non-reversible. Markings: Husky H3183 Made In U.S.A. T-S Forged 1-46 Mine also has hardened BLO looking stuff on it. Interesting that we have found several of these with the preservative still there after all these years. Unfortunately, did not have the male plug.

Oh. Thanks for catching that, I meant to type WWII, not WWI. And, thanks for the ... Drive It reasearch. Never thought that would have been as old as 1949.

From a distance, buried amongst other stuff at the thrift store, this box looked promising - metal handle, reinforced corners, appropriate size - was hoping for a WWII era box. Unfortunately... not. However, due to the sticker on the side, I had to at least take photos. (It had writing...

Dang. You have a good scrap bin! Keep diggin'.

I hadn’t come across a screwdriver like this before. The shank and ferrule look to be all one piece and it has a **** cap that is connected through the octagonal handle to the ferrule/shank. It is quite heavy. Markings are: Zenith M. W. & Co Patent Applied For On YouTube I found...

I found a set of 15 Ray sockets. They seem to be a less common type of RAY socket because the sides are smooth; they don’t have any knurling and they don’t have the annular ring around the service end that some of their broached sockets have. They are all marked “RAY” along with the size...

Translucent blue handled Handy Andy 6-inch screwdriver.

Ah! I finally found the maker of this wrench! --> VII

I agree. I've tried versions by various manufacturers over the years when I think I have an application they would be perfect for and they never seem to work any better than a standard open end.

Well, it ain't no Two-Fister, but it is 9-inches long.

Found a pair of K-D battery pliers. They are not the prettiest, but I could not find this version of the 203 in any of their catalogs. I'm not sure what the finish is. Although it is hard to see in the photo, the appearance is like someone painted them with aluminum silver colored spray paint...

Found these at a barn sale. Their origin story probably began with a Petersen 8R. Had to degrease, and then give them a short Evapo-Rust bath. Factory markings are: General Cable and, on the bottom side of the handle, they have the same markings as you would see on a similar vintage...

Here is one we don't have yet. A Stanley extendable screw starter, called, appropriately enough, Screwstart. Circa 1970's. Markings are: 65-159 Stanley U.S.A. Pat. Pend Length collapsed: 11.3 inches Length fully extended: 18 inches. Stanley made four versions of their Screwstart...