Recent content by mike_paxton

From Private Lugnutz - I've always admired the optempo and style of your participation here over the years, which I would characterize as 'occasional, but always interesting and usually rare.' Another neat find. Wanted to thank you Private Lugnutz for above kind words and although I don't buy...

RTM: Thanks for patent info and guess with opposite end lifted even by a few inches, it may secure the load a bit from falling off. Mike

Saw pics of a manual Yale lift truck in an upcoming garage sale listing, so stopped in and looked it over, but unable to get it to lift. Has old metal tag on it indicating 1936. Was used in owners old paint store in Newark Ohio when they were in business. Cleaned it up and was able to get...

Ejot, do like that Holland pipe vise you posted above. Just finished cleaning up a small Holland 401 pipe vise. I was looking for one which had both the mounting base and also had the clamping base as well, as sometimes work away from home. In looking through pics of tools on MarketPlace the...

Saw this listed up on CL for upcoming garage sale (but I have no connection to the seller). Thought it interesting enough to post it, given number of Coleman items that appear here (i.e. especially Outlaw). Per seller it's a Huge Coleman Grill, Still works, we just have no need for this big...

Attached is pics of a Worth* hand saw made by Pexto

Thanks Username and attached a pic of the Worth saw made by Peck Stow & Wilcox (PEXTO)

The other day, was given 17 old hand saws, so was working on cleaning them up and ran across an etch on the blade that identified it as Worth* and spring steel warranted. Was looking for information on who mfg it and came across this link. Worth tool bar picture above shows a hand saw in it...

When I got the RR tri light back at the end of March, I also got a pair of 2 light stop lights. One was mfg by Crouse Hinds, while the other was made by Marbelite. Finished up the RR tri light first as it had more issues to overcome. The stop lights had some electrical to get sorted out...

Picked up this Cornwell tool chest at yard sale couple weeks back. Coincidentally, the owner last name was Cornwell, but not related to mfg. Decided to just clean it up a bit, with still need to sort out a few slides on couple of the drawers. Mike

Had an old Adlake 4 Lens Signal Lantern that restored during winter. (pic 1) While looking through Marketplace back in March, saw a listing for some railroad items for sale, with one being from the General Railway Signal Company. Met the seller and her dad had put together quite a...

Txlonghorn: There is a youtube video on someone taking apart a PowerArm 343. Starts around the 2min15 second area and probably only last less than 10 minutes. His ended up having a missing set screw on side, but yours probably will be there. Here is link: Hope this helps. Mike

Thanks for information from Lugnutz, Old Radar and Outlaw on trench art information. When I was at the yard sale, they had three trench art shells, but only the one I bought had the penny and half penny coins on it. Did a little research and found several with cigarette lighters, but hadn't...

Picked up this shell at yard sale this morning mainly because it had a 1906 one penny coin on base and a 1944 half penny coin on side. It also turned out to be a cigarette lighter as well. Mike