Recent content by Robertel1

Thank You Lugz, fantastic research, and pictures. Much appreciated.

Thank You, perfect explanation.

hi Lug, I’m thinking it could be Ironwood (maybe ?) I’ve got some Ironwood, tough stuff I’ll tell you ! anyway just a thought.

The extra hole in the hammer, what’s it for ?, well it goes like this. It’s called a “Stepping Hammer”. When the Lineman/Installer performed the task of placing climbing steps on a non-stepped pole, after boring with brace & bit the correct size & depth hole you would drive the new step into...

The tool shown is a crimping tool used manly for crimping sleeves when splicing drop wire. The wire from the pole to the house. They made different inside diameter sleeves depending on what type of wire you were splicing. The greater majority of the time it was used for splicing drop wire...

That tool goes on the end of “Lay-up Sticks”. Six foot sections of pole that were extendable to what length you needed. Specifically it was used to guide Drop Wire through trees, retrieve IW Wire from a crawl space under a house, and any other number of useful tasks that were necessary to...

Thanks TOW1, Neoprene weathers well, but eventually the outdoor elements especially the sun, take their toll and Neoprene will loose it’s insulating properties.

Early Drop Wire was originally tar and paper insulated. Then they invented Neoprene and and that’s when the tool was invented. Don’t know the exact year, probably after the war, late 40’s early 50’s.

Hi Lugz, Great thread, thanks for posting really neat “stuff”. The cutter is for splitting Drop Wire evenly. Down the middle. Drop wire is the wire used from the pole to the residence. It is a single pair of wires that terminate on the binding posts at the Ariel terminal and run to the...

Happy Thanksgiving !

Impressive !...Very ingenious ! :thumbup:

For the Off-road enthusiasts who wants their Spare-tire, Plus Chainsaw, Hi-Lift Jack, Shovel, and Axe too. Custom made in Montana. Mechanical Engineering at its best !. A useful application for off-roading in that part of the country. I like it.

Lifetime Warranty on RIDGID Batteries If Registered within 90 days of purchase :thumbup:

Yes, Please, Soon

You are exactly correct. In fact at more popular locations depending on how many booths there were, you may have seen two or more directory shelf’s. I remember seeing multiple shelf’s at Union Train Station Los Angeles, CA. Looked neat amongst all the Art Deco decor. This was in the early...