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True story - my in-laws are Brits. When my mother-in-law first came to visit, we took her to a local British-themed pub to help her feel at home. When we were deciding on dessert, I was trying to remember a specific dessert that was often on the menu (blackboard type) but not listed that...

That's a good one, Don. I have a variety of them in my toolbox since the first time I dropped a nut down an intake manifold. I have one like yours above and it's often the first one that I grab from the toolbox. Nice!!

Zim valve lifter and box from my collection:

I have a coupler like that to couple two (1/2" and 9/16") distributor wrenches to a 3/8" ratchet:

I'ved had a Craftsman 3/8" drive flex-head for decades now and used it so much that it's gotten floppy on me. I either need to find some flex-head ****** or replace the drift pin in the hinge.

This is what Sunnen's valve spring compressor looks like:

The part number is typically on the other side of the head from the Ford script.

Not necessarily - this version was also offered in Ford tractor owner toolkits from '39 through maybe '54. The ones issued with Model T owner kits had a T-1387 part number on them.

The two open end/box end wrenches are to r/r spark plugs and cylinder head nuts - the standard part # is 17017 and the prefix/suffix will indicate which model Ford they are intended for. The double box end 01A-17017-B above (aka "suitcase wrench") was issued from 1941 - mid 50's for both Ford...

That's actually for adjusting transmission bands. The 5Z (and prior 3Z) tools were commercial tools marketed to authorized dealerships and commercial garages. There is a 3Z version that was produced during the Model T era and was followed by this one.

That was for the restoration of an old N Ford - hard to find original hat rims these days and the owner wanted to restore it exactly as it came from the factory and keep as many original parts as possible. It was going to be a trailer queen when done, and not used for real work.

That looks very similar to a Craftsman 1-1/2 ton jack that I've used for decades now.

Thank you!

WOW!! GJ never fails to amaze me. Thank you for the lightning-fast response. Much appreciated!!

I picked this up at an estate sale. It was in a box with a variety of flathead valve tools. I've never seen one like this and am hoping that the collective wisdom and experience at GJ can help me ID it. Thanks in advance for any help with it.

Would have most likely been included in the owner toolkit for later Model A Fords:

Would the clamp look something like this?

I heat my 800 sq. ft. shop with a 35-year-old Modine propane heater. I keep the thermostat at 56 when I'm not in there and then turn it up a little when I'm working. It puts out enough heat to run you out of there if you don't turn the thermostat back. I have a 120 gal. tank. We are having...

Last one - the other K-D valve service tools in my collection:

My favorite from this collection is a K-D 920 frozen value guide removal kit with the K-D 917 and 918 tools, with original box and manuals. Although not part of the 920 kit, the K-D 923 adaptor for 6-cylinder Ford engines was purchased separately and shown here: