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Those gimmicky wrenches were quite common during the beginning of the previous century. All sorts of ideas were tried and you could fill a toolbox today with the different styles that were available. Some were made to a very high standard of quality and others were sold only to make a profit on...

Heck you are lucky at least it will work on older cars if not the current crop. How many items in relatively recent times have come and gone and remain till today as almost completely useless. Let me see: 8mm & Super 8 movie cameras. 8 Track Tapes. Walkmans Video Disc Players Yugo's I'm...

I sure am glad I stumbled into this thread as I have put up with cheesy home ladders all my life. Never felt safe on any of them and really hated to extend mine out to maximum length. I always thought that wobbly ladders were the norm. In times past I have seen these Little Giant Ladders but...

There is a good chance that this box is post-war given the color and painted on logo. I don't know if anyone has researched this completely as Plomb went through a few different color permutations over the years. Some were crinkle or hammertone finished and others had ordinary paint finishes...

This top box is in a league of it's own seemingly better built than their regular bottom rollaway box. I have owned two Plomb bottom boxes and one of these big top boxes at various times during my collecting years. In some respects this box even outshines some older Snap-on boxes I have owned...

I missed this but it is just as well as I really don't need anymore jacks in my life. You are right is a Manley J2 or J4 and definitely not a common jack.

I have never seen one of these jacks that was for sale cheap. At Pomona once a seller had one missing the rear wheels and not working but painted nicely and sitting on top of a box. He was asking a fortune for it. The one I own I bought off ebay more than 10 years ago and I too paid a fortune...

I would not be too quick to pass judgment as I have an old Curtis Pneumatic Catalog from 1928 in which they claim that they had been in business for 74 years. So my take is that compressor technology had already been around for a number of years and considerably refined. I think that one would...

I've seen a few old compressors in my time but nothing as nice as this. One would have to wonder if the tank was still sound and if it wasn't what could be done to fix it as it has such unusual construction. Most old motors had brass tags on them which I can see this one appears to have. At...

This has got to be one of the top Plomb Collectibles of all. No self respecting Plomb Tool Collector should be without one of these boxes. Call me when it arrives I want to see it too you lucky dog.

It is a Milwaukee Model 40 and as I understand it they are reasonably easy to rebuild.

I have a 6" Athol that I bought a number of years ago. The handle has been hammered on so much that it has taken on a bend. The teeth on the jaws are worn nearly smooth and the lead screw is quite loose. This vise has seen a hard life but unbelievably it still has a lifetime of service left in...

That number doesn't come up in any of my catalogs. So without images I can't make any comments.

Mechanics in the early days of motoring were called "Grease Monkeys". Question did Grease Monkeys ever use Monkey Wrenches to work with?

Those last images you have posted are quite unusual (from ebay listing) especially the Jack with the rubber wheels. It appears to be a Walker transitional model early 1930's. The other two jacks next to it are Walker first models from the late 1920's (first model came out possibly in late 1927...

I have a number of older Walker Catalogs this one is much newer than any I have seen previously. A person could go crazy trying to collect all those models. Never seen the 780 Asphalt Model before would be interesting to find. My cousin keeps all his jacks outdoors and the weather beats down...

Re: Does any one have the grioto's garage floor jack? I personally don't know of any cars that would require such a low jack. Looks to me that you would have to purchase the accessory extension for it to work best with most normal cars.

It is a Walker Mechanical Jack from the mid 1920's. Just sold one of these a few days ago that I had on craigslist. Very durable jacks that will last nearly forever.

If you look at the sellers other listings, it becomes more clear what these tool boxes are. They are farm tractor accessories. It is quite possible that these items frequently were lost or beat up to the extent that they got pitched out or lost. If someone is restoring some old tractor, he may...

If it is a USA made vise, it probably is of decent quality. I personally have no knowledge of this particular vise though.