Another "What is it?"

[DPG]

I bought a tote full of old tools. A few of the items, I have no idea what they were for. I think that I will do a separate post with better pictures for each tool and maybe you folks can educate me.

I believe the Stanley Bailey #7 is the prize here, followed by the cow bell!

My 1st question - The thing that looks like the lower part of an iron - is that what it is?

 

[rlitman]

...My 1st question - The thing that looks like the lower part of an iron - is that what it is?

Yes.

 

[TalonFE]

More cow bell!!!

 

[Stuart in MN]

Those old irons had detachable handles. You'd put it on top of the stove to heat it up, then clip the handle on to pick it up and iron your clothes.

 

[4xdog]

...The thing that looks like the lower part of an iron - is that what it is?

Our family had exactly that iron, picked up at an antique shop in New England for notalot decades ago (my mom was a New Hampshirite). I gave it away a few years ago.

It had a wooden "U" shaped handle so it was symmetrical in either direction. As Stuart notes, the iron was heated on the stove and the wood handle gave some insulation.

It's a crappy photo, but here's that iron on the floor as a doorstop in my parents' old house before I started cleaning it out.

 

[toolmiser]

The purpose of the detachable handle was so you could use one while the other was heating up.

 

[larry_g]

The purpose of the detachable handle was so you could use one while the other was heating up.

I would think it more likely to keep the handle cool...

lg
no neat sig line

 

[txvwnut]

I actually have a small collection of antique irons and have two of that style in it.

 

[seber]

They're called sad irons. You keep one on the wood stove while you iron with a second and switch back and forth. The wood and iron handle is detachable both to keep it cool and to prevent the wood handle from burning.

 

[DPG]

The purpose of the detachable handle was so you could use one while the other was heating up.

Where would a person find a handle?

 

[DPG]

There is a half dozen old planes from n the tote. A couple look home made and maybe they all were. This is one of the more interesting ones and I am not clear what's purpose is. Anyone?

 

[DPG]

I actually have a small collection of antique irons and have two of that style in it.

Do you want this one? Pay shipping and it's yours.

 

[47jlk]

You can find sad iron handles in antique shops and flea markets, handles with an iron run $10-20. Amish friends keep 3 irons and one handle in the rotation. The handles can be used across makers but you need to check the fit. If you run into irons with a loose top plate and have to replace the screws they are typically 1/4"-20 . . . we've rebuilt a few dozen.

The 'plane' looks more like a marking fixture? lay it over the edge of a board and you can scribe a line on the edge of the board . . . just a thought,. Overall construction doesn't look strong enough to support cutting or scraping.

 

[rlitman]

It will cut a thin groove.

 

[DPG]

What is this one?

 

[rlitman]

What is this one?

Bit and brace drill angle adapter.

 

[unslow1]

https://picclick.com/Vintage-Angle-Boring-Attachment-For-Hand-Brace-122774653633.html

 

[DPG]

How about this one?

 

[Lwel9226]

A hand powered drill press.... Wrap the chain around your work piece... brace powers the drill... hand knob provides the feed pressure.... Kind of neat....

LynnW

 

[hsvtoolfool]

The two braces on the far left are not especially rare or valuable. The large Stanley #993 right-angle corner brace above the iron is collectible, but yours is missing some minor parts. The small Stanley #984 ratcheting corner brace is also collectible. The first "what is this" is a simple universal joint adapter for braces which allow you to bore at angles. It may be rare and is probably collectible. The Stanley #7 or #8 is a disaster, but it may be repairable and is a very useful plane. The wooden planes can't be identified without better photos. We need to see the cutting irons and the bottom profile to guess at their purpose. I agree the one closeup is crude and probably homemade.

 

[Milton Shaw]

DPG that plane for cutting a grove is to cut the grove for inlay. You could set the offset is why it has that L shaped guide and then with an end stop you could cut groves all the way around the edge and have fancy inlay around the edge of table/buffet etc.. Great collection of tools from somebody originally that was probably a master craftsman..

 

[DPG]

A hand powered drill press.... Wrap the chain around your work piece... brace powers the drill... hand knob provides the feed pressure.... Kind of neat....

LynnW

I had no idea. Its amazing the ways those guys figured out how to do things back then.

The two braces on the far left are not especially rare or valuable. The large Stanley #993 right-angle corner brace above the iron is collectible, but yours is missing some minor parts. The small Stanley #984 ratcheting corner brace is also collectible. The first "what is this" is a simple universal joint adapter for braces which allow you to bore at angles. It may be rare and is probably collectible. The Stanley #7 or #8 is a disaster, but it may be repairable and is a very useful plane. The wooden planes can't be identified without better photos. We need to see the cutting irons and the bottom profile to guess at their purpose. I agree the one closeup is crude and probably homemade.

Thanks. Neat tools. Do you know where to find those missing covers?

DPG that plane for cutting a grove is to cut the grove for inlay. You could set the offset is why it has that L shaped guide and then with an end stop you could cut groves all the way around the edge and have fancy inlay around the edge of table/buffet etc.. Great collection of tools from somebody originally that was probably a master craftsman..

Thanks - I might have to try that out on something!

 

[DPG]

A couple more - Cool old saw

How many of you remember what the other item was for? My older brother used to chase me around the house with some of these! I should have got a better picture of the business end of this!

 

[steaks&anvils]

How many of you remember what the other item was for? My older brother used to chase me around the house with some of these! I should have got a better picture of the business end of this!

is that for removing the horns from young cows? like when the horns are just nubs?

 

[Jacksonsman]

is that for removing the horns from young cows? like when the horns are just nubs?

That's exactly what that looks like.

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