Another Whatsit

[RHJO51]

Thought I posted this but can't see it - sorry if this is a dup. I through this in my box o stuff at a estate sale a few weeks ago. Looks to be a old carburator gauge kit, not sure. The leather pouch is shot, but each of the gauges is there. Can anyone tell me ehat this is, and is there any interest in it? Thanks - Jim

 

[Hchrist]

Pin gauge I think? Like feeler gauges but in "pin" form?

Galaxy S4, Slimkat
If I wasn't married I'd quit fishing

 

[txvwnut]

I wanna say I've seen them called wire gauges also.

 

[Packard V8]

Hartig is a well-known German company.

http://www.hartig-germany.com/profil_e.html

As a guess, they're gauges a HVAC tech would use in sizing gas orfices.

jack vines

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I second at least the direction of Jack's speculation. While vintage spark plug gap and ignition points gages did include wire types, either bent in a semi-circle on the outside of disk (e.g., Auto-Lite) or folded out of a metallic case just like the more common leaf-type feeler gages, they were typically rather small in range (less than a dozen wires). If I'm interpreting the photos clearly, there are 50 pieces with 2 different gage sizes on each piece for a total of 100 gage sizes! And I am guessing that each one is a decimal equivalent. That's en entire magnitude of sizes. Far too many for any one mechanic, even an ignition specialist working on a variety of cars and trucks.

I was going to guess that it is something a jobber (someone planning a project) or a salesman would carry around with him. But I like Jack's theory.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

RHJO51,
Just out of curiosity, what is the range of gauges from smallest to largest? And, are the larger sizes flat like leaf-type feeler gages or round like wire type? Hard to see in fuzzy photos.

 

[Provincial]

It appears to me that each gauge has one wire of a given size and the second is .004" larger than the first. They seem to increase in size by .001" increments.

If they are go/no go gauges, then the tolerance would be about .003".

 

[four.cycle]

It's a device which performs the same function as the chruler, but it measures "innie" instead of "outie".

http://www.chruler.com/

 

[RHJO51]

RHJO51,
Just out of curiosity, what is the range of gauges from smallest to largest? And, are the larger sizes flat like leaf-type feeler gages or round like wire type? Hard to see in fuzzy photos.

I checked and the sizes go from .007 up to .134 . Some are wire, some flats. Many in sequence but not all. I looked on line and saw a reference to same kit on a action site as "vintage feeler gauges". Thanks for any insight in to this kit. - Jim

 

[bluebolt]

Hartig is a well-known German company.

http://www.hartig-germany.com/profil_e.html

As a guess, they're gauges a HVAC tech would use in sizing gas orfices.

jack vines

May not be the same Hartig. Googling Hartig Products Glendale CA comes up with a Zillow listing for a house at 1631 Opechee Way Glendale CA. That's the same address but Opeechee is spelled different. The house was built in the 1920's as a 1130 square foot 3/1 house and was enlarged in 1989. Perhaps it was a home based business back in the day. I could find no other info on Hartig Products and I don't even know why the Zillow listing comes up like that since I did not include the address in my search.

Edit: A little more research shows Opeechee being the original spelling, likely changed to be "politically correct" LOL.

 

[RHJO51]

Found some other odd ones. A Mac M2R 1/4" ratchet, but it has a universal and attachment pinned to it. Is this stock or DIY?

Also found a Snap on TT600 "terminal tool kit"

Last, some unmarked box with some kind of cutter heads. I have no idea what this is. Any ideas?

 

[Hchrist]

My guess on #1 is a diy job. The reamer looks tapered? Who knows why someone did this but those tapered readers are high $. Don't know about the snap on driver set?
Last one looks like a counterpart set but also looks like it went to a machine dedicated to use them due to the head?

Galaxy S4, Slimkat
If I wasn't married I'd quit fishing

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I checked and the sizes go from .007 up to .134 . Some are wire, some flats. Many in sequence but not all. I looked on line and saw a reference to same kit on a action site as "vintage feeler gauges". Thanks for any insight in to this kit. - Jim

Well, they are definitely vintage, and they are definitely feeler type gauges, in the sense that there are no moving parts. Why are there so many? (The lower range is actually twice as big as a typical lower range on a vintage gapper/points gage, and the upper range is huge.) Why are they loose? (Rather than assembled in a case or wheel etc). And why are they in a leatherette case? are the questions. Or at least the questions I find myself asking. I'm still leaning on traveling jobber of some kind or technician for some machine trade. Very cool whatever it is.

 

[davethorik]

My guess on #1 is a diy job. The reamer looks tapered? Who knows why someone did this but those tapered readers are high $. Don't know about the snap on driver set?
Last one looks like a counterpart set but also looks like it went to a machine dedicated to use them due to the head?

Galaxy S4, Slimkat
If I wasn't married I'd quit fishing

Don't think those are tapered reamers, they look like counterbore cutting tools to me, with interchangeable tips.

 

[Hchrist]

Tapered reamer attached to the ratchet/universal in first pic. Last photos look like counter bores for wood application.

Galaxy S4, Slimkat
If I wasn't married I'd quit fishing

 

[Provincial]

The Snap On "Terminal Tool Kit" is for removing/replacing pins and sockets in multi-pin connectors. The oldest version of multi-pin connectors were die-cast metal "Cannon Plugs", but they have proliferated over the years and most anything made now with an electrical system has many of them, usually made of plastic.