Any Ideas?

[TrailHawkZ71]

Got this from my dad, who inherited it from his dad, Neither of us have any idea what it is or what it's for

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[Provincial]

What size is the square drive? It could be for adjusting Ford mechanical brakes.

 

[TrailHawkZ71]

Square drive is 3/4". Total length is just shy of 14-3/4"


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[Provincial]

Are there any markings?

 

[TrailHawkZ71]

First photo shows the only markings on it
"The Bowdil Company Canton Ohio"

 

[Old Man Roger]

Reminds me of an old air brake slack adjuster.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Bowdil made tools for the mining industry. What is on the other end? What are those flutes?

 

[woody 73]

I would venture too say the flutes are maybe for a handle design to make it easier for holding on to the wrench in question?

But the picture is cut off so I can not see the whole picture for a better guess.

 

[TrailHawkZ71]

I would venture too say the flutes are maybe for a handle design to make it easier for holding on to the wrench in question?

But the picture is cut off so I can not see the whole picture for a better guess.

They appear to be just handle. There are no markings or anything else past that (it only goes on for another 1/4" or so)

 

[TrailHawkZ71]

Betterish

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[four.cycle]

whatever it is, they apparently do not make it any longer.

Bowdil Co., 2030 Industrial Pl. SE., Canton, OH 44707 / www.bowdil.com

but it is, by definition, a hand tool, and becomes yet another addition to the list.

 

[Provincial]

It could be a handle that fit on a square shaft. 3/4" square is pretty beefy, and would be the head on a 3/4" set screw. Something like a quick-acting gate valve.

 

[454ragtop]

Pics leave a lot to be desired, but it might be used with a milling machine vise.