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Odd grease guns & oil spouts

Sevenhills1952

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I got these today from homeplace. The oldest you turn handle to grease, one you push. The spouts one seems odd since it's small.20200502_195847.jpg20200502_195857.jpg20200502_195939.jpg20200502_195944.jpg20200502_195958.jpg

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The last image shows an English made Tecalemit Plastigun.

WW2 era and for a few years after. Used for the tool kits for many makes of cars.

Details are found on the end cap and on the shaft near the coupling ******.
 

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The last image shows an English made Tecalemit Plastigun.

WW2 era and for a few years after. Used for the tool kits for many makes of cars.

Details are found on the end cap and on the shaft near the coupling ******.

Yea, that's the thing. I still carry a very similar one in my Land Rover, and use it (as per instructions) to grease the prop. shaft u.j.'s after driving in deep water. Still on the original prop joints pushing 200,000 miles lots of people say they often need replacing but that's only because they're too lazy or for some reason incapable to use the tool provided and grease them!
 
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My grandpa had a station near ft belvior va during and after the war. When younger i messed in garages and brought some those around, he called them 1 shots and 1 turns. I got the impression for daily or weekly maintenance. Nice finds.
 

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I’ve seen similar grease guns, just never pulled the trigger on one. Are you using them or wall hangers?
Did pick up this unique spout in second hand shop
 

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Sevenhills1952

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Well-spotted. As you know, they did come smaller, too! :)


Lubrigun Model 5948. Also well-spotted.

Sevenhills
I'd be interested in knowing any markings you find on the screw type with the spigot handle.
Here it is. It took lots of cleaning but "Balcrank" I believe. It has grease in it and still works. My guess is it hasn't been used in 60 years at least.20200503_201821.jpg20200503_201925.jpg

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Cincinnati Ball Crank Co. They made all kinds of service station equipment, including oil cans, measures, funnels, and drain pans. They used Balcrank as a brand name. Congrats. That is a very nice and very early example of one of their grease guns. Later they made 9- and 15-oz push- and lever types that looked like the standard grease guns from Alemite and Lincoln, etc.
 
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