And so as we continue to finish up the WFJRE...
The handle and various linkages were installed...
...and I've must say, doing this by ones self was more than a little tricky, what with a strong spring resisting your every effort! But eventually I prevailed. I did upgrade a roll pin attachment on the universal joint for a stainless steel screw, washer and lock nut, seen near the top of that joint.
A somewhat better view of it from the other direction here. It will make removing the handle
much easier in the future should it be necessary.
The last piece to be installed is that pesky cover plate which just snaps into place.
This photograph is a nice contrast between original and restored. In this case the original paint jack was a different shade of blue from the factory than the paint on the restored one which is now actually powder coating and not paint of course, but you get the idea. Those two jacks were manufactured about 10 years apart, best I can tell. The original from sometime in the 1930's and the restored one from mid 1940's.
On the restored jack, I did use stainless steel cotter pins through out.
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This was the restoration visual goal, from a vintage Walker Floor Jack ad published in 1948.
And as it turned out in final form. With the powder coating everywhere it should remain looking this good for years and years to come.
Walker Greyhounds, America's Finest Hydraulic Service Jacks indeed!
A Satisfied Thomas
BTW, I've still got some more material about this jack for another post....we're not done here yet!!
) how can I be looking at gloves?!?!
But thanks for the thought. 
