Simplex Jacks

[MShaw]

Anyone else have any Templeton Kenly simplex jacks? I have a 5 ton and 11 ton that I bought used in 1964.

 

[Wes J]

I have a 5 ton. I also have a Walker Badger 5 ton. We use them for moving machine tools. The only thing I don't like about them is the huge handle force required to lift the rated load. If I remember right, for the 10 ton jack it's 300 lbs of handle force. That just plain isn't possible for me. The guy who works for me is only 135 lbs. Using these jacks is not an option for him...

Beware of the "track jack" version that uses the square bar instead of the round bar. Those things are really dangerous. They have a feature that lets the jack drop completely if you get the dog in the wrong spot. It's apparently useful for the railroad, but ****** dangerous for everything else. I would never own that kind of jack.

 

[four.cycle]

Simplex / Simplex jack see Templeton, Henly & Co. /

Templeton Kenly / Templeton, Kenly & Co., 1020 So. Central Ave., Chicago, IL / est. 1899 acquired by Enerpac Tool Group 2007 / "Simplex" jack / TM 417918 Mar 9 1972 first use Feb 1 1972 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/simplex-jacks.327465/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-screw-jacks-post-here.500188/ /

Simplex at International Tool Catalog Library


1916 Chas E. Miller catalog Templeton Henly Simplex jack ad pp 12

1919 Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. catalog Templeton Henly jack ad pp 2442

1920 Baker Hamilton & Pacific Co. catalog Templeton Henly Simplex jack ad pp 4024

1921 E.C. Simmons Hardware Catalog Badger Templeton Kenly Victor jack ad pp 2619

1922 Marshall Wells Co. catalog Templeton & Henly ad pp 404

1922 Marshall Wells Co. catalog Templeton & Henly ad pp 405

1926 Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. catalog Templeton Kenly ad pp 712

 

[four.cycle]

Templeton Kenly / Templeton, Kenly & Co., 1020 So. Central Ave., Chicago, IL

"Simplex" brand jacks

Simplex at International Tool Catalog Library


1926 Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. catalog Templeton Kenly ad pp 2311

1926 Vonnegut Hardware Co. catalog Elite E-Z Millers Falls Templeton Kenly jack ad pp 518

1926 Vonnegut Hardware Co. catalog Templeton Kenly ad pp 517

1930 Union Hardware & Metal Co. catalog Duff Illinois Iron & Bolt Templeton Kenly ad pp 570

1930 Union Hardware & Metal Co. catalog Rees Templeton Kenly Simplex jack ad pp 569

1930 Union Hardware & Metal Co. catalog Templeton Henly Simplex Sure Grip Walker jack ad pp 563



1935 Shapleigh Hardware Co. catalog Buda Lovejoy Templeton & Henly Simplex jack ad pp 58

 

[four.cycle]

Templeton Kenly / Templeton, Kenly & Co., 1020 So. Central Ave., Chicago, IL

"Simplex" brand jacks

Simplex at International Tool Catalog Library


1935 Simmons Hardware Co. catalog Templeton & Henly jack ad pp 420

1935 Simmons Hardware Co. catalog Templeton & Henly jack ad pp 421

1937 C.M McClung catalog Duff Norton Joyce Cridland Templeon Henly Simplex jack ad pp 114

1937 C.M. McClung catalog Ajax Hein-Werner Millers Falls Templeton Henly Simplex jack ad pp 727

1937 C.M. McClung catalog Verona Tool Works Temptleton Henly Simplex jack ad pp 115

1939 Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co. catalog Templeton Henly Simplex Joyce Cridland jack ad pp 849

1948 Farwell Hardware Co. catalog Templeton Kenley jack ad pp 127