Trying to Identify these tools, any ideas?

[OldToolMan]

Anyone any idea about this grinder, it is a great size but name tag gone -American or Taiwan? It is 6 in tall and 9 in wide.

Old Toolbox, appears to be ignition box. Posted in the lid is spark plug clearance specs for 1938 t0 1953 cars. 14 in length, 6.5 hi and 6 width

Mold looks like a 22 long rifle slug? Wierd.

Butane Wrench.. What is it for?

Any help would be great
Larry
oldtoolman.com

 

[copterdoctor]

the wrench may be for flared fittings....ie, flexlines... or anything that it fits... lol

and the mold, looks bigger than a .22
but, the pic doesn't give any reference to scale.... and if it is for slugs, that would be a slooow process for sure... must be really old, because making slugs one by one wouldn't be very cost effective...

 

[dmeadow]

This might help with the grinder. But, then, maybe not...

 

[KEH]

Bullet mold looks to be 30 caliber, but you are there with it, a little measuring with an ordinary ruler will give you a ball park idea. For comparison, 25 caliber is 1/4 inch, 30 caliber is 3/10 inch, 50 caliber is 1/2 inch.

The handles are supposed to have wood on them. Bare steel handles would quickly get too hot to handle.

If that is a Lyman or Ideal mold, it has a number on it. The last three digits are the model number, The first three are the diameter expressed as a decimal. I.E., 357156 is a mold for a 357 or 38 special, making a bullet weighing about 155 grains and is designed to take a gas check on the base of the bullet.

KEH

 

[Spareparts]

My Grandpa had one like that for 36cal black powder rifle, he did a lot of match shooting in the early to late 50,s. He would weigh them all and match them up, when he went to a match every one was shooting for 2nd.

 

[Ruddy]

This might help with the grinder. But, then, maybe not...

Beauty!


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[Art From De Leon]

The "Butan" wrench was probably supplied with the old "Skelgas" type cylinders that were used with gas kitchen stoves, or, as we had tank heaters, to keep the water tank for the cattle from freezing in the winter.

These tanks were about the same size as an the full size oxygen tank on a gas welder