One of our customers stopped by yesterday and had a few of these in the back of his truck. He said someone gave them to him, but he didn't know what they were used for. They look like some kind of ratcheting jack? Any help is greatly appreciated.
What is this tool used for?
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RTM
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Load tie down?
Coil spring compressor?
Should be in here somewhere.
I’ll be darn, an early Porto Power thing
Coil spring compressor?
Should be in here somewhere.
I’ll be darn, an early Porto Power thing
Simplex Jacks : General Catalog No. 45 : Templeton, Kenly & Co., Ltd. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
62 p., illus., 16.9 cm, trade catalog
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rlitman
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Not the exact same tool, but similar idea:
The one here is more universal. You can also unscrew and reverse the ends.
The one here is more universal. You can also unscrew and reverse the ends.
KnurledNut
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Nobody-named-Olli
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That is a beautiful specimen!
Kind regards,
Olli
Kind regards,
Olli
Firebrick43
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I have seen several rail car jacks made by simplex.
four.cycle
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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/ /
^ There are a couple "Jack" threads here.
That one is a different animal. They made other devices along that line as well:
^ There are a couple "Jack" threads here.
That one is a different animal. They made other devices along that line as well:
