I'm not sure what it is, does resemble a fishing tool except for the square drive. The Conant and Donaldson Manufacturing Company was in Business in Conway 1909-1941
In June, 1949, Sheffield Corporation acquired the old Conant and Donaldson Manufacturing Company in Conway and after more than two years of preparations announced the reopening of this firm under the name of Conway Manufacturing Company. This company handles some of the processes formerly done in Greenfield and its new products include standard adjustable snap gages, adjustable length gages, adjustable inside block gages and gage blanks.
The principal item turned out by Conant and Donaldson was a replaceable and adjustable chaser collet type die. However, this plant which had been formed in Greenfield in 1904 and moved to Conway five years later, saw a decline in business during its later years and when Sheffield took over, more than half the personnel roster was drawing unemployment compensation.
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