800. Called a "Miners Stick", used to hold a candle in the mine and either stick into the wood supports or hang.
10/19/2006 8:31 AM
Anonymous said...
#803 are tools used for working with slate roof tiles. The points are for making nail holes and the "cleaverish" part is for trimming the tiles. The hook is new to me, I guess it is for prying up, or moving around the tiles.
#801 are Draw Knife guides. They clamp to the blade. I saw these listed in Barlow's "Toll Collector's Guide". Paul @ Tried & True Tools
6/26/2010 2:23 PM
799. 7-1/2" long [Image]
800. 10" long, submitted by a visitor: [Image]
801. 3" long [Image]
[Image]
802. 12" long [Image]
803. 12-3/4" long [Image]
9" long, a different version of the same tool: [Image]
804. 9" long [Image]
Thanks to Kerry for photo number 800, and also thanks to the people at the Live Free or Die Antique Tool Auction and some of the dealers there for allowing me to take photos of the other five items in this post.
Next week I'll be going out of town for a few days so the next set will be posted a day early, the morning of the 25th. I won't be able to reply to comments or post the answer page until Friday or Saturday, unless I can get access to a computer while I'm away.
"Set 140"
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800. Called a "Miners Stick", used to hold a candle in the mine and either stick into the wood supports or hang.
10/19/2006 8:31 AM
#803 are tools used for working with slate roof tiles. The points are for making nail holes and the "cleaverish" part is for trimming the tiles. The hook is new to me, I guess it is for prying up, or moving around the tiles.
10/19/2006 2:40 PM
>800. Called a "Miners Stick"...
Correct, it's a miner's candle holder.
>#803 are tools used for working with slate roof tiles...
These were marked as having a different purpose than working on slate.
10/19/2006 7:06 PM
802. flexible wrench attachment for socket set, to get at hard-to-access nuts.
10/20/2006 9:18 AM
>802. flexible wrench attachment for socket set, to get at hard-to-access nuts.
Yes, according to the owner it's a snake wrench, but I don't know if it was made for a specific purpose.
10/20/2006 6:54 PM
#801 are Draw Knife guides. They clamp to the blade. I saw these listed in Barlow's "Toll Collector's Guide".
Paul @ Tried & True Tools
6/26/2010 2:23 PM