Look up: "Threshing machine cylinder tooth wrench".
Interesting to note the difference in weight between the two examples. Ghopper's at 40 lbs. versus the one in France at 26 lbs. I don't know what...
The stenciled date (3-3-16) on the mirror is probably pretty close to the age of the piece.
You are correct, it's a lid lifter for a cookstove.
Looking at the list that the Highlander below the neon is walking at, I think we know who got the missing Scotch.:)
This is another style I've came across. (Maybe the "Big Dog" version?)[ATTACH]
The toy with the two airplanes flying around the tower might be the "Marx Skybird" tin wind-up, which dates to 1947.
If it was mine I'd call it: "A quaint plank seated rug cutter rocker, circa late 19th century". Regardless of how you label it, it's a neat piece...
Is that a "self-latching push button lock", that engages when the lid is closed? I know Lane started using them in 1912, and are still replacing...
New ones are not exactly cheap. Universal Valve Co. Model 756 - Multi-Purpose Fill Box Wrench, Service Station Tools, 756
It appears the illustration on the inside of the lid is based on the painting by Holmes, entitled "Can't you talk?". The original was done in 1875.
Try searching for "Hand Sight Level". They were / are used for rough leveling, and distance estimating.
Cookie jars doubled or more in price after Andy Warhol's estate auction.
I called them "letter bars". (Incoming and Outgoing?)
In regard to rivets; search for "Round solid steel rivet". Any industrial supply house like Grainger would carry them. It might be easier to stop...
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