The second from the top is called a drilling hammer. Yes, hame tops or balls.
According to Postman, (Anvils in America, 1998) William Foster anvils often had one or two letters there. He says they are 'probably inspector's...
It does look like a wrought iron waist to me. if you didn't mind the nick, you could spark test it. Is the face level? Many old anvils have...
Easily worth the asking price. In my neighborhood it'd bring around $2/lb, perhaps more. People like anvils, especially big ones. Some...
While ventilation comes to mind first, could it be used to inflate something? Something big...
..ward. Those odd cogs in the center. Made to engage chain? It also is meaningful that the outside gears are different. (I think this one...
Tuis one is certainly a puzzle. The dog means it was't meant to freewheel in reverse, and not meant to run fast in for
Chicken (frying) skillet. The lid is probably correct. Dutch oven lids usually don't have the pour tabs. I'd expect a mark under the bottom char.
DW's brother sends a box of Entenmann's English Toffee every Christmas. It was evidently something special in their youth. Since we are of...
By Golly, toffee hammer may be it after all. I was unable to find an old logo for the FE outfit, or even much history about it. FE was in...
If it had a typical wooden handle it'd likely be a metal-working hammer of some sort. Jeweler's, gunsmith's, etc. Snow-knockers generally...
Haven't been able to ID this little hammer. Medical? Any ideas? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Thanks for looking.
My general rule is to never use acids on metals. (No doubt there are exceptions.) If I wanted to remove the rust on this piece, I'd probably...
The characters are Chinese.
No doubt there is a lot more to metal conservation than the wax method. I'd expect there are chemical reactions going on inside. My thought is...
A museum conservator once told me, for old iron in general: 1) Warm it gently and slowly to dry it out. Just hot to the touch all the way...
For common hand tools, I sometimes call them 'cordless.' A hand brace is a 'Cordless Drill.' A hand sickle is a 'Cordless Weed-Eater.'...
If someone could read the....Arabic? charachters on them, it'd likely help.
I didn't like the float ball being in there either. Maybe it was just jammed in as more scrap copper. I may try to weasel it out tomorrow....
Heavy copper with a central, 4-1/2 inch steel flue. 30 inches tall. 18 inches in diameter. Top has a copper float. Bottom has a concavity....
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