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<p>[QUOTE="morgen94, post: 9216177, member: 217"]Several years ago an elderly friend gave me about six tools and asked me to find out what they were for. He later said he didn't want them back and has since died, so I would like to donate them to the White Elephant Sale in the community in which I live, but I know they will ask me what they are for. I was able to find that the one here</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430707[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>is a (car?) battery terminal spreader and cleaner (really!), so I am thinking the last two unidentified items are mechanics tools, too. So, is this brass telescoping one a tire gauge? It comes apart and seems to be missing a couple of sizes. It is 10" long when it is put together and the only marks I found are the sizes of each part:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430708[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430709[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The last unidentified tool seems to be a metal crimper, or something. It is 8.5" long and has a flat fluted head, with what seems to be a piece on one side of the head, that seems to be a stand of some sort. I posted net to it the name stamped on one handle, but half the name is not visible. Is it "...ORHE *& CO" or "...ORNE & CO" or ????.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430710[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430711[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430712[/ATTACH] Thank you for any help! Lynne[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="morgen94, post: 9216177, member: 217"]Several years ago an elderly friend gave me about six tools and asked me to find out what they were for. He later said he didn't want them back and has since died, so I would like to donate them to the White Elephant Sale in the community in which I live, but I know they will ask me what they are for. I was able to find that the one here [ATTACH=full]430707[/ATTACH] is a (car?) battery terminal spreader and cleaner (really!), so I am thinking the last two unidentified items are mechanics tools, too. So, is this brass telescoping one a tire gauge? It comes apart and seems to be missing a couple of sizes. It is 10" long when it is put together and the only marks I found are the sizes of each part: [ATTACH=full]430708[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430709[/ATTACH] The last unidentified tool seems to be a metal crimper, or something. It is 8.5" long and has a flat fluted head, with what seems to be a piece on one side of the head, that seems to be a stand of some sort. I posted net to it the name stamped on one handle, but half the name is not visible. Is it "...ORHE *& CO" or "...ORNE & CO" or ????. [ATTACH=full]430710[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430711[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430712[/ATTACH] Thank you for any help! Lynne[/QUOTE]
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