*Mystery Tool ID*

zippi

zippi

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The old drawer cabinet in the pic was my grandfathers, then my fathers, then my older brothers, and now mine and we have all dabbled in cars through out the years. This old cabinet comes in handy as all the drawers are full of old nuts, bolts, screw, etc. I call it my junk box. Yesterday I was looking for a couple cotter pins for my wishbone ball cover and came across this old tool. Not really sure what it would have been made for but I'm sure it was for working on cars. Anybody what to take a stab at what it could have been used for?
 

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I'll take a swag at it.

Nut /bolt holder to start them in tight areas that your fingers can't reach.
 
Looks like something your grandfather may have fabricated from a set of tweezers, a washer and some duct tape? Very clever what ever it is and however it was put together.
Thinking you will find it very handy at times!!

Dick.
 
zippi said:
The old drawer cabinet in the pic was my grandfathers, then my fathers, then my older brothers, and now mine ...
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You make me feel old ... I bought one of those machinist's tool cabinets new for my electronics work stuff some 50-60 years ago and still use it ... Kennedy I believe. Super quality.



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Paul Bennett said:
You make me feel old ... I bought one of those machinist's tool cabinets new for my electronics work stuff some 50-60 years ago and still use it ... Kennedy I believe. Super quality.



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Yeah....I remember the Kennedy boxes. This one is a Craftmans that my brother used when he worked as a machinist. I used it later on when I worked in a steel fabricating shop and it's still going strong.
 
Gave my Kennedy to my oldest son and acquired my step dads which I still love and has mikes, verniers, drill bits, end mills etc. that I use all the time . Very well made. I never could afford the nice wooden ones others guys had in the shop, this works fine for me.
 
Bob NH said:
Gave my Kennedy to my oldest son and acquired my step dads which I still love and has mikes, verniers, drill bits, end mills etc. that I use all the time . Very well made. I never could afford the nice wooden ones others guys had in the shop, this works fine for me.
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I had a wooden tool box that I won in a raffle and it was so nice I gave it to the wife for her jewelry.
 
I think I saw something like that in a spice factory for picking fly poop out of pepper ;) ;)

Actually, it looks like a good spur of the moment invention for holding tiny items in place during assembly, especially if one has shakey gorilla size hands and fingers.
 
It is a tension tool for picking locks, without the key you have to "pick" the lock to get it to turn, this creates the leverage while picking.
 
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It is a tension tool for picking locks, without the key you have to "pick" the lock to get it to turn, this creates the leverage while picking.
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So....somewhere down the line one of them was either a thief or a locksmith??? :p
 
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