Vintage Machinery/Tools have Soul

I dont know what part of VA you are in but may want to check this out.
https://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/tls/d/anvils/6423590835.html

 

Hoping to find something around 400, but I also understand the unique nature of the item. So 400 is a stating point. If it isn't sitting at an antique store collecting dust it is most likely in the hands of someone who has several and knows what it is and how much it's worth.
I have an area ready to set up as a forge just missing the main component.
Next step is to go salvage some old r.r. track.

 

I guess these count as Tools?
Parker one armed bandit
Parker edwards stag trapper made in Jacksonville Alabama
70s case barlow

 

This one's definitely a tool. 1977 case electricians knife

 

The tip isn't broken off the front blade either it's a screwdriver

 

I was told to post this here. This is a mortise drill that was used by my family in the 1800's to build barns here in Ohio

 

Here's an old store display for knives I got at the pawn shop the other day. Not all the knives in it are old though.

 

This!! Has a lot of character

 

very cool,Ive got some old tool's ill get em posted

 

South Bend 14 1/2... early 1950's



Taft-Peirce surface grinder... they made these from the '30s to the '60s



Johnson Model J bandsaw... 1967. This will cut 18 inches wide and 12 inches thick. 6 feet long, maybe 800 lbs?



Startright vertical bandsaw... maybe 1970s?

All of these are in my shop... I use them often.

-Bear

 

Beautiful

 

The pic of the Johnson saw was right after I got it home... I had to do some mechanical repairs and put a new blade on it... the pic was 'in process'.

I gave $100 for it, and spent around $175 in repairs

-Bear

 

I found a better pic of the Johnson...

Also, maybe not vintage, but still old:

My Enco milling machine... 1989...

And I have a Miller Dialarc 250 HF TIG/stick welder (1984) that I don't have a pic of on my phone...

-Bear

 

I wonder if that's where the term "Johnson" bar (breaker bar) came from?

 

I usually call it either 'Godzilla' or 'Big Johnson'... lol

-Bear

 

I guess they had the foresight, lol.

 

It is called a "Ford wrench", seriously.

 

yep they are actually quite useful in auto/aircraft mechanics. We used them in the Air Force and I found a new model at a yardsale and have that in my tool bag in my truck.

 

Oh yea, I still have the one the USAF issued me in 1969. Comes in handy every now and again.

 

they worked best on hydraulic lines. You could get some good leverage and 95% of the time the "Ford" wrench wouldnt slip. IF you had the clearance for the wrench to move