mike48
21st March 2009, 09:42 AM
Mike’s Mystery Tool Teaser # 5
Here’s another easy one.
I found this at a market, about five years ago in North Brisbane.
It is approximately nine inches long and the body is approx two inches high, not including the top screw thingies (technical term).
Made from 14 BSW sheet steel, and then zinc colour "sprayed".
The screw thingies have small replaceable fibre plates glued to their bottom metal discs.
All screws are brass.
Larger screws are all 2BA; smaller screws are 5BA. Now there’s a hint.
The angle on the slide top “arms” is 60 degrees.
There are steel roller rods on each side; each is five sixteenths of an inch diameter.
All dimensions seem to be in increments of inches, not millimeters.
The “patent app” number stamping is 13369/52.
Name stamping is “C.HOMER” and “FRASER”.
We all know that it is a ……..
But, and here are the real questions for today.
- Who made it? Check the third photo for the maker’s stamping. Who is this manufacturer and,
- Where was it made?
- When (decade) was it made? Patented applied for in 1952?
I have never seen this unit on web sites, but as soon as I say this, probably I will see a few. And I am only a beginner.
Made by a few other manufacturers, but it in quite a different form.
It is well designed and made, and it would have lasted for many years use.
And yes, I have tried it, and it works well.
99906
99907
99909
99908
Enjoy!
Mike
Here’s another easy one.
I found this at a market, about five years ago in North Brisbane.
It is approximately nine inches long and the body is approx two inches high, not including the top screw thingies (technical term).
Made from 14 BSW sheet steel, and then zinc colour "sprayed".
The screw thingies have small replaceable fibre plates glued to their bottom metal discs.
All screws are brass.
Larger screws are all 2BA; smaller screws are 5BA. Now there’s a hint.
The angle on the slide top “arms” is 60 degrees.
There are steel roller rods on each side; each is five sixteenths of an inch diameter.
All dimensions seem to be in increments of inches, not millimeters.
The “patent app” number stamping is 13369/52.
Name stamping is “C.HOMER” and “FRASER”.
We all know that it is a ……..
But, and here are the real questions for today.
- Who made it? Check the third photo for the maker’s stamping. Who is this manufacturer and,
- Where was it made?
- When (decade) was it made? Patented applied for in 1952?
I have never seen this unit on web sites, but as soon as I say this, probably I will see a few. And I am only a beginner.
Made by a few other manufacturers, but it in quite a different form.
It is well designed and made, and it would have lasted for many years use.
And yes, I have tried it, and it works well.
99906
99907
99909
99908
Enjoy!
Mike