Thread: Oil stone holder.

Thats interesting and I would think quite rare. I have never seen one. I can't however see them having been popular with chippies as it looks to be a heavy lump of cast iron and the tool bag was already heavy enough. Are the feet spiked?
Regards
John

Yes, spiked, the owner has replaced the missing leg with a piece of 1/4" stainless. The legs are held in place by a grub screw, visible in the 2nd photo. We agree it would not be the sort of thing to be lugged around in a tool bag, more designed for on a bench in a workshop.
Cheers,
Geoff.

Think I remember seeing those before and was told they were for outdoors bush carpentry and were for sitting on or knocking into a log . Maybe it was for the outdoor chippy who built all those hardwood houses from the ground up turning Paddocks into suburbs last century.

Rob

The number suggests it was an application filed in 1953. I looked up the application number in the Australian patent database and couldn't find it. They may not have got it.

Thanks for trying Raffo, I find the Aust' patent system pretty daunting. I had wondered if the 53 was the year. We're sure, if it had a lid, it would have a name on it, which would be a big help.
Cheers,
Geoff.