Dude, now you need to put together a sidecar outfit and mount that in the sidecar and put some gun barrels on the front of the sidecar.
Dude, now you need to put together a sidecar outfit and mount that in the sidecar and put some gun barrels on the front of the sidecar.
Some place I have one of those folding rulers, have a feeling it will show up someday when I'm looking for something totally different.Couple old tools found in father in laws garage. I really like the file holder (never seen one like that before) that's going to get some use!
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I like it. gonna need a little more but I bet it'll come to you!I pick up another crapy set of chrome rims. Front would be unsafe to use, rear in dire need of re-chrome. Since I have a hard time throwing things away I decided I needed to do something with them. I decided the Eagles that came off of my XS2 needed rims. They would look OK from floor level. Mounted them up. If you look close the beads are not seated, I could not bring myself to put more than 20 lbs of air in those 40+ year old tires. Whatever happened to that teenager working in a service station that was fearless seating beads on tires. I'll tell you what happened to him he got old. For some reason the pucker factor seating beads has grown exponentially with age.
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gonna need a little more but I bet it'll come to you!
$1000 on the Norton.Zook looks like a Titan 500. No eye deer on the wrench.
Did you bother to inquire what sort of astronomical prices they had on the rat bikes?
I think the mystery too is for removing wristwatch backs.We are experiencing quite a drought here in Central New York so nothing is sprouting except garage sales.
On Bussey Road this morning, 3 families put out their stuff together.
In the category of Lawn Art, there was a crusty 1963 Norton with a very cool tank, and a Suzuki of some sort.
I passed.
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But I did pick up a 1938 Ford dog dish V8 hub cap for 5 bucks. It will go on the outside of the Garage. I like the patina.
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..as well as this Mystery Tool for 2 bucks. I think I know what it is, but I'll open up the phone lines for guesses.
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You've got it!I think the mystery too is for removing wristwatch backs.
I recognize a Simpson 260 in your collection. It’s still a useful tool for sure.I like to decorate my garage work spaces with vintage gizmos and gadgets from the 20's, 30's and 40's.
On a recent trip to the Catskill mountains on my '83 XS650 I discovered an old barn converted to an antiques shop.
One of the things I bought seems to be a vintage (30's?) magnetometer, perhaps used to locate underground water pipes.
It is made of bakelite, glass and chromed trim and is fully functional. It was a bit of a struggle to remove it from its leather case.
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A bit about bakelite:
In 1909, a Belgian chemist named Leo Baekeland created the first entirely synthetic plastic—and it would revolutionize the way many consumer goods were manufactured. Baekeland called his plastic “Bakelite.” Its properties made it suited for a much wider variety of purposes than its predecessors. For example, it was resistant to heat and would not conduct electricity, so it was a really good insulator—which made it particularly useful in the automotive and electrical industries emerging in the early 1900s.
Like many modern plastics, Bakelite was lightweight and durable, and it could be molded into nearly infinite shapes, so its use quickly expanded as manufacturers realized its potential. Consumers primarily were attracted to its aesthetic qualities: a sleek, stylish look coupled with a substantial, high-end feel. People bought Bakelite jewelry boxes, lamps, desk sets, clocks, radios, telephones, kitchenware, tableware, and a variety of game pieces such as chess sets, billiard balls, and poker chips. Bakelite ushered in a new era of attractive, affordable, convenient consumer goods, making it possible for a broad range of consumers to enjoy products that previously had been inaccessible.
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Now I just need to find a spot for it on the shelves.....
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Love the collection. But I'm afraid to say you are disqualified from this thread - that ain't a garage that's a museum.I like to decorate my garage work spaces with vintage gizmos and gadgets from the 20's, 30's and 40's.
I used to use a magnetometer just like that one when I first started working for the city I live inI like to decorate my garage work spaces with vintage gizmos and gadgets from the 20's, 30's and 40's.
On a recent trip to the Catskill mountains on my '83 XS650 I discovered an old barn converted to an antiques shop.
One of the things I bought seems to be a vintage (30's?) magnetometer, perhaps used to locate underground water pipes.
It is made of bakelite, glass and chromed trim and is fully functional. It was a bit of a struggle to remove it from its leather case.
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A bit about bakelite:
In 1909, a Belgian chemist named Leo Baekeland created the first entirely synthetic plastic—and it would revolutionize the way many consumer goods were manufactured. Baekeland called his plastic “Bakelite.” Its properties made it suited for a much wider variety of purposes than its predecessors. For example, it was resistant to heat and would not conduct electricity, so it was a really good insulator—which made it particularly useful in the automotive and electrical industries emerging in the early 1900s.
Like many modern plastics, Bakelite was lightweight and durable, and it could be molded into nearly infinite shapes, so its use quickly expanded as manufacturers realized its potential. Consumers primarily were attracted to its aesthetic qualities: a sleek, stylish look coupled with a substantial, high-end feel. People bought Bakelite jewelry boxes, lamps, desk sets, clocks, radios, telephones, kitchenware, tableware, and a variety of game pieces such as chess sets, billiard balls, and poker chips. Bakelite ushered in a new era of attractive, affordable, convenient consumer goods, making it possible for a broad range of consumers to enjoy products that previously had been inaccessible.
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Now I just need to find a spot for it on the shelves.....
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