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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: stanley62 on June 01, 2014, 03:25:24 PM

Title: J H McLAIN CO ?
Post by: stanley62 on June 01, 2014, 03:25:24 PM

Anyone seen this co before?  I cold not find in Rathbones.  Looks to me like it went to something in a machine shop.  Lathe???

 Jim

Title: Re: J H McLAIN CO ?
Post by: leg17 on June 01, 2014, 04:40:03 PM

Looks like it might be a casting.
If so, probably not for a lathe or anything in a machine shop.

Title: Re: J H McLAIN CO ?
Post by: rusty on June 01, 2014, 05:11:32 PM

J. H. McLain of Canton OH is listed in National Builders , 1901, indexed under Furnaces.

MVWC entry says "J H McLain Co Canton, O (made feed mills, horse powers, jacks, sawing machines 1898 to 1922) "

(Scratching head)

Title: Re: J H McLAIN CO ?
Post by: Wrenchmensch on June 03, 2014, 05:31:40 PM

The nickel-plated McLain wrenches came a lot shinier. And yes, these were made by the aforementioned furnace manufacturer.  I remember seeing Weil-McLain furnaces many years ago