Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Papaw on July 01, 2014, 09:28:56 PM
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Sometimes MJD puts humorous comments in his auction listings.
Buffum Tool Co./Louisiana, Mo. : Cast Iron Gear Puller. With "Swastika" Mark. Ca. 1930's. Length: 6.00 Inches. A most unusual CAST IRON GEAR PULLER, as produced by the Buffum Tool Company, Louisiana, Missouri. The story of how the Buffum Tool Company came to adopt this "Indian Good Luck" symbol in the 1930's only to have it preempted by a bunch of leiderhosen wearing, mustachioed, seig heiling, book burning and goose stepping pretenders from the Rhine valley has been recounted too many times to repeat it here. As loyal Americans, the symbol was quickly dropped. We have no information about the success of the replacement logo, which employed two tools, a hammer and a sickle, arranged on a red background. A most unusual gear puller. (GOOD+). This item was sold on October 8, 2005 for $185.00.
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Nice.
Worked on a highrise for some folks relocating their water closet and some other odd jobs (side work.) I was in my early 20's so it must have been about 30 yrs ago. The building was occupied by older people, most seemed pretty well off. Going up and down the elevator I started noticing the numbers tattooed on many of their wrists / forearms.
The building and the occupants there became more special to me. I can't imagine the horrors they experienced.
We were right to fight in that war. It is also right to retire the swastika symbol.
Chilly
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I like that bit about the hammer & sickle on the red background :-D
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All it took was one group of knuckleheads to ruin a perfectly good symbol that has been around for over a thousand years.
Lynn