A friend has this tool. No one has come up with what it is used for, so I thought it would be a good one for here.
Used to spread automobile leaf springs so they could be greased. Probably marked with a small Williams logo.
yup, big problem back in the 20-30s, squeaky leaf springs after the intial lube dried out. Later they put plastic or Teflon tabs between the leaves so they wouldn't squeak.
I have one just like it and it is indeed marked with the J H Williams logo.
Mike
yes, I have one just like yours.
back in the early 50's when I worked in a filling station after school, after winter had left, many folks would come
in to have us stop their squeaky springs. also after going thru water puddles.
we did not have a special tool like that, we would jam a screw driver between the springleafs to get the dirt out,
then oil/lube them as the customer asked for.
That is great. Yes, I can see how that works. I have a car that it could be used on.