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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bunger on March 10, 2012, 07:53:58 AM

Title: This morning's $1 flea market find
Post by: bunger on March 10, 2012, 07:53:58 AM

Billings & Spencer 5" bicycle wrench.
Also marked "Made for Pope Mfg. Co."

(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h188/mayo4/100_3047.jpg)

Title: Re: This morning's $1 flea market find
Post by: amertrac on March 10, 2012, 09:33:58 AM

Cut an inch off it and send it over   LOL  bob w.

Title: Re: This morning's $1 flea market find
Post by: 1930 on March 10, 2012, 01:07:07 PM

Missin some chrome, looks like chipper fodder to me :)

Sorry, I just cant help myself

Title: Re: This morning's $1 flea market find
Post by: OilyRascal on March 10, 2012, 01:09:51 PM

Quote from: 1930 on March 10, 2012, 01:07:07 PM

Missin some chrome, looks like chipper fodder to me :)

Sorry, I just cant help myself

lol - oh my!  What have we started?  Is there a need for a "chipper" avatar/emoticon?

Title: Re: This morning's $1 flea market find
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on March 10, 2012, 04:21:46 PM

Nice find Bunger.  Here is a link to why Billings made it for Pope.


http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z10060/Pope-Hartford-Model-W.aspx (http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z10060/Pope-Hartford-Model-W.aspx)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Augustus_Pope (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Augustus_Pope)

Title: Re: This morning's $1 flea market find
Post by: bunger on March 11, 2012, 08:13:49 AM

Thanks for those links John.
Being from Connecticut, I was aware of the Pope automobile company but was unaware of the Pope bicycle company, Pope Mfg.
That explains the bicycle wrench.