Odd assortment of tools  we found in the mountains today.

Ruger pistol hand drill, missing the crank

AJUL101 by skipskip, on Flickr

Alfred Bunting meat saw


AJUL103 by skipskip, on Flickr

smith's tongs, with dimples, what are they used for?

AJUL100 by skipskip, on Flickr


quite an interesting screwdriver

AJUL097 by skipskip, on Flickr


meyers detroit MI pat date may 5 1915 

AJUL093 by skipskip, on Flickr


seller said hog scraper, I dont believe him.


AJUL090 by skipskip, on Flickr




any and all info and comments encouraged


Skip

Those Ruger hand drills bring insane money on places like Gunbroker or The Ruger Forum. I have seen them bring hundreds of dollars depending on cond.If you are reselling it, don't wire wheel it. Let the new owner refinish it as they see fit. The Ruger gun company made high end tools before it made guns.

EvilDr235

Quote from: EVILDR235 on July 07, 2014, 01:41:22 AM
Those Ruger hand drills bring insane money on places like Gunbroker or The Ruger Forum. I have seen them bring hundreds of dollars depending on cond.If you are reselling it, don't wire wheel it. Let the new owner refinish it as they see fit. The Ruger gun company made high end tools before it made guns.

EvilDr235

I see one of those drills on eBay right now, heading for between three and four hundred dollars most likely.

It sure ain't a hog scraper!  That's a scorp.  Interested in selling it?

"smith's tongs, with dimples, what are they used for?"

I've seen thise type of dimples in 2 types of pliers:
     1. Hog ring pliers for fencing, upholstery, etc.
     2. Ring holding pliers to hold a ring by the outside for polishing or other work on it.

My guess is ...... Hog ring pliers!!!!



"meyers detroit MI pat date may 5 1915 "
I have a  battery carrier that looks like that, except it has a double tip, instead of single. 

See https://www.etsy.com/listing/191079596/vintage-tools-battery-carrier-antique?ref=market

I have also seen brick tongs that are similar, except instead of a point they terminate in a broad flat plate that puts pressure on the bricks.

So my guess is ...... a carrier for a battery?