Riverside S.O.CO. T.wrench combi tool

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I know riverside is Ward's , but this one may not be from there

S. O. Co. T. has me fooled

any ideas?

Farm?

apr177 by Skip Albright, on Flickr


apr178 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

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Dan C is suggesting steam systems

I thought maybe water like hydrant , but the holes are square , not 5 sided.

[amecks]

I don't know what to make of the combination of Riverside and S.O.Co.T.
Maybe S.O. is Standard Oil Company of Texas? 

[Bill Houghton]

Can't help on the wrench, but let's see the little clamp on vise, too!

Bill, with a bit of a clamp on vise jones

[Lostmind]

And the rear hub puller. Is it Snap On?

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clamp ons

apr257 by Skip Albright, on Flickr


apr264 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

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This one and all the hub pullers I have found say Blue Point,

i assume its to avoid the lifetime snap on warranty

[lptools]

Nice group of vises!!!

[mvwcnews]

Don't know what the use was, but compare SoCo T / 186 which has the large open end, hammer and "pick" - I had thought they were to access and open the filler cap on underground fuel oil tanks. (The photo was "sniped" from a long ago eBay lot).

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Hmm seems a good comparison

[mvwcnews]

One more pointer to oil tank related  -- from various "google advanced book search" forays  it appears RIVERSIDE BOILER WORKS, Cambridge, Mass. was a steel tank manufacturer that got into the business of making oil tanks (both underground and "basement" ) for home heating systems -- several "snippet view only" hits in late 1920s, early 1930s. And a general "we are the largest steel tank manufacturer in New England" ad in a 1919 trade directory.

[amecks]

Going with the oil tank theme, I punched in "oil tank wrench" on ebay.  4 results but only one with a big open end...so there is a similarity at least.  We may be on the right track.  link to listing https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-New-Haven-Cast-Iron-6-in-1-Oil-Tank-Cover-Wrench-Bung-Steampunk-Tool/264305976693?hash=item3d89dd2575%3Ag%3AKAUAAOSwT5xZSv0x&LH_ItemCondition=4