The real Omaha tools

[john k]

I am putting this in because once upon a time there was a hardware supply company in Omaha, a really large company back in the day.   Paxton and Gallagher Omaha, and am seeing a number of vintage tools that were marked for them.   I have a nice handsaw,  with a large Pagoma etch, have seen hammers and monkey wrenches too.   This is a kerosene lantern I just got out of my mothers place.   Was very pleased to get the dust off and see the PAGOMA standing tall.   I bet a few of the guys here have run across something similar with the way tools seem to migrate around the country. 

[mvwcnews]

Our local farm museum's ( http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/ ) focus is 1920s shift from horse power to mechanization.  They have an "iron pile" behind the corn crib  & I retrieved a PAGOMA hoof nipper from it a couple of months ago -- then gently "chided" the director for not recognizing a Nebraska brand. 

The iron pile also had an early 1950's detachable chain "detacher / splicer"  called the CHAINger that was produced in SD.  It would work pretty well for splitting chain that was on a machine but not better than a "chain anvil" for bench work.