E. S. French Mystery Tool

[GaryD]

This double clamp is marked E.S. French, Denver Colo.  Pat applied For.  Any ideas what it would have been used for?  Could find nothing on the company per internet search.  It was this weekends flee market unknown tool--price $1.00.  Thanks for any ideas.

[Branson]

Gluing edge banding.  Modern examples look a little different, but the principle is the same.

[rusty]

Patented in 1923

http://www.google.com/patents/US1459093?pg=PA3&dq=french+denver+colorado+clamp&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SgmQUYXKA6jB0AHbhoHgBA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Interestingly, the next consecutive patent is for a picture frame corner clamp...


(Not in datamp)

[EVILDR235]

It is a muffler bearing remover tool for a 1984 Renault Le Frog.


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[GaryD]

I tried it today--it does work good for muffler bearing removal--hardest part was finding the bearings!

[amertrac]

You do not replace muffler bearings you take them out ,turn them around and install them. You can do this 5 or 6 times before replacing the muffler. I used to go to meineke and pull the bearings out of their trash and sell and install them backwards and the muffler was good for another 20 thousand.  bob w.

[mrchuck]

Looks like something I used back in 1961 in Honduras during Interrogation training.

[Bill Houghton]

You do not replace muffler bearings you take them out ,turn them around and install them. You can do this 5 or 6 times before replacing the muffler. I used to go to meineke and pull the bearings out of their trash and sell and install them backwards and the muffler was good for another 20 thousand.  bob w.

20,000 whats?  Tall tales?

[rusty]

> Interrogation training.

Is that like Interrogation techniques to make them learn?

"The water will keep dripping on your head until you learn how to reassemble your service weapon correctly..."