The Treasure Haul

SCORE! A fantastic trove of tools and metal stuff was found and I went to get it this weekend!

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[mpedward2]

@ :7:24 is a boiler sheetmeatal crimper they used to use for covers over the boiler on steam loco's after it was heated up it would be drilled and riveted. very old tool =) great find!

[purgatoryironworks]

@mpedward2

I suspected that it was plunder from a railroad shop as cochran had a rail repair station at the time. Thanks for the tip!

[clockguy2]

I'd say the anvil , firepot, and matched hardees are the best of your finds. I'm surprised there wasn't a swage block in the bunch. Definitely a good haul. Could the weight at 5:07 also be from a steelyard balance. Looks like the the tools at 7:06 started life as nail pullers? The adze is a "poll" adze. the metal opposite the blade is the poll. an adze is a finishing tool used to take off marks left by the broad axe. A shipwrights adze and the gutter adze are the rare ones.

[purgatoryironworks]

@clockguy2

Going to have to argue the poll adze, as almost all adze had a striking surface opposite the blade. "Foot Adze" is the appropriate term for that tool, at least in the majority of texts that Ive read and the older wood workers. Im also dead certain of the weights origin as well, having a complete one in a friends collection. The nail pullers are hand forged and I stand beside the fact I have no clue. Mystery Tools Go!

[otakop67]

GREAT FIND!! That anvil looks a lot like the Euro Anvil we use at the guild. Good to see ya again, Trent.

[purgatoryironworks]

@otakop67

hey dude! Glad to see you still got them eyeballs!

[TheKodiak72]

that huge drill ! there is one on a property i shoot on. still works aswell.. well its a whole blacksmith shop, still working bellows aswell! i will get a video up soon

[1990christopher]

Man I hate you. lol I can't finde a good post vise any were that I can afford. What size is that anvil by the way? Looks a lot like my 102 lb arm & hammer. they are great anvils.

[Antiks72]

A great tribute to American labor.

[yearsmith]

Very nice find there Trent. That looks like a good haul there.

[boots431]

great fine,those tongs with the flat bar stock welded on them were used for sheet metal work ,metal roofing ,and those large tongs with the d handles are standing seam roofing ,bending flangesup and closeing clips for that type of roofing and if those say pexto on them you have great fine there tools go back to the 1800's.

[911no]

"cough, cough" Show off "cough" Nice score mr. tye. I want the block and tackle!

[T3hJones]

Oh my god! That is an unreal score!

[krazy45cat]

Major Score !!!

[nuckkingfuts]

way to go on the mother load there Trent. It's amazing whats out there to just be found and cleaned up and a lot of times still usable. I love and often times prefer older tools for certain jobs anyway because of the history and because sometimes they just work better.

congrats ,

Ty